Ruminant headgear: Antlers, horns, ossicones and pronghorns may offer medical clues

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 22:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Emerging from the heads of most cud-chewing mammals, headgear inspire an almost mystical and certainly majestic aura. But, scientists say, we know shockingly little about them. In a new paper, scientists out what is known -- and not known -- about antlers, horns, pronghorns and ossicones.

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