Sisorids - All Carnivores???
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Sisorids - All Carnivores???
Is it safe to assume that all Sisorids are carnivores???
Balaji
Major: Now what's this... stone, stone, stone, (looks down at his hand) and scissors. Now. Scissors cut everything, don't they?
Sergeant: Not stone, sir.
Major: They're very good scissors!!
Major: Now what's this... stone, stone, stone, (looks down at his hand) and scissors. Now. Scissors cut everything, don't they?
Sergeant: Not stone, sir.
Major: They're very good scissors!!
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Re: Sisorids - All Carnivores???
Most glyptosternines feed on aufwuchs. They may be algal grazers rather than feeding on auwuchs, but whatever the case, their dentition suggests a scraping mode of feeding.