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Re: Pachycephalosaurs could really knock heads...

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Subject: Re: Pachycephalosaurs could really knock heads...
From: Jamie Stearns <stearns5@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:29:24 -0400
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If head-butting was used to fight over mates (yes, big "if" but this is one of the primary functions of intraspecific combat in modern animals) perhaps pachycephalosaurs mated for life? That would explain why older adults wouldn't need to fight over a mate while younger ones would.

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