Nest Full of Baby Dinosaurs Found

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.

The dinosaur remains in the nest. Researchers believe sand entombed the dinosaur family while the members were still alive.

A 70-million-year-old nest of the dinosaur Protoceratops andrewsi has been found with evidence that 15 juveniles were once inside it, according to a paper in the latest Journal of Paleontology.
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.