photo of new position of the nostrils on the sauropod dinosaur diplodocus; caption is below

This rendering reflects the new position of the nostrils on the sauropod dinosaur Diplodocus (left and bottom right). Top right is the skull of Diplodocus; middle right is the traditional view with the nostril located more to the rear of the head, which has been refuted by the new research by Ohio University's Lawrence Witmer.

Copyright Science/Paintings by M. W. Skrepnick under the direction of L. M. Witmer

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