November 20, 2011

Nest filled with baby dinosaurs found in Mongolia

Nest filled with baby dinosaurs found in Mongolia: "In a significant discovery, scientists have uncovered a nest filled with 15 baby dinosaurs, 10 of which are complete fossil sets.
The nest, round in shape and measuring 2.3 feet in diameter, contained the babies of dinosaurs that roamed the Earth approximately 70 to 80 million years ago.
The babies were identified as the dinosaur, Protoceratops andrewsi, which were four-legged herbivores. Experts indicate this prehistoric creature can be likened to a miniature Triceratops, except without the characteristic three-horned profile. Protoceratops was about the size of a sheep and possessed a frill around its neck and had a beak-like mouth."

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