Kinetosaurs: Putting some teeth into art and science

Fossil FormsHuman craniumThat's right! While the human skull is roomy enough for a big brain and large eyes, this Monoclonius skull shows a very different survival strategy.

Monoclonius relied on a long, sharp horn and a thick, bony plate to protect its head from hungry predators. It's tiny brain was the size of a quart jar.

Monoclonius skull


 
Apatosaurus vertebrae Human tailbone

At the other end....
...both dinosaurs and humans have tailbones-dinosaurs just have tails attached to theirs! What do both humans and dinosaurs use their tailbones for?

For balance

To anchor muscles



  

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