"A major problem for animals with salt glands is encrustation, where the salt dries and blocks the salt excreting ducts. Modern birds shake their heads to avoid this, while marine iguanas sneeze to ...

The Galápagos Islands' marine iguanas are unique reptiles that have adapted to life on land and in the sea. These remarkable ...

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Sneezing helps get rid of germs, irritants, and allergens from the nose. Hay fever, respiratory illnesses, and air pollutants may all cause sneezing. Sneezing is a normal function of the body and ...

Modern birds shake their heads to avoid this, while marine iguanas sneeze to force the salt out." The international team of paleobiologists, including researchers from the University of ...

Modern birds shake their heads to avoid this, while marine iguanas sneeze to force the salt out," says Dr Young. "We think that the expanded sinuses of metriorhynchids helped to expel excess salt.

“For metriorhynchids, when the sinuses were subjected to this effect, it would have compressed the salt glands within the skull and created a sneeze-like effect, similar to modern marine iguanas.” ...

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