New research suggests diverse headgear in hoofed mammals evolved from common ancestor - Phys.org
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From the small ossicones on a giraffe to the gigantic antlers of a male moose—which can grow as wide as a car—the headgear of ruminant hooved mammals is extremely diverse, and new research suggests that despite the physical differences, fundamental aspects of…