June 2022 PMID 35653459

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation.

Shi-Qi Wang, Jie Ye, Jin Meng, Chunxiao Li, Loïc Costeur, Bastien Mennecart, Chi Zhang, Ji Zhang, Manuela Aiglstorfer, Yang Wang, Yan Wu, Wen-Yu Wu, Tao Deng

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Several discussions highlight the unique head and neck features of the ancient giraffoid, `Discokeryx xiezhi`, suggesting that these adaptations may stem from sexual selection and aggressive behavior, rather than just feeding. Phrases like 'head-butting contests' and references to 'sexual selection promoting head-neck evolution' showcase the excitement and significance of the findings. The tone of wonder and curiosity, combined with direct references to the fossil evidence, indicates a strong engagement with the topic.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions express support for the study's findings, suggesting a shared understanding of the topic.

InterestHigh interest

Posters display a high level of curiosity, often referencing the unique adaptations of the giraffoid and its implications for evolution.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts show in-depth analysis, particularly discussions around the fossil evidence and its significance, others are more surface-level.

ImpactHigh impact

The consensus indicates that users view the findings as impactful for understanding giraffe evolution and sexual selection.

Abstract in brief

  • The long neck of giraffes is a classic example of adaptive evolution, but a newly discovered fossil giraffoid from the early Miocene reveals unique features, including an unusual disk-shaped headgear and complex neck joints.
  • This fossil indicates adaptations for aggressive head-butting behavior, suggesting it occupied a different ecological niche compared to other herbivores, similar to modern giraffes.
  • The study highlights that giraffoids show greater diversity in headgear compared to other ruminants, with various combat behaviors potentially leading to extreme head-neck adaptations in different lineages.

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Koichi Murata
@zooman_koichi · X

高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation" https://t.co/4i3D1JgL5X https://t.co/5mX8i1rZA8

Jun 3, 2022 · 233 likes · 21 shares · 11,378 followers View post →
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. Learn more on #WorldGiraffeDay: https://t.co/jkcn945a1x https://t.co/VBkfMnDUbO

Jun 21, 2023 · 174 likes · 42 shares · 4,514,450 followers View post →
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. Learn more: https://t.co/IFA4wkrBfx https://t.co/GBkEOxuLRL

Jun 26, 2023 · 134 likes · 28 shares · 4,514,450 followers View post →
Dr Headbutt
@AckermansNicole · X

A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #FossilFriday https://t.co/hSX089rdcb https://t.co/HqfzVy8aS1

Jun 3, 2022 · 70 likes · 13 shares · 1,902 followers View post →
Bastien Mennecart
@mennecart_b · X

Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/jGGx3X96LR 1/2 https://t.co/ZLrCBUfP7n

Jun 2, 2022 · 62 likes · 13 shares · 421 followers View post →
Federico Kukso
@fedkukso · X

El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy es China. Paper: https://t.co/p6qzz5obib https://t.co/ReN0YEUZxb

Oct 11, 2022 · 56 likes · 8 shares · 53,152 followers View post →

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Christopher Chambers (He/Him/His)
@cpchambe · X

@Slyguy0284 @NotEvolution1 Darwin died in 1882. Genetics hadn’t even been invented. Fossils continue to be discovered. “Darwin said” sheesh! Here’s a 17 Myr ancestor Discokeryx xiezhi, giraffe have a common ancestor as modern Okapi

Aug 12, 2025 · 65 followers View post →
アウグスティニアトゲトゲ
@yfCOQI3GF983136 · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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吉本 稔@ひすとり屋
@sin_yoshimoto · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

Mar 20, 2025 · 58 shares · 320 followers View post →
旧 モグラメダル
@4ZUs81Nf4IXC03i · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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Jmzz
@Jmz8898 · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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@yourei9 · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

Mar 20, 2025 · 58 shares · 2,146 followers View post →
王様の耳は驢馬の耳
@GLrTZQvebLrHdqD · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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原 拓史
@haltaq · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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Yoshitugu Tuduki/都築良継
@TSMoon56 · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

Mar 20, 2025 · 58 shares · 2,928 followers View post →
レムール
@haltill · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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@sosyagehaaku · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

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Erico Centeanes
@centeanes · X

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amorearfon
@amorearfon · X

RT @jossano_morais: Artes de Xiaocong Guo. fonte: https://t.co/Bd0K3NoDHZ https://t.co/hAq6X5HDYS. https://t.co/7gnggHZQQe

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Jossano de Rosso Morais
@jossano_morais · X

Artes de Xiaocong Guo. fonte: https://t.co/Bd0K3NoDHZ https://t.co/hAq6X5HDYS. https://t.co/7gnggHZQQe

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Eric Kernfeld
@ekernf01 · X

@timothy_fuqua I'm far from an expert but I thought this was a thing already, e.g. https://t.co/9gvMH9eNzQ

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ばじをり@折り紙
@basiwolihaberi · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

Jan 11, 2024 · 58 shares · 156 followers View post →
村山茂樹
@Clunio · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

Dec 1, 2023 · 58 shares · 8,443 followers View post →
Reverend Done with your Bullshit, the Beautified
@gregoddmind · X

@gafr60 @TakeThatDarwin @dwicker81 @Dwyertd giraffe- https://t.co/qkTS85UQmX and the bombideir beetle - https://t.co/i6h8Ioi7ka (with explanation of why creationists are incorrect with their assertions)

Sep 1, 2023 · 558 followers View post →
CRCpaleos
@CRCpaleos · X

ARTÍCULO REFERENCIA (acceso abierto) Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/JzzKY6vsGq vía @ScienceMagazine

Jul 6, 2023 · 3,122 followers View post →
Kevin Folta
@kevinfolta · X

RT @MGigger: The evolution of giraffes is very much researched and documented. https://t.co/DRlbHp1kK6

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Boomertarian Norm
@BoomertarianN · X

RT @MGigger: The evolution of giraffes is very much researched and documented. https://t.co/DRlbHp1kK6

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Clayton Robins
@ClaytonRobins · X

RT @MGigger: The evolution of giraffes is very much researched and documented. https://t.co/DRlbHp1kK6

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The OG Devil's Agvocate
@MGigger · X

The evolution of giraffes is very much researched and documented. https://t.co/DRlbHp1kK6 https://t.co/EZLBTlwEiS

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Katsushi Kagaya @katzkagaya.bsky.social
@katzkagaya · X

RT @AnatomyGiraffe: 遅ればせながら、先週Scienceにでた化石キリン論文読みました。「変わった形の角とごつい首をもったキリンの仲間の化石が見つかったよ〜!キリンの仲間は角の形がとても多様で、性選択がその原因なのかも!」という話なので、変わった角をもつ化石キ…

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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. Learn more: https://t.co/IFA4wkrBfx https://t.co/GBkEOxuLRL

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@ScienceMagazine · X

An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. Learn more on #WorldGiraffeDay: https://t.co/jkcn945a1x https://t.co/VBkfMnDUbO

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KOKI
@koki_edu · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

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@cravenscience1 · X

@MissL_Roberts https://t.co/IVz04qFzrw

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Julian Norris
@Paleoguy073 · X

@ChappyLeo @RJDownard Then here’s a paper showing that the evolution of the neck was due to sexual selection rather than food access as previously hypothesized. Based on a new giraffid taxon, Discokeryx xiezhi https://t.co/Iug89g5H2u

Mar 1, 2023 · 374 followers View post →
夏毛 ⚒️
@moffattwt · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

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Francis Villatoro
@emulenews · X

#ScienceMag Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/5w6PumlE56 Fossil giraffoids exhibit a higher degree of diversity in headgear morphology, likely indicates the intensive sexual combats between males in its evolution. https://t.co/eHE7Cvqq9v

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むむむ
@cn_yurina · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Feb 17, 2023 · 157 shares · 4 followers View post →
Shinya Fushinobu
@sugargroove · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Feb 16, 2023 · 157 shares · 4,098 followers View post →
agglomerated protein
@disufide · X

@fochti my favorite part is that everyone tells you about the neck as the obvious example of evolutionary adaption made for reaching the highest leaves but then people did actual science and turns out the reason might actually be bulls having heat-butting contests https://t.co/LCnhxMZikD

Jan 30, 2023 · 1 like · 4 followers View post →
Julian Norris
@Paleoguy073 · X

@ExposeHypocr1sy @SRehman2909 @Gobird51 @HereticalSufi @goofygodisreal @Kha84646807Arif @ArravPea12 @Xylax18 @DrArchitect_dr @je_suis_free @NasaMaulvi @mosque24584412 @Anasmah58842467 @TahirAh79745296 @KazDania @ElroseAtheist @IslamCritic @morgan_freeman @bhanu_kz @ReginIeIe Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/fVGKxNDFDs Fossil evidence and stages of elongation of the Giraffa camelopardalis neck https://t.co/yTdjP0ggan

Jan 10, 2023 · 1 like · 374 followers View post →
ケㇺサㇻ
@kem_sara_ku_ne · X

RT @TMiyataek: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/bhOJtgapoR #同性内性選択

Nov 4, 2022 · 1 share · 176 followers View post →
宮竹貴久OFFICIAL
@TMiyataek · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/bhOJtgapoR #同性内性選択

Nov 4, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,367 followers View post →
Boris Forero
@borisforero · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 12, 2022 · 8 shares · 946 followers View post →
Nina Nina
@OnaTrandy · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 369 followers View post →
Mario Roberto
@MarioRobertoP · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 23,784 followers View post →
Bilha Calderon
@Clitemnistra · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 2,414 followers View post →
Jaime Vera
@neverwrit · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 1,092 followers View post →
Franco
@AFran_qwerty · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 339 followers View post →
MMeriläinen-Tenhu
@MinnaMeriTenhu · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 1,032 followers View post →
César Hurtado
@cesarh444 · X

RT @fedkukso: El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy…

Oct 11, 2022 · 8 shares · 711 followers View post →
Federico Kukso
@fedkukso · X

El ancestro de las jirafas: "Discokeryx xiezhi", una especie que existió hace unos 17 millones de años y vivió en lo que hoy es China. Paper: https://t.co/p6qzz5obib https://t.co/ReN0YEUZxb

Oct 11, 2022 · 56 likes · 8 shares · 53,152 followers View post →
Take That Darwin
@TakeThatDarwin · X

@davidoconnell46 @CTMQ @xbgix @BigRedBelly1 @JohnLDixon @Ah_Science @FlannerySerle @LouisKyle_ @Riseupmovt Guy, no. https://t.co/0ZmJxbkOl8 https://t.co/XaRLJ8Z7Rr

Oct 6, 2022 · 16,577 followers View post →
SergeiMerjeevski
@SergeiMerjeevs1 · X

RT @3DAnatomyStudio: Can't miss: #Discokeryx, the head-butting (stem-) giraffe. Its noggin and neck were well adapted for inflicting headac…

Sep 29, 2022 · 3 shares · 351 followers View post →
jeak
@jeak42 · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Sep 14, 2022 · 157 shares · 14 followers View post →
Marv Clowder
@MarvClowder · X

RT @TakeThatDarwin: @lumpyfishlips @Karxy__ @PlmyOP @BRijswijk @TheAtheist_ @thompsonb2569 For thousands of years, sure. But, sixteen milli…

Sep 12, 2022 · 1 share · 904 followers View post →
Take That Darwin
@TakeThatDarwin · X

@lumpyfishlips @Karxy__ @PlmyOP @BRijswijk @TheAtheist_ @thompsonb2569 For thousands of years, sure. But, sixteen million years ago, modern giraffes' ancestors looked much different. https://t.co/0ZmJxbkOl8 https://t.co/CGLmsAPbka

Sep 12, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 16,577 followers View post →
Danica Rosalee
@DanicaRosalee · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Aug 28, 2022 · 9 shares · 801 followers View post →
みつ犬
@mitsukenland · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Aug 24, 2022 · 157 shares · 33 followers View post →
塔塔_仏
@NaginoHidari · X

@hisuiibmpower4 长颈鹿不就是关键词。。。 https://t.co/m5OVi1uADf

Jul 31, 2022 · 1,557 followers View post →
白の軽Tigerだと
@TigerThanBlack · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Jul 24, 2022 · 157 shares · 135 followers View post →
Yoshitugu Tuduki/都築良継
@TSMoon56 · X

RT @yuji_ikegaya: 【首は武器】キリンの長首が「高木の葉を食べるため」でないのは明らかです(それならば他種も首が伸びるはずですし、そもそもキリンは低い葉から食べます)。今朝の『サイエンス』誌によれば、オス同士での頭突き合戦、つまり性淘汰によって首が伸びたようです…

Jul 24, 2022 · 157 shares · 2,928 followers View post →
Locomotion
@Megaminano · X

RT @SangHeeFLee: 논문: Wang S-Q, Ye J, Meng J, Li C, Costeur L, Mennecart B, Zhang C, Zhang J, Aiglstorfer M, Wang Y et al. . Sexual selectio…

Jul 6, 2022 · 1 share · 316 followers View post →
B i y o t e k n o l o j i
@Biyoteknolojitr · X

Araştırmacılar, zürafalarla bağlantılı kadim bir hayvan keşfetti. Bu hayvanlar başının üstünde birbirlerine toslamak için kullandıklarına inanılan benzersiz bir "miğfer" taşıyordu.

Jun 22, 2022 · 1 like · 2,836 followers View post →
AR|ROOTS
@Arrootsmusic · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 21, 2022 · 12 shares · 539 followers View post →
Kei
@KeiHayashida1 · X

Interesting! Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/ozr92xSWgq

Jun 15, 2022 · 464 followers View post →
MMCOWRD (AKA.. MadCow)
@MMCOWRD · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/eAHQyLekRP

Jun 14, 2022 · 26,224 followers View post →
アルミニ
@cygnusgm · X

完全版はログインしないと読めないけど、内容紹介の部分だけで十分(英語を読むのに10分 (^^; Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation 性淘汰が促進するキリンの頭頸部進化と生態適応 https://t.co/0WqVXSTrSa

Jun 13, 2022 · 683 followers View post →
James V. Kohl
@microRNApro · X

https://t.co/uJ2D9Z9vKO is another example of human idiocy/theory that fails to link nutrient-dependent pheromone-regulated genetic processes of reproduction from constrained variants to morphology & behavior during the past ~6000 years via #viral_endemicity & adaptations.

Jun 10, 2022 · 2,562 followers View post →
Recognized female by federal and state government
@PurpleWOrange · X

Some dinosaurs had belly buttons https://t.co/phV6uSfRJG

Jun 9, 2022 · 2,227 followers View post →
Ruin
@ruin_t1 · X

RT @SangHeeFLee: 논문: Wang S-Q, Ye J, Meng J, Li C, Costeur L, Mennecart B, Zhang C, Zhang J, Aiglstorfer M, Wang Y et al. . Sexual selectio…

Jun 9, 2022 · 1 share · 118 followers View post →
Joshua Mercott
@BijeshNagesh · X

New Discovery Shows Dinosaurs Had Belly Buttons? | 7 Days of Science https://t.co/2S8BgvyWV4 via @YouTube

Jun 8, 2022 · 275 followers View post →
Cleo Cat Tra
@godspillerofroc · X

@BannedDino https://t.co/VrU9vDlaia Evidence of dinosaurs having "bellybuttons" The debate can be reignited

Jun 8, 2022 · 360 followers View post →
Reddit Journal of Science
@rsciencejournal · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/cAv361VzTu #science #animal_science #selection #promotes #evolution #adaptation

Jun 8, 2022 · 335 followers View post →
Earth Soldier Lifestyle
@imagine_garden · X

RT @Innov_Geosci:

Jun 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 6,637 followers View post →
Rahul
@rahul05ranjan · X

RT @Innov_Geosci:

Jun 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 4,957 followers View post →
The Innovation Geoscience
@Innov_Geosci · X

Jun 8, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,776 followers View post →
Stiofán Breathnach
@GorbashOrrin · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 8, 2022 · 13 shares · 179 followers View post →
이상해
@SangHeeFLee · X

논문: Wang S-Q, Ye J, Meng J, Li C, Costeur L, Mennecart B, Zhang C, Zhang J, Aiglstorfer M, Wang Y et al. . Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation. Science 376(6597):eabl8316. https://t.co/DmZuEYC5Sl

Jun 7, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 13,801 followers View post →
어스름별
@dusky_stars · X

기린의 긴 목이 점점 높아지는 먹잇감을 확보하기 위해 길어진게 아니라 ‘목싸움’을 통해 일어난 성선택의 결과일 수 있다고… Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/Y1lW2ifQ7j

Jun 7, 2022 · 1,031 followers View post →
Labcold
@Labcold · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/42BaD2njfD

Jun 7, 2022 · 6,062 followers View post →
荻原和歌@和歌ネエとか
@ogiwaka · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 7, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,867 followers View post →
エヌ・ティー・エス【公式】
@ntsbook · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 7, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,922 followers View post →
錯乱・ザラ
@sakuran_lancer · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 6, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,378 followers View post →
原 拓史
@haltaq · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 6, 2022 · 21 shares · 3,485 followers View post →
เฮียเล้ง ❤️ ๒ ใบ ๑๒ ล้าน (ไม่พ่วง)❤️
@BBLeang · X

ยีราฟโหม่งกันจนคอยาว ไม่ได้โดนชัชชาติต่อยแต่อย่างใด https://t.co/mqV2Y55dVy https://t.co/ANCoJBs51a

Jun 5, 2022 · 50 followers View post →
Pyropithecus
@ManuelDixit · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/k0ywVZu8kb

Jun 5, 2022 · 234 followers View post →
Fraidy Cat
@_Fraidy_ · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 4, 2022 · 12 shares · 250 followers View post →
Carpe diem
@Carpediem_eden5 · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 4, 2022 · 21 shares · 17 followers View post →
まさか!
@morimasaz · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 4, 2022 · 21 shares · 996 followers View post →
嵐智子
@Nicol_oji_panda · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 4, 2022 · 21 shares · 99 followers View post →
Endling Ember
@EndlingEmber · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 4, 2022 · 12 shares · 664 followers View post →
Endling Ember
@EndlingEmber · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 4, 2022 · 13 shares · 664 followers View post →
生クリーム餡子
@info72576924 · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 4, 2022 · 21 shares · 73 followers View post →
しずねゆき(写真・日常)
@ShizuneYuki · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,443 followers View post →
ふるかわさん
@st00dw00d · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,888 followers View post →
ぼん
@mm_ash008 · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 125 followers View post →
けろこ
@nmnlkaeru_ · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 307 followers View post →
highland feet
@highland_feet · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 1,579 followers View post →
るこ
@ruconosuke · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 53 followers View post →
石原絹江
@Elaphe_wtnb · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 233 followers View post →
はちべえ
@8beichan · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 2,466 followers View post →
にこにこぷん
@2punpun2525 · X

RT @zooman_koichi: 高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraff…

Jun 3, 2022 · 21 shares · 973 followers View post →
Koichi Murata
@zooman_koichi · X

高い所にある餌を食べられることじゃなかった? 【頭をぶつけ合う闘いが長い首を獲得したキリンの進化の一因であると化石から判明】 https://t.co/udY2LU0pMN "Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation" https://t.co/4i3D1JgL5X https://t.co/5mX8i1rZA8

Jun 3, 2022 · 233 likes · 21 shares · 11,378 followers View post →
Lindsay E N Wells
@Lindsay_Wells_ · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,708 followers View post →
The Eclectic Mind
@Jen129834 · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 381 followers View post →
Takei Lab
@LabTakei · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/b3jVDKjgVq

Jun 3, 2022 · 1,059 followers View post →
Hogar Cósmico (PlanetEarth)
@Hogarcosmico · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/okATjdRvnp

Jun 3, 2022 · 84 followers View post →
funahasi_masahiro
@mfuna · X

RT @a_kobashi: え。キリンの首が長いのは性淘汰だって? 首が長い方がより高いところの葉まで食べられて有利だったからではなく。 Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecologic…

Jun 3, 2022 · 1 share · 752 followers View post →
小橋昭彦
@a_kobashi · X

え。キリンの首が長いのは性淘汰だって? 首が長い方がより高いところの葉まで食べられて有利だったからではなく。 Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/WJAeT5VJjn

Jun 3, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,005 followers View post →
@orisrodriguez
@orisrodriguez6 · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 157 followers View post →
Friedman Brain Institute
@SinaiBrain · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 12,248 followers View post →
Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)
@BongMarcosaurus · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/NSuPFRV4RA

Jun 3, 2022 · 1 share · 1,013 followers View post →
PaleoGalli
@TwitiGalli · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,684 followers View post →
Gordon Neighbour
@CornubiaGeol · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 3,656 followers View post →
Luke D. Fannin
@LukeFannin05 · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Jun 3, 2022 · 9 shares · 108 followers View post →
Everybody Gangsta Til The Tardigrades Start Vibing
@EveDeservesThis · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 202 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/NSuPFRV4RA

Jun 3, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 31,776 followers View post →
Lubbert Dijkhuizen
@LDUniGr · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Jun 3, 2022 · 9 shares · 1,261 followers View post →
Λεγεών
@_________Johann · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Jun 3, 2022 · 9 shares · 4,351 followers View post →
William D. Snyder
@Sahelanthrope · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Jun 3, 2022 · 9 shares · 685 followers View post →
PaleoAnthropology+
@Qafzeh · X

RT @johnhawks: New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck ver…

Jun 3, 2022 · 9 shares · 50,400 followers View post →
John Hawks
@johnhawks · X

New paper describes the neck and head of Discokeryx xiezhi, a Miocene giraffe relative with a keratinous helmet and neck vertebrae built like a battlebot. That atlas-occipital articulation really is like nothing I've seen. @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/ubgg9bhA40 https://t.co/GmLN2ppu39

Jun 3, 2022 · 49 likes · 9 shares · 28,304 followers View post →
@supergalaxysam.bsky.social
@supergalaxysam · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 225 followers View post →
Darío Estraviz López
@DarioEstraviz · X

RT @AckermansNicole: A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #Fossi…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 2,888 followers View post →
Cl1FF
@Cl1ffDynos · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 279 followers View post →
✨Yisus✨
@Yisus82144348 · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 68 followers View post →
Lindsey
@lindseydraws_27 · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 561 followers View post →
Mr.Black Hole
@longpiaopiao3 · X

RT @Jente_O: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation | Science https://t.co/2mE8JnsYon https://t.…

Jun 3, 2022 · 1 share · 135 followers View post →
Benjamin RAYNAUD
@BenjaminRAYNAU2 · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 209 followers View post →
Dr Headbutt
@AckermansNicole · X

A new fossil headbutting mammal just dropped!! So here is Dr. Headbutt's takeaway on #Discokeryx xiezhi on this #FossilFriday https://t.co/hSX089rdcb https://t.co/HqfzVy8aS1

Jun 3, 2022 · 70 likes · 13 shares · 1,902 followers View post →
Shuhai Miao 苗书海
@ShuhaiMiao · X

A Chinese research team publishes the latest research in Science: "Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation." #GoodToKnow https://t.co/sOH5wQO8o6 https://t.co/SRSLeMTG6G

Jun 3, 2022 · 2 likes · 2,030 followers View post →
Asia Paleofloras
@AsiaPaleofloras · X

Jun 3, 2022 · 2 likes · 2,990 followers View post →
Gordon Neighbour
@CornubiaGeol · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 3,656 followers View post →
Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation | Science https://t.co/2mE8JnsYon https://t.co/YRZuVSOrX7

Jun 3, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 4,056 followers View post →
Global News Report
@robinsnewswire · X

"#Science News: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation - #Science #News": https://t.co/pNVGNPshtC

Jun 3, 2022 · 22,524 followers View post →
Dactylioceras
@Dinoh555 · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 2,457 followers View post →
CRCpaleos
@CRCpaleos · X

ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL (resumen) Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/JzzKY6vsGq vía @ScienceMagazine

Jun 3, 2022 · 3,122 followers View post →
Andrzej Wolniewicz
@ASWolniewicz · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 1,822 followers View post →
Vera Weisbecker (she/her on Kaurna land)
@WeisbeckerLab · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,142 followers View post →
Professor John R. Hutchinson
@JohnRHutchinson · X

RT @VertEvo: New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behav…

Jun 3, 2022 · 12 shares · 14,060 followers View post →
Prof. Christine Böhmer
@VertEvo · X

New Miocene #giraffe with helmet-like headgear suggests that neck #evolution was primarily linked to head-butting combat behavior #FossilFriday Wang et al 2022 Science: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/8d7FN5BCRt https://t.co/SPoZZkJY7G

Jun 3, 2022 · 37 likes · 12 shares · 1,181 followers View post →
SirFowlman
@SirFowlman · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 378 followers View post →
Extinct and Extant
@Extinct_Extant · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 3, 2022 · 13 shares · 686 followers View post →
Meig Dickson MSc ✡️
@DinosaurBiology · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,192 followers View post →
Global News Report
@robinsnewswire · X

"#Science News: Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation - #Science #News": https://t.co/0CrdLNaUEh

Jun 2, 2022 · 22,524 followers View post →
EliAmson
@AmsonEli · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 618 followers View post →
Matthew Borths
@MattBorths · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 911 followers View post →
Xeans Icemane
@Xeans · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,054 followers View post →
RIAMUS (for commissions check pinned post)
@Riamus01 · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 27,514 followers View post →
Fernando Blanco
@FernandoBlancoS · X

RT @mennecart_b: Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual…

Jun 2, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,172 followers View post →
Bastien Mennecart
@mennecart_b · X

Welcome to Discokeryx ! A head-butting "giraffe". Thank you so much Wang ShiQi for inviting me on this Research! Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/jGGx3X96LR 1/2 https://t.co/ZLrCBUfP7n

Jun 2, 2022 · 62 likes · 13 shares · 421 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation https://t.co/CUo4tzKqGp

Jun 2, 2022 · 1 like · 29,519 followers View post →