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- Title
Evaluating combat in ornithischian dinosaurs.
- Authors
Farke, A. A.
- Abstract
Ornithischia, a diverse clade of herbivorous dinosaurs, has numerous members with structures hypothesized to function in combat. These include the horned ceratopsids, dome-headed pachycephalosaurs, spike-thumbed iguanodonts, tail-clubbed ankylosaurs and spiked stegosaurs, among others. Three main lines of evidence support such inferences: (1) analogy with modern animals; (2) biomechanical analysis and simulation; and (3) paleopathology. The most solid inferences utilize multiple pieces of evidence, although this is hampered by a limited understanding of combat in modern animals.
- Subjects
ORNITHISCHIA; DINOSAUR behavior; CERATOPSIDAE; PACHYCEPHALOSAURUS; IGUANODONTIDAE; ANKYLOSAURUS; ANIMAL fighting
- Publication
Journal of Zoology, 2014, Vol 292, Issue 4, p242
- ISSN
0952-8369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jzo.12111