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>Further the 'explanation' that males might have taken more risks, explains nothing. It does though: >Luckily for paleontologists, some of these death sites—b
by daenz 6y ago
>Further the 'explanation' that males might have taken more risks, explains nothing.
It does though:
>Luckily for paleontologists, some of these death sites—bogs, crevices, lakes—are pretty good at preserving remains.
- sieabahlpark 6y agoIt's just some armchair redditor trying to gloat about how scientists are incapable of sexing animals and doesn't consider the chance that behavior can lead to death that preserves the body.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoAnd how about the locations female Mastadons choose for giving birth, raising calves - do they preserve remains? The OP seems a careless off-hand analysis, if it doesn't go more than skin-deep into behavior differences.