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You don't normally think of dinosaurs doing the kinds of things that modern animals might do — like taking a nap in a grassy field or playing with each other as youngsters — but new research suggests that they may at least been taking the time to stop and smell the roses.
A new study led by Oregon State University entomologist George Poinar Jr reveals that ancient flowering plants had the same kind of fragrant scents as many flowers do today. In fact, Poinar even goes so far as to suggest that such pleasant scents might have played a role in attracting dinosaurs to certain areas.
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Dinosaurs were sniffing flowers millions of years before humans even existed originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 20:19:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You don't normally think of dinosaurs doing the kinds of things that modern animals might do — like taking a nap in a grassy field or playing with each other as youngsters — but new research suggests that they may at least been taking the time to stop and smell the roses.
A new study led by Oregon State University entomologist George Poinar Jr reveals that ancient flowering plants had the same kind of fragrant scents as many flowers do today. In fact, Poinar even goes so far as to suggest that such pleasant scents might have played a role in attracting dinosaurs to certain areas.
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Dinosaurs were sniffing flowers millions of years before humans even existed originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 20:19:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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