This Dinosaur Tasted Better Than Steak

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Starring in this cartoon:
Almond: Almond
Stickmen: Bob, Robert, Dick.
Ankylosaur: Nate
T-rex: Trey
Tricerotops: Hubert
Ornithomimus: Kevin
Coryphodon: Brock
Steak: Huey


SOME SOURCES:
🥩 MEAT SCIENCE — FAT, MARBLING, TENDERNESS & AGE

Muscle structure, intramuscular fat, connective tissue & meat quality
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Consumer acceptability of intramuscular fat (marbling)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Collagen, connective tissue & meat toughness
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Animal age, collagen cross-linking & tenderness
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Meat aging and tenderness/flavor development
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Cooking effects on collagen and tenderness
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...


🦖 TYRANNOSAURUS REX

T. rex locomotion and running limitations
https://www.nature.com/articles/4151018a

T. rex body mass, hindlimb musculature & locomotion
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

T. rex feeding behavior and bone-crushing bite force
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...

T. rex age and growth dynamics
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Juvenile T. rex growth research
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...


🛡️ ANKYLOSAURS

Ankylosaur feeding biomechanics and herbivory
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Ankylosaur diet and plant-processing evidence
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Ankylosaur tail-club biomechanics
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Evidence for ankylosaur tail-club combat
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...


🐦 ORNITHOMIMUS & OSTRICH COMPARISONS

Ornithomimosaur herbivory / facultative herbivory
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Ostrich meat tenderness and low fat content
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22063...

Ostrich age, muscle type and tenderness
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22063...


🦆 HUALLASAURUS

Vertebral microstructure, migration and possible fat-storage interpretation
https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wil...


🦛 CORYPHODON

Coryphodon diet and semiaquatic ecology
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Coryphodon and hippo-like ecological interpretations
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...


NOTE:
Many conclusions in this video regarding flavor, marbling, tenderness, and overall meat quality of extinct animals are informed hypotheses based on anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, and comparisons with modern animals. Direct taste testing of extinct species is, of course, impossible.



MUSIC CRED:
Laura Shigihara - ‪@supershigi‬