Celydra serpentina, brain endocast (snapping turtle) DimorphodonThis is a brain endocast of a Snapping turtle. 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
Jurassic (150 m
rounded scales protected the top of the skull
one of the two common
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The oil shale
Brontosaurus
rather than a living anima
few reflect the original's detail and color as well as our cast
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Originally thought to have been a primate
it picked up shells along the way to its final resting-place
This relationship probably puts Carnotaurus closer to Allosaurus than to Tyrannosaurus rex