Dinosaurs Had “Teen Sex”
The reproductive strategy of dinosaurs was unlike that of their reptilian ancestors or their bird descendants, the study concludes.
“They are growing really fast and yet maturing early,” said Sarah Werning, a graduate student in paleontology and integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
“Among living animals, the only things that do that are medium- to large-size mammals, including us.”
Though reptiles like crocodiles reach sexual maturity before they are fully grown, they grow slowly. Birds grow to their full adult size within a year but delay sex for a year or longer, Werning noted.
Hmm, humans are not the only one who have sex before they are full grown.
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