As part of this work, it is required to analyze an article dedicated to the scientific discovery of dinosaur skin healing and outlining the background and prospects for this area of research. It is required to demonstrate the novelty of the selected study, determine the circumstances of the study and give its comparative characteristics. The work also demonstrates the CSE citation technique that does not recommend using the direct use of text from other people’s articles.
The origin of this study is the discovery in 2008 by Lindham-Sollar of the presence of skin pathology in Psitacosaurus, the predecessor of horned dinosaurs. The authors of this article, however, delve into the study of skin damage, since the previous article did not explain whether the wound was in vivo and whether it had signs of healing (Rothschild & DePalma, 2013). Using Garosaur skin taken from the Palm Beach Museum of National History, the researchers matched it to a skull that had been damaged by a predator attack (Rothschild & DePalma, 2013). Judging by the impressions of the teeth, the researchers are able to establish that most likely this attacking dinosaur is a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Because Lingham-Sollar recognized the pathology in the animal without signs of healing on the wound, it was impossible to determine how it had been obtained. This problem was bypassed by the authors of the study, who were able to determine that tissue wrinkles appeared during the healing process of the scar. The chaotic overgrowth patterns were proven similar to the healing of the skin in modern reptiles, longer than in mammals (Rothschild & DePalma, 2013). It is also important that the authors of the article examined these wounds directly during the excavation process, which had a positive effect on the preservation of evidence (Rothschild & DePalma, 2013). Thus, the first hypothesis did not have sufficient evidence of dinosaur skin overgrowth due to negligent excavation – a problem that was corrected by the next hypothesis in this article with some evidence.
It can be assumed that Tyrannosaurus was an active predator, basing this answer on the image of this prehistoric animal in popular culture. Tyrannosaurus rex could not only suddenly attack as a hunter, but even pursue its prey. However, in this case, the answer is also based on the fact that there was a noticeable prolonged healing process on the skin of an injured dinosaur. It follows that the discovered dinosaur managed to convince or somehow escaped the fatal attack before it finally died. The answer is thus based on fictitious information, however, it is not contradicted by the data found in the article, which justifies its high probability of fidelity.
A feature of the CSE format is the principled refusal to directly quote the text used in the work. Even if the article is retold within the framework of this format, the author should in every possible way refrain from placing the text in quotation marks and paraphrase it in every possible way. This seems to be a valuable skill because it gives the author of the new text the opportunity to manage the narrative and organize the text of the article independently. Also, this freedom of language allows the researcher to think more independently, avoiding excessive citation and finding their own academic style. This format really demonstrates the flexibility in using a quote, allowing one to express the essence of other people’s developments in one’s own words. This can greatly facilitate the transfer of information in the new text, making it more accessible to the necessary circle of readers and using only the necessary information without excess.
Reference
Rothschild, B.M., & Depalma, R. (2013). Skin pathology in the Cretaceous: Evidence for probable failed predation in a dinosaur. Cretaceous Research 1e4. Web.