Triceratops' horns were for fighting, research shows
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 01:59
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The dinosaurs' headgear wasn't just ornamentation, says a Claremont researcher. Probably the creatures battled for mating supremacy the way modern horned mammals do. Many types of dinosaurs had elaborate sets of horns and frills, and scientists have argued for decades about whether such features were strictly ornamental or meant for fighting. A Claremont researcher has now found firm evidence that they were meant for internecine warfare.