Moonduderyan
Moonduderyan t1_iqunnf6 wrote
Reply to comment by regular_modern_girl in How much does the size of an animal impact whether it is cold or warm Blooded? by Xerrostron
Dinosaurs are mesotherms. They're neither endothermic nor ectothermic. That's what's meant by 'psuedo-warm blooded'. They maintain their own body temperature while simultaneously relying on external heat sources.
Moonduderyan t1_iqup6kk wrote
Reply to comment by regular_modern_girl in How much does the size of an animal impact whether it is cold or warm Blooded? by Xerrostron
Endotherms rely on circulation as well, that's the whole way they distribute heat across the body. Our heat moves across the body all the time. It's why our hands and feet get cold, because our body moved the heat to the vital organ when outside temperatures are relatively colder. Adipose tissue is only reliable so long as you can actually get heat to the tissue.
Also weren't there terristrial crocodiles which were active chase predators such as boverisuchus?
Where did you the info that marine reptiles didn't regulate their body temperature? I just found a paper stating the marine reptiles probably controlled their body temperature.
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1187443?casa_token=898ordxLwggAAAAA%3Ae0iFRf87IUS5PDaLeyVXbxlRbMcijkQzj_eey_0kwikLMYLA1x5cIdznkyARW3jNqUxGFjjYZqn_KCv_