#ecology #Mesozoic #dinosaurs #gigantism #growth #ParentalCare #lifehistory
#cerebellum #endocast #brain #evolution #coelurosaurs #hadrosaurs #pachycephalosaurs #tyrannosaurids #maniraptoriforms #parentalcare #intelligence
#cerebellum #endocast #brain #evolution #coelurosaurs #hadrosaurs #pachycephalosaurs #tyrannosaurids #maniraptoriforms #ParentalCare #intelligence
By contrast with other species, human survive postreproductive period. Our delayed #senescence could be explained by our social structures in which grandparents remain active to provision offspring. #science #physiology #parentalcare #menopause
đź“„ Lieberman et al (2021) The active grandparent hypothesis: Physical activity and the evolution of extended human healthspans and lifespans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107621118
#senescence #science #physiology #ParentalCare #menopause
A fascinating find.
"Hebert didn’t know it at the time, but what he found would soon become the prime piece of evidence in a paper published today in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution arguing that parental care—investing resources in offspring after birth—is at least 306 million years old."
#Palaeontology #Fossils #ParentalCare
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/306-million-old-fossil-parental-care-180973833/
#palaeontology #fossils #ParentalCare