Blaze (he/him) to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · fyra månader sedanWhy Did Dinosaurs Have Horns? Triceratops and its relatives may have evolved the structures for fighting, impressing mates, and moreth-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.comimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageWhy Did Dinosaurs Have Horns? Triceratops and its relatives may have evolved the structures for fighting, impressing mates, and moreth-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.comBlaze (he/him) to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · fyra månader sedanmessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-dinosaurs-have-horns-it-may-not-have-been-simply-for-defense-180984866/
minus-squareThe Assman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·fyra månader sedanThere were dinosaurs with fur, feathers, and scales. We have examples of dinosaur scales preserved in mud.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·fyra månader sedanFair enough, there might well have been some scaly dinosaurs, but they weren’t all scaly the way the image suggests.
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There were dinosaurs with fur, feathers, and scales. We have examples of dinosaur scales preserved in mud.
Fair enough, there might well have been some scaly dinosaurs, but they weren’t all scaly the way the image suggests.