Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had remarkably large nasal cavities compared with most animals. To understand what ...
Scientists wanted to know why the iconic triceratops had such an unusually large nose compared to most species on Earthj.
Triceratops rerouted its nerves and blood vessels through its nose, turning its massive nasal cavity into a system for cooling the brain ...
The skull of Triceratops looks almost exaggerated, as if someone enlarged the front half without adjusting the rest. Paleontologists have long studied its horns and frill, yet the cavernous nasal ...
I n looking at a Triceratops skull, your gaze is naturally drawn to its trio of horns. But, nestled between the head horns and the nose horn is another iconic feature: a pair of huge nasal cavities.
Horned dinosaurs probably used their noses not just for smelling but also to help control temperature and moisture.
A research team led by Seishiro Tada and Takanobu Tsuihiji of the University of Tokyo shows that the living warm-blooded descendants of theropod dinosaurs evolved a better nasal cooling system aided ...