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Pachycephalosaurus' epic headaches

Adam Khor · 2019-08-06 22:26:03

As if the reinforced neck vertebrae (and the enormously thick skull, of course) weren´t enough proof, here's a study about a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus that seems to have evidence of injury (followed by infection) that matches what one would expect if the animal fought by headbutting.…

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Adam Khor

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As if the reinforced neck vertebrae (and the enormously thick skull, of course) weren´t enough proof, here's a study about a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus that seems to have evidence of injury (followed by infection) that matches what one would expect if the animal fought by headbutting.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0036227

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