August 21, 2019

The changes in the brain of Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis in the transition from quadruped to biped

An article published in the journal “PeerJ” reports a study on the development of the skull structure of Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis during its growth. A team led by Claire Bullar of the British University of Bristol examined dozens of fossils belonging to this species focusing in particular on their skulls to understand their growth. This also offers more information on their locomotion changes since they were born quadrupeds but were bipeds in adulthood.