VICEさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VICEInstagram)「Welp, IN OTHER NEWS...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ A dinosaur that died some 120 million years ago has left behind such an exquisitely preserved cloacal opening—an orifice used for defecation, urination, and copulation—that scientists have been able to describe this multi-purpose organ in detail for the first time.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Led by Jakob Vinther, a paleontologist at the University of Bristol, the researchers added that ”no other non-avian dinosaur fossil preserves the cloaca” to their knowledge. The work could answer questions about the sexual lives of dinosaurs, the mechanics of their waste removal systems, and the similarities between cloacas in extinct and modern animals. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🔗: Read more at the link in bio. ⁠⠀ 📷: Jakob Vinther, University of Bristol and Bob Nicholls/paleocreations.com 2020」1月21日 6時26分