17 nov 2011
A 70-million-year-old nest filled with the remains of baby Protoceratops gives clues to the dinos' early behavior.
- The first nest of the genus Protoceratops has been found, complete with fifteen juveniles.
- Researchers believe sand entombed the dinosaur family while the members were still alive.
- The discovery suggests Protoceratops juveniles stayed and grew in the nest, receiving parental care.
While large numbers of eggs have been associated with other dinosaurs, such as the meat-eating Oviraptor or certain duck-billed hadrosaurs, finding multiple juveniles in the same dino nest is quite rare.
