The vocal sounds of dinosaurs have long been speculative due to the soft tissue of their vocal cords not fossilizing. However, recent discoveries, like the Parasaurolophus tubicen, reveal that some dinosaurs may have produced unique sounds, similar to a ship's horn or didgeridoo. This specific dinosaur had a massive crest that allowed for sound production through its hollow tubes. Cutting-edge computer simulations have provided insights into how these sounds could resonate, marking a significant advancement in understanding the auditory world of these ancient creatures.
The 70 million-year-old Parasaurolophus tubicen might have sounded like a ship's horn or an Australian didgeridoo thanks to its distinctive cranial ornamentation, as shown in a scientific recreation at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
In 1995, paleontologists at the museum recovered a fossil of the hadrosaur with a massive crest nearly a meter long protruding from the back of its head.
After two years of work, the result was computer simulations of how the organ would resonate if air were blown through it, digitally reconstructed with the help of computer scientists.
No one knows for sure what the enormous diversity of dinosaurs that existed throughout the Mesozoic sounded like.
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