Scientific Reports
Published October 11, 2018 09:00 EDT (News release from Nature Research Press)
The smallest skull yet discovered of a long-necked dinosaur ― with a total cranial length of approximately 24 centimetres ― suggests young sauropods may have had different diets, shown different physical features, and lived in separate groups from their parents. Compared to other, larger specimens, the skull reveals features more similar to those of the dinosaur’s ancestors than those of its own, adult parents. As the dinosaurs grew, these features changed into the more recent states found in adults.
Lead author: Cary Woodruff, University of Toronto – cary.woodruff@mail.utoronto.ca
