2016-01-14, 21:11
First demonstration of sexual selection in dinosaurs identified
Large ornamental structures in dinosaurs, such as horns and head crests are likely to have been used in sexual displays and to assert social dominance, according to a new analysis of Protoceratops. This is the first time scientists have linked the function of anatomy to sexual selection in dinosaurs.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...221215.htm
Large ornamental structures in dinosaurs, such as horns and head crests are likely to have been used in sexual displays and to assert social dominance, according to a new analysis of Protoceratops. This is the first time scientists have linked the function of anatomy to sexual selection in dinosaurs.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...221215.htm