Sophie A. BartonFeb 16, 2023
Julianne (Jules) Kiely

This is really cool!
A fossilised larynx has been found for an ankylosaur (Pinacosaurus) which shows that it was very complex, suggesting that it could have produced complex vocalisations! This is incredibly interesting!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04513-x
(Figures from the paper)
#paleontology #Palaeontolgy #dinosaurs

An ankylosaur larynx provides insights for bird-like vocalization in non-avian dinosaurs - Communications Biology

The earliest larynx discovered in fossil dinosaurs indicates that non-avian dinosaurs may have had bird-like vocalization.

Nature
Feb 15, 2023 at 7:06pmWeb
Show threadManutheriumFeb 15, 2023
@Palaeojules First I thought "singing dinosaur" and then… 🤪
Show threadIza Running AgainFeb 15, 2023

@Palaeojules omg, it makes me so happy to know that it was an ankylosaur, the best damn looking dinosaur of them all

A real tank of a beast