Posted: Sep 04, 2013 5:54 pm
theropod wrote:Yeah, BUT...
We DO have specimens of baby, or at least young, Triceratops. They look like supposed adult Triceratops. Cute as hell. The fact is these could be closely related, showing the same thinning at the right area, and still be distinct species. Look at the skeletal elements of the Galapagos finches to get an idea of what I mean. Until I see confirming findings I remain skeptical.
This is all said without reading the paper...Anyone got linky?
RS
Sorry, all instances I found were behind paywalls. However, there's a somewhat better article about the paper at the Smithsonian website.
On the other hand, a more recent paper seems to call the conclusions of the 2010 Scannella, Horner paper into question.