First demonstration of sexual selection in dinosaurs identified

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 22:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

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.

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