Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Chang Professor of Paleontology

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA

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The Skull of Nigersaurus, an Unusual Sauropod  Dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Africa

 

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Animation of the skull, brain endocast, and inner ear of the diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur Nigersaurus. The animation starts with sortuva "normal-looking" head posture, but transparency reveals a rotated brain and inner ear; rotating the inner ear so that it's oriented like modern-day animals do when they're alert shows that Nigersaurus had an almost vertical alert posture. This movie was generated to accompany the "Bizarre Dinosaurs" premiere on 11 Oct 2009 on the National Geographic Channel. Also available on YouTube and Facebook.

rotating skull in natural alert posture (4.6 MB)
rotating skull in natural alert posture (13 MB)

rotating skull in intermediate posture (4.4 MB)
rotating skull in intermediate posture (13 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (roll) (2.8 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (roll) (32 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (yaw) (2.8 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (yaw) (32 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (tumble) (2.6 MB)
brain endocast and inner ear (tumble) (29 MB)
rotating maxilla with tooth battery (6 MB)
rotating premaxilla with tooth battery (6 MB)
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  This website provides supplementary information as an adjunct to the published paper. Witmer, with the skilled assistance of Ryan Ridgely, is responsible for the content of the website. Content provided here is for educational and research purposes only, and may not be used for any commercial purpose without the permission of L. M. Witmer and other relevant parties.

This project was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation.

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Last updated: 11/19/2015