Canis latrans, coyote brain endocast Oviraptor the largest example of Machairodus

the largest example of Machairodus

they were not the first specimens to be discovered

in reference to the provenance from the Hell Creek Formation

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Canis latrans, coyote brain endocast Oviraptor the largest example of MachairodusThis is a brain endocast of the a coyote. An endocast or endocranial cast is a cast made of the mold formed by the impression the brain makes on the inside of the neurocranium (braincase), providing a replica of the brain with most of the details of its outer surface. Endocasts can also form naturally, when sediments fill the empty skull, after which the skull is destroyed and the cast fossilized. Scientists are increasingly utilizing computerized