Posted on 11/09/2010 7:32:29 PM PST by SunkenCiv
One of the best-known dinosaur species may not have really been a dinosaur species at all, according to new research. Scientists compared triceratops skulls to those of a lesser-known species, the torosaurus, and concluded that the triceratops were actually young torosauruses, New Scientist reports. They believe the three-horned dinosaur's skull changed shape as it aged.
Researchers say the bones of the horns and neck frill in the young dinosaurs remained spongy until they became full adults. "Even in the most mature specimens that we've examined, there is evidence that the skull was still undergoing dramatic changes at the time of death," one of the researchers says. Torosaurus and triceratops will now likely be reclassified as a single species -- but don't shed a tear just yet: The name "triceratops" will be the one that stays, the scientists say.
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“Speaking of juvenile, we’re about to see a bunch of that kind of behavior, in 3, 2, 1... “
I guess this will be a very horny topic for some.
So Baby-Bop wasn’t real?
Fred Flintstone will tell you otherwise.
First Pluto, now this.
If the Triceratops just juveniles of a “lesser-known species”, the Torosaurus and there seems to be alot of Triceratops skeletons around, wouldn’t that say something about inability or rarity of this creature to reach adulthood?
How would that have affected its ability to reproduce?
Sounds far fetched at best.
BULL!!
I once read that the Tusken raiders (Sand people) are believed to be juvenile Jawas.
I wanted to read the article, but there was all sorts of stuff on the page. Didn’t want to click to close anything. :(
Anyway, drat, triceratops was always my favorite. Hate to think it was simply a figment. What’s this world coming to? Maybe we really are just holograms. Next thing you know they’ll say unicorns aren’t real.
Looks a lot like a triceratops to me...
No way, my sons will never accept this. Don’t you know there are *colorful plastic figures* of Triceratops? James has named his Triceratops “Tank,” and he loses it all over the neighborhood.
probably the same “scientists” who believe in global warming..
Don’t say that to France Gall.
There is no way I am telling my nephew that his favourite dinosaur never existed...
I barely wanted to say it out loud.
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Leave Triceratops alone!
“Torosaurus” was a Triceratops that happened to survive to an elderly age. That’s why “Torosaurus” is so rare.
Hey moderator, close the thread already!
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