'Like nothing seen in nature before': strange dinosaur has scientists enthralled

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13. I would think, "curb feelers".

Like a cat’s whiskers, those ribbons could transmit information from objects, or movement from the grass or underbrush close to that individual. If they were hidden in underbrush they could sense from contact with surrounding vegetation and likely pick up size, proximity, and travel direction. A possibility useful feature for a small predator who likely hunts in relatively enclosed spaces.

At least that’s all the hypothesis my two cents could buy..