mudslag Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/pictures/111129-dinosaurs-nest-babies-egg-mongolia-ancient-parents-pictures/ A nest full of fossilized dinosaur babies has been discovered in Mongolia, and the find has paleontologists reexamining styles of parental care among the ancient reptiles. The approximately 75-million-year-old nest shows 15 juvenile members of Protoceratops andrewsi?a relative of Triceratops?entombed in ancient sand dune deposits. The nest was recently discovered by Mongolian paleontologist Pagmin Narmandakh in the region's Djadokhta formation. The 2.3-foot-wide (0.7-meter-wide) nest is breathtaking, according to David Fastovsky, a co-author on a paper about the dinosaur nest published in the November edition of the Journal of Paleontology. Unlike other dinosaur nests found with fossil eggs, the babies in this nest appear to have been about a year old when they died. (Related picture: "Birdlike Dinosaur Eggs Found.") "We think there's good evidence for some sort of parental care, because these animals are growing together at the nest," said Fastovsky, a paleontologist at the University of Rhode Island. "They did not come fresh out of eggs two minutes ago." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArialBlue Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I wonder if they were tasty. Perhaps we will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McGregor Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 how did they all become fossilized like that in that position. Almost like there was a flash freezing or they were killed that way and fossilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SOOPRcow MVC Posted December 1, 2011 MVC Share Posted December 1, 2011 how did they all become fossilized like that in that position. Almost like there was a flash freezing or they were killed that way and fossilized. Mudslide? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted December 1, 2011 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2011 how did they all become fossilized like that in that position. Almost like there was a flash freezing or they were killed that way and fossilized. It could be anything: starvation, dehydration, toxic gas poisoning, food poisoning, extreme temperature, or a sudden change in their environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudslag Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 how did they all become fossilized like that in that position. Almost like there was a flash freezing or they were killed that way and fossilized. Could be a number of reasons, extinction event, disease, mudslide, fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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