thebestaquaman@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAfter seeing the photo of a hammerhead skull today: Can someone tell me what evolutionary pressure caused it? What is the advantage of the hammerhead skull shape?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareAfter seeing the photo of a hammerhead skull today: Can someone tell me what evolutionary pressure caused it? What is the advantage of the hammerhead skull shape?thebestaquaman@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareRazorwire666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoI believe it’s to spread out the electical sensors they use to detect prey in the sand/mud on the ocean floor.
minus-squarethebestaquaman@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoThat doesn’t sound unreasonable. I didn’t know the main diet of hammerheads was found on the ocean floor?
I believe it’s to spread out the electical sensors they use to detect prey in the sand/mud on the ocean floor.
That doesn’t sound unreasonable. I didn’t know the main diet of hammerheads was found on the ocean floor?