The world’s biggest triceratops had a “combat wound” in its skull inflicted by the three-foot-long horns of a rival, new research reveals.
The dinosaur—nicknamed “Big John”—is believed to have suffered the injury during a fight over territory or a mate.
The giant beast survived the scrap, and the injuries had almost cleared up at the time of its death—six months later.
(Courtesy of Ferrara A., and Briano I. via Ruggero D’Anastasio et al)
“The mechanisms underlying the healing process in dinosaurs appears to be similar to that in mammals,” said study author Dr. Ruggero D’Anastasio, of the University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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