Study Of Polar Dinosaur Migration Questions Whether Dinosaurs Were Truly The First Great Migrators

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 13:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A recently released study of northern and southern polar dinosaur migration indicates that some species may have migrated nearly 3,000 km in a six month period- far short of the distance needed to reach warmer climes. What's more, the study also revealed that other species would have been forced to endure polar winters and exhibited characteristics similar to today's nonmigratory animals when dealing with hibernating, foraging and even burrowing.

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