Environmental

Ancient Dinosaur Nursery Oldest Nesting Site Yet Found

Provides first detailed look into complex dino behaviour

Proud member of LION Publishers

Toronto, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus—revealing significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behaviour in early dinosaurs. The newly unearthed dinosaur nesting ground predates previously known nesting sites by 100 million years, according to study authors.

A new study led by U of T Mississauga paleontologist Robert Reisz,…

Most read stories this week

Take a Survey

ARCHIVES