@Tomozaurus @fishboy86164577 Yup. Just show them the published literature or a picture of an actual horn core / keratin sheath ;}
This great figure from the Borealopelta research published by the great Caleb Brown
https://t.co/R7hkQ4sLJ1
Full pdf here: https://t.co/ecwE35wm57 https://t.co/GsgNo7mnZg
@JaimeHeadden @TetZoo @Dave_Hone Interesting idea. There is some sheath-bony horncore data out there for living mammals in this paper by @Brown_Caleb_M (check out Fig 15): https://t.co/wGU0QytSlm
This animal is an armored dinosaur, covered in heavy bony skin plates, called osteoderms. https://t.co/tswUAHVHLp
Image credit: Nobu Tamura CC-BY-SA https://t.co/0TcH7Hm4Eq
Borealopelta, feeling rightfully protected with her armoured and spiky back and sides, charges headlong into the clearing, aiming directly at the invading herbivore stealing her snacks. https://t.co/tswUAHVHLp
@SteveBrusatte @boggs328 Yes, it is a unique and pretty cool specimen. @boggs324 you will have to come to the museum to see it on display in person. Here are some of the research papers if you are interested (more to be published soon): https://t.co/sq82d0GoSg. https://t.co/97y6B7ggox.