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For those of you who have seen Big Al, you will
have heard their little in-joke which is relevant to my point
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Two Stegosaurs approach each other to mate and the
narrator notes that they are about to attempt what is "a very complex task" for
them. But whoops! Before they can get down to business, Big Al arrives on the
scenes and frightens them off, thus preventing us seeing something quite
amazing.
How the hell did Stegosaurs mate??
I would love to hear anyone's theory.
But it occurrs to me that if we have so much of a
problem finding a comfortable position which would allow physical coupling, then
what's to say that they didn't do what other animals do today - Perhaps the
female layed the unfertilised eggs on the ground and then the male fertilized
them externally.
Has this been considered before? Is there any
reason why it should be discounted??
If it was the case for Stegs, then why not other
dinosaurs whose sex lives seem to have been anything less than enjoyable, such
as Diplodocus?
Thoughts please.
Gav www.gavinrymill.com
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