The Great London [05/02/22] 

  • Mongolia: First demonstration of sexual selection in dinosaurs identified

    Large ornamental structures in dinosaurs, such as horns and head crests are likely to have been used in sexual displays and to assert social dominance, according to a new analysis of Protoceratops carried out by scientists at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). This is the first time scientists have linked the function of anat…

  • Palaeontology: Fossilized dinosaur brain tissue identified for the first time

    Researchers have identified the first known example of fossilised brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble those seen in modern crocodiles and birds.Image of specimen [Credit: Jamie Hiscocks]An unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in Sussex, has been confirmed as the first ex…