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This dinosaur may have used its crest like a trombone

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This bizarre herbivore walked around with a massive, hollow bone tube completely jutting out the back of its skull. Paleontologists suspect it acted exactly like a massive natural wind instrument, allowing the beast to blast incredibly deep, resonating honks across the prehistoric landscape.

This dinosaur may have used its crest like a trombone
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