Tigers have eye spots on the backs of their ears; coincidentally peoples in India who live with tigers also wear masks on on the backs of their heads to help ward off tigers. The large, white ovals on the heads of orcas have also been hypothesized to function as eye spots.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Indeed! Folklore says tigers won´t even eat a person they've killed if they die with their eyes open- the tiger doesn´t like to be stared at, and will leave the corpse untouched. Whether true or not, I don´t know.

@Murderoreo1

22 күн бұрын

Yes our white shapes do function as eyespots.

I love all these unique frill designs! Using the Kosmoceratops' horns to mimic teeth in a mouth was especially clever.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Thank you! :D Such cool creatures!

Broke - ceratopsian frills were just neck shields Woke - ceratopsian frills were a living canvas to paint portraits of intimidation (or attraction depending on the mood)

No I doubt it would've intimidated a T-rex. Rather, it could've agitated T-rexes instead since they'd presume it was a competitor. However, it likely could've worked against smaller predators like raptors since a Tyrannosaur's face from afar could've scared them away from a watering hole. Just one ceratopsian would have been enough to act as a scout to intimidate raptors for the ceratopsian herd to move into the watering hole afterwards. This theory would also hold weight if ceratopsians formed a circle around their juveniles against other predators, inclusive of the T-rex. A myriad of colours and "faces" would've been a horrifying sight for most predators, while a circular formation of horns could've made the ceratopsian herd akin to a circular phalanx for a T-rex or two.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Alas, we don´t know enough about their social structure, as far I know, but I definitely imagine them forming a wall or circle to protect the more vulnerable members of the herd. And even if they didn´t, a huge adult male, assuming the males were the bigger ones, may have been enough to keep most predators away!

@campfiresnlasguns

22 күн бұрын

@@hodarinundu Another point to look into in this theory would be variation. How varied were the patterns of their frills? I can certainly picture different sizes in patterns. Still, I find it harder to perceive ceratopsian juveniles hatching out with a rainbow of frill colours when their parents have predominantly green frills. That I think is something worth exploring since it could lead back to the idea of sexual dimorphism.

Love the colors on Lokiceratops! And all the ceratopsians

You might want to look at the eyespots found in various Lepidopterans.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Some of the most incredible mimicry among lepidopterans is found in larval forms!

This could be one of the coolest Dino theories I’ve ever heard! Keep up the good paleowork!

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Thank you! :)

The idea that tyranosaurs feared their own uncanny valley just like us is pretty interesting

2:50 thats like when Mothra had godzilla eyes colored wings in godzilla kotm

I love the Art in this. I give like and comment for support. 👍

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Very much appreciated, thank you!

Know that idea is fascinating.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Right? :B

This is an interesting idea and is not far farce with large modern animals like Tigers have eye spots on the backs of their ears to avoid a surpass attack and the large, white ovals on the heads of orcas are believed to be a false eye to confused predators and they are colour blind so ceratopsians having mask frills to confused or intimidated tyrannosaur and that have amazing eye sight (except Tarbosaurus) and colour version so this is not out of the realm of possibility. Also love the unique frill designs.

I remember someone proposing that leptoceratops developed horns as a way to break off his shape and improve it's camuflage ... This would make ceratopsids sort of a trickster taxa like lepidoptera among insects :D

Esto puede ser posible. Pero lo veo muy improbable. Es un buen experimento de especulación. Pero, siento que estos animales no llegarían a tal grado de complejidad en los diseños de sus golas. Y lo que dices de que los ceratópsidos con mayores golas vivieron con los mayores tiranosauridos no es tan cierto. Por ejemplo el Triceratops (olvidándonos de la existencia de Torosaurus) no tenía una gola demasiado alta o grande, tal vez hubiese tenido otros propósitos. Esta idea recuerda mucho al libro de Paleontología especulativa All Yesterdays de Darren Naish, el cual presenta propuestas bastante arriesgadas de cómo se verían los dinosaurios.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Lo interesante es que Triceratops parece ser el último modelo por así decir, el que ya llegó acompañado del tiranosaurio más grande y quebrantahuesos de todos. A esas alturas ya no funcionaba ningún tipo de mimetismo y hubo que optar por una gola más solida y compacta. Por eso Torosaurus ya era más raro :B XD

I just watched this video! This idea is actually very plausible! Besides, dinosaurs may have indeed been very different from extant fauna in some ways.

A classic Hodari art topic!

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

You know it :B

Awesome hodari 💪💪

@hodarinundu

10 күн бұрын

Hey :D Thank you!

Fine, the most... ❤

I love this concept, i wonder what other pet theorises/hypotheses do you have ?

@hodarinundu

21 күн бұрын

You'll see :B

@seanessdracosaurus2793

21 күн бұрын

@@hodarinundu OOOOOOO NOW IM EVEN MORE INTERESTED

Genial, el spider-man de tobey maguire dibujando a lokiceratops y narrando un poco de su información, marvel ya se esta poniendo las pilas como es debido.

He has returned

I endorse this theory (as i said on Twitter), i endorse it with all my heart!

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Thank you! Let us spread the trick-ceratops gospel :B

Absolutely incredible man!! And I Absolutely agree! Ceratopsids were incredible beasts, and their frill capabilities are unkown. What you propose about cromatophores in their frills makes perfect sense! People underestimate how alien these animals could have been.

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, just imagine what wonders one would find every step of the way in the Mesozoic! Fossils only tell a part of the story....

@chancegivens9390

22 күн бұрын

@hodarinundu It was a whole different world! Filled with things we probably couldn't comprehend! Must have been truly spectacular!

Mesozoic warpaint

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

@@1998topornik yes!!

I didn't know you had a KZread channel, lol

@hodarinundu

22 күн бұрын

It's kinda new :B Still figuring it out haha

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