Nesting dinosaur discovered in Mongolia. (fossil Oviraptor found in Gobi Desert indicates that dinosaurs may brooded like modern birds)(Science News of the Week)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: January 6, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

In the remote reaches of the Gobi Desert, paleontologists have discovered the fossil of a carnivorous dinosaur sitting upon a nest of eggs, a find that provides a rare glimpse into the behavior of these long-extinct animals.

"The position of this animal is really definitive. It looks just like a giant chicken with big claws on its feet sitting on a nest," says Mark A. Norell of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

The 8-foot-long ostrichlike dinosaur belongs to the genus Oviraptor and apparently died suddenly some 80 million years ago, when a large dust ...

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