How strong is the evidence of metabolism from the dinosaur fossils themselves?
1. Review the following topics in your textbook: “relative brain size” (202-3), “feeding adaptations” (203-4), “bone microstructure” (204-6) & “body size” (211-12). Now launch an internet search of the phrase “dinosaur brain size & metabolism”. Launch additional searches by replacing the words “brain size” with each of the following words “dentition”, “bone structure”, “body size” & “feathers”. You are looking for answers to the two questions posed below.
2. Assess the strength of the following fossil evidence for dinosaur metabolism: A. brain size, B. teeth, C. bone structure, D. body size & E. feathers Do this by answering the following two questions for each of the above dinosaur fossil categories: 1) What is the correlation with metabolism among living vertebrates? 2) What is the problem with using this correlation as evidence of dinosaur metabolism?