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The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol s dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to render a 3-D model of its brain. Results show that this agile beast had great big eyes - all the better to see you with. and a well established inner ear - all the better to hear you with. but, fear not, it was highly unlikely to have eaten you all up!
Image: Braincase and endocast of Thecodontosaurus antiquus. From CT scans of the braincase fossil, 3-D models of the braincase and the endocast were generated and studied.
Credit: Created by Antonio Ballell with BioRender.com, Thecodontosaurus silhouette from PhyloPic.org.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Thecodontosaurus was the size of a large dog and lived in the Triassic age.
London (CNN)Scientists have digitally rebuilt the brain of a dinosaur, revealing surprising insights into its diet and behavior.
Using advanced imaging and 3D modeling techniques, researchers from the UK s University of Bristol rebuilt the brain of a Thecodontosaurus, a sauropod that roamed what is now England some 205 million years ago.
Experts found that unlike its plant-eating relatives Diplodocus and Brontosaurus, Thecodontosaurus may have eaten meat and could have walked on two legs. Our analysis of Thecodontosaurus brain uncovered many fascinating features, some of which were quite surprising, Antonio Ballell, a PhD student at the University of Bristol s School of Earth Sciences, said in a statement.
Braincase and endocast of Thecodontosaurus antiquus. From CT scans of the braincase fossil, 3-D models of the braincase and the endocast were generated and studied. (Credit: Antonio Ballell)
(CN) Using digital 3-D modelling, British researchers announced Sunday that they reconstructed the brain of the one of the earliest known dinosaurs, revealing new information about its diet and how quickly it could move.
In a study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, scientists from the University of Bristol in the U.K. turned to imaging software to recreate the brain of Thecodontosaurus, a dinosaur referred to as the Bristol dinosaur due to where it was originally discovered.
It is related to herbivores Diplodocus and Brontosaurus and was originally thought to be vegetarian
But it is now thought to have run on two legs and eat meat, unlike its four-legged descendants
Scientists have reconstructed the brain of a dinosaur that roamed Britain 205 million years ago, revealing startling insights into how it lived.
Thecodontosaurus is related to herbivore descendants Diplodocus and Brontosaurus.
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But it is believed the creature, which was roughly the size of a dog, ran fast on two legs, ate meat and had good hearing and eyesight - making it an accomplished hunter.
Palaeontologists used CT scans to recreate the creature s two-inch-long strawberry-sized brain in 3D.