Do Dinosaurs Have Ears. August 16 2018 rcwebber. In the movies we often hear dinosaurs let out big scary sounds.
Dilophosaurus d aɪ ˌ l oʊ f ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s-f oʊ- dy-LOHF-o-SOR-əs is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North America during the Early Jurassic about 193 million years agoThree skeletons were discovered in northern Arizona in 1940 and the two best preserved were collected in 1942. Neither reptiles nor most birds dinosaurs closest living relatives have protruding ears so its probably safe to assume that dinosaurs didnt have them either. Using new-fangled scanning techniques on dinosaurs such as Itemirus scientists have concluded that their inner ears bony labrynth the part of the ear hidden within the skull was as much for balance as for hearing.
Neither reptiles nor most birds dinosaurs closest living relatives have protruding ears so its probably safe to assume that dinosaurs didnt have them either.
But those animals could hear and dinosaurs have nerve canals in their skulls that seem to be placed where they would help in hearing. While dinosaurs have a reputation for roaring I wasnt entirely certain whether or not they actually did so in real life. If youve ever played with toy dinosaurs maybe youve also made your little Tyrannosaurus rex roar. Alligators and crocodiles are related.
