Dinosaur mummy's fleshy head crest

By Ella Davies
Reporter, BBC Nature



A mummified dinosaur provides the first evidence the scaly animals had fleshy head ornaments, scientists say.

The preserved remains of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosauraus regalis were discovered in Alberta, Canada.

Analysis revealed the previously unknown feature which experts compared to a rooster's comb.

They suggest the ornaments were used to attract mates in the same way modern birds use bright appendages.

The findings are published in Current Biology.

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