2018.10.04

碎骨古犬

糞化石的研究揭露了，古代犬類擁有可怕的咬合力，能咬碎大型動物的骨頭。

強而有力：此為恐犬（Borophagus secundus）化石，研究人員認為牠們的顎部強壯到足以咬碎大型骨頭。| FROM “FIRST BONE-CRACKING DOG COPROLITES PROVIDE NEW INSIGHT INTO BONE CONSUMPTION IN BOROPHAGUS AND THEIR UNIQUE ECOLOGICAL NICHE,” BY XIAOMING WANG ET AL., IN ELIFE, VOL. 7, ARTICLE NO. E34773; MAY 22, 201

強而有力：此為恐犬（Borophagus secundus）化石，研究人員認為牠們的顎部強壯到足以咬碎大型骨頭。| FROM “FIRST BONE-CRACKING DOG COPROLITES PROVIDE NEW INSIGHT INTO BONE CONSUMPTION IN BOROPHAGUS AND THEIR UNIQUE ECOLOGICAL NICHE,” BY XIAOMING WANG ET AL., IN ELIFE, VOL. 7, ARTICLE NO. E34773; MAY 22, 201

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