Boring dinosaurs
Grazing Mesozoic fields
Have the most to teach
Beyond the flashy teeth and horns, the most plentiful dino herds give us something special: numbers.
Less hyped, more common species are where learning happens. These were the dinosaurs that altered ecosystems depending on what plants they ate and even where they walked, trampling some areas and letting others grow. They often were the food our favorite carnivores relied on. And these dinosaurs were so abundant that they’re more useful for paleontologists who want to know how dinosaurs varied, how they grew and other basic facts. Thanks to Smithsonian
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Makes sense. Kind of reminds me of the changing attitude of archeologists studying human history. Kings and nobles were important, of course, but there’s a lot more we can learn from figuring out how the common folk lived.
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I usually find studies of how the hoi poloi lived more interesting. (Tho the iconic dinos can’t be ignored: T Rex will always be King… and people find ever more titanic “brontosaurus” type dinos that are awesome. Even as a kid, I just knew they couldn’t have dragged their tails through the mud.)
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Of course they didn’t. They wouldn’t want to get their feathers dirty!
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