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Ancient Mongolian nests show that dinosaurs protected their eggs

The fossils provide the first clear example of group nesting activities in dinosaurs.
  1. Jonathan Lambert
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An exquisitely preserved dinosaur nesting site discovered in the Gobi Desert shows that some of these prehistoric animals nested in groups and, like birds, protected their eggs.

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Nature 571, 308-309 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02174-7

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