Macalester College Professor's New Research Offers the First-Ever Look at Growth Rates in the Oldest-Known Dinosaurs
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 4 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following college Q&A on April 3, 2024:
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Famous dinosaurs, like the long-necked giant sauropods, duck-billed hadrosaurs, and fearsome carnivores like T. rex grew up fast, but all of these icons evolved millions of years after dinosaurs originated. When dinosaurs first evolved, they were far from the most numerous, most diverse, or most specialized in their world. In fact, that world was rule . . .
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Famous dinosaurs, like the long-necked giant sauropods, duck-billed hadrosaurs, and fearsome carnivores like T. rex grew up fast, but all of these icons evolved millions of years after dinosaurs originated. When dinosaurs first evolved, they were far from the most numerous, most diverse, or most specialized in their world. In fact, that world was rule . . .