[FairOpinion]

"The most likely function was in combat between male beetles over access to females," Knell concludes. "


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Sure, all species fight over the females, but the scientist claim that the MAIN purpose they have horns is for that, which is ridiculous. The main function of horn is self defense of defense of others. Do you think God put horns on the heads of beetles, so they can better fight over the females? This is what the "scientists" are saying. They are talking about the ancient beetles.

[ValerieUSA]

The scientists are talking about the use of horns as observed on modern beetles and speculating that that may have been the use on the ancient trilobite species as well.

Rob Knell, a biologist at Queen Mary University of London and Richard Fortey of London's Natural History Museum noticed that some of the trilobites in the museum's collection had horns on their heads similar to those of modern beetles. Male beetles use their horns to battle each other for supremacy, with the winner getting the opportunity to mate. Knell and Fortey wondered if the trilobites used their horns for the same purpose.