Lying mating mate of thorny dinosaurs

The new study of Stegosaurus' sexual life, plant-eating thorny dinosaurs, really surprised scientists.

Dinosaurs as well as many other animals have similarities in mating when the males climb on their backs. However, for Stegosaurus, dinosaurs with spikes from head to tail are much more complicated.

To investigate this issue, Heinrich Mallison, a scientist at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, simulated the process of dinosaur mating with a computer software that incorporates all the information. About this species. The results showed that if the traditional "briefing" of the Stegosaurus males is likely to suffer from fatal wounds, death or . 'quarter' loss .

Dinosaurs have a penis up to 1.8m long? (Photo: Dailymail)

Brian Switek, a dinosaur expert, agrees with this theory: 'Females cannot raise their tails because their tails have no joints. Reaching children from behind is an impossible task for males. Therefore, they must choose a different posture, more suitable for mating ".

From that study, Mallison proposed that Stegosaurus would mate in a face-to-face pose. However, this idea was opposed by many scientists. They think that male dinosaurs will still "respect the tradition" and only evolve to suit the situation. Specifically, scientists from this group believe that Stegosaurus dinosaurs will develop a longer penis so that they are not dangerous. This characteristic is still common in some animals such as Tatu.

"An 10m-long Ankylosaurus with sharp spines and armor will have a penis about 1.8 meters long," said John Long, professor of paleontology at Flinders University, Australia, on the Sunday Times.

Controversies about dinosaur intercourse can only be solved if the dinosaurs of this dinosaur are found, but this is very unlikely.

"Soft tissue will dissipate during fossil formation. So we have never seen a fossil dinosaur's penis," Switek said .

Scientists say: Understanding the ability to adapt to the situation is the key to understanding how this animal dominates Earth for 10 million years.

Stegosaurus in Greek means "roof lizard". This species is a genus of horned dinosaurs belonging to Stegosauria. They lived between 155 and 145 million years ago. Their fossils are found in western North America today. This 9m long dinosaur has two large brains of apples. One is at the top and one is at the main part of the tail. Due to the pointed and armored tails, Stegosaurus was one of the most recognizable dinosaurs, along with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Diplodocus.