Comments on: On the Sixth Day of Freezermas, this blog gave to thee… http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/ Treasures that scientists keep on ice Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-2297 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:54:42 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-2297 Nice to hear from you; it would be great if your student contacted me to discuss it more.

]]> By: Surapol ardsungnoen Ph.D http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-2295 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:56:19 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-2295 I inform your content to my student ,Dept. of Zoology, Kasetsart University,Thailand. Good

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-2036 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:28:52 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-2036 Thanks Audrey, I’d love to see the photos! It’s an interesting question- there seems to be much confusion in the popular and scientific literature.

]]> By: Audrey http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-2035 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:13:06 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-2035 A few years ago, while working in Kenya, I had the wonderful opportunity to dissect a ground pangolin (Manis temminckii). The tongue did reach all the way back to the pelvis – actually I remember it attaching pretty far back on the rump, but not at the sacrum. However, the photos I have do not show the point of attachment very well and my memory could be wrong. The photos do clearly show the tongue extending beyond stomach into the pelvic region, and photos of the dissected tongue show it to be nearly the length of the body. I would be happy shore these photos with you if you are interested.

Thanks for the pangolin facts! Ever since the dissection I’ve been absolutely fascinated with pangolins.

]]> By: I’ve got your missing links right here (23 February 2013) – Phenomena: Not Exactly Rocket Science http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-2027 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:03:09 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-2027 [...] honour of World Pangolin Day, six facts about pangolin anatomy and biology, from John [...]

]]> By: On the Seventh (and Final) Day of Freezermas, this blog gave to thee… « What's In John's Freezer? http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-1957 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:52:21 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-1957 [...] « On the Sixth Day of Freezermas, this blog gave to thee… [...]

]]> By: hypnotosov http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-1948 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:41:09 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-1948 Archosaurs, the animal equivalent of The Simpsons,

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-1945 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:22:37 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-1945 This is true. Generally speaking, archosaur(iform)s did everything first and best.

]]> By: 220mya http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-1944 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:17:05 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-1944 I just think it’s so awesome pangolins are the sister group to Carnivora. Of course, in terms of their armor, pangolins are simply copying the Triassic archosauriform Vancleavea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vancleavea.jpg

]]> By: John of the Freezers http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/#comment-1943 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:27:28 +0000 http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/?p=1529#comment-1943 Thanks, yes I didn’t know about the tongue tale but then ran across some contrary references and thought I should try to (hopefully) combat misinformation.

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