Though dinosaurs grew for much of their lives, they experienced a rapid growth spurt in adolescence.
Dinosaurs descended from reptiles and evolved into today's birds, but their growth and sexual maturation were more like that of mammals, according to a study by scientists from University of California, Berkeley. The finding suggests that dinosaurs were born precocious and suffered high adult mortality, making early sexual maturity necessary for survival.
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