Thursday 20 December 2018

Dinosaurs' noses may have air-conditioned their brains

The ankylosaurus apparently had a nose for keeping a cool head

The earth was a much hotter place in prehistoric times, so it follows that large heavily-armored dinosaurs likely retained a lot of heat in their bodies. A new study suggests that their brains were protected from overheating, however, thanks to a heat exchanging system in their noses.

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