Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This animation is associated with an article published in PLOS ONE on 19 December 2018 (bit.ly/2rzFudE) by Jason Bourke, Ruger Porter, and Lawrence Witmer. Nasal airflow was modeled using Computational Fluid Dynamics analyses for two Late Cretaceous ankylosaurian dinosaurs, Panoplosaurus and Euoplocephalus. The video demonstrates how the highly convoluted nasal cavity in both species warms the inhaled air on its way to the lung and then cools the exhaled air, resulting in a highly efficient system of air conditioning that conserves both heat and water. For more in this project, visit the WitmerLab project page: bit.ly/2EwOzMO.
This animation is associated with an article published in PLOS ONE on 19 December 2018 (bit.ly/2rzFudE) by Jason Bourke, Ruger Porter, and Lawrence Witmer. Nasal airflow was modeled using Computational Fluid Dynamics analyses for two Late Cretaceous ankylosaurian dinosaurs, Panoplosaurus and Euoplocephalus. The video demonstrates how the highly convoluted nasal cavity in both species warms the inhaled air on its way to the lung and then cools the exhaled air, resulting in a highly efficient system of air conditioning that conserves both heat and water. For more in this project, visit the WitmerLab project page: bit.ly/2EwOzMO.
