We thought for a long time that Pachycephalosaurus did a lot of head butting. Then there were a few decades where we thought they didn’t. Now it seems we’re back to thinking there was plenty of head butting with other members of their species. It’s not easy figuring out the behavior of animals that have been dead for 65 million years.
“Thick-headed lizard”. Hence the feetbowl helmet. “Thick” is the word, too, pachywhoozywhatsis skulls have been found with nine inch thick skull “roofs”.
whahoppened about 3 years ago
Cats must have gotten that head-butting gene from dinosaurs.
Ed The Red Premium Member about 3 years ago
We thought for a long time that Pachycephalosaurus did a lot of head butting. Then there were a few decades where we thought they didn’t. Now it seems we’re back to thinking there was plenty of head butting with other members of their species. It’s not easy figuring out the behavior of animals that have been dead for 65 million years.
xSigoff Premium Member about 3 years ago
I think less “figuring out” and way more speculation about things that are relevant to nothing present.
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
Perhaps the parents should be the ones wearing the helmets?
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
Not totally, impressive though it was…..
AndrewSihler about 3 years ago
“Thick-headed lizard”. Hence the feetbowl helmet. “Thick” is the word, too, pachywhoozywhatsis skulls have been found with nine inch thick skull “roofs”.