tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902250.post3045860253119925577..comments2023-10-25T04:04:15.348-07:00Comments on When Pigs Fly Returns: Pakicetus' Vegetarian AncestryZachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902250.post-47036582757594335072007-12-21T09:54:00.000-08:002007-12-21T09:54:00.000-08:00Good point, guys. Thanks for correcting me. I don'...Good point, guys. Thanks for correcting me. I don't often take omnivory into account when writing about mammalian diets...Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902250.post-19916197942286196192007-12-20T16:38:00.000-08:002007-12-20T16:38:00.000-08:00It's probably also a significant point that basal ...It's probably also a significant point that basal artiodactyls are more omnivores than exclusive herbivores. Pigs and hippos will both happily eat meat when available (I'm not sure about peccaries) - remember <A HREF="http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/carnivorous-hippos/" REL="nofollow">Brian Switek's bit</A> about carnivory in hippos? It's not until we reach the camelids and ruminants that we get fairly exclusive herbivory, but even antelope have been known to down birds when hankering for a bit of extra protein.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902250.post-88030658974414523232007-12-20T11:27:00.000-08:002007-12-20T11:27:00.000-08:00Homo is another herbivore -> carnivore (or at leas...<I>Homo</I> is another herbivore -> carnivore (or at least omnivore) taxon.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902250.post-61880046079451148802007-12-19T17:23:00.000-08:002007-12-19T17:23:00.000-08:00Actually, some kangaroos (the propleopines) are wi...Actually, some kangaroos (the propleopines) are widely accepted as at least partially carnivorous (and the recent <I>Hypsiprymnodon</I> is partially insectivorous). You can go <A HREF="http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/staff/swroe/Ekaltadetaskulldescription.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A> for a picture and discussion of the skull of the best known propleopine, <I>Ekaltadeta</I>.<BR/><BR/><I>Thylacoleo</I> is an even better example of a carnivorous marsupial with herbivorous ancestors.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com