Doting Duck-Billed Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Like Birds

Study suggests dinosaurs may have fed their young ones a special diet to grow faster

Diet followed by young ones likely caused them to grow fast in their first year

Doting Duck-Billed Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Like Birds

Doting Duck-Billed Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Like Birds: Their teeth tell the tale.

New Research Suggests Dinosaurs Fed Their Young a Unique Diet

Insights into Wear Patterns on Fossilized Teeth of Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs: Maiasaura peeblesorum – Recent studies suggest that juvenile Maiasaura may have consumed softer, nutrient-rich food compared to adults, indicating a significant level of parental care in these prehistoric creatures. Artist’s reconstruction of adult and juvenile Maiasaura. Image credit: Brian Regal. Maiasaura peeblesorum was a species [...] The post New Research Suggests Di…

Dinosaurs May Have Fed Their Young a Special Diet, Study Suggests

An analysis of wear on the fossilized teeth of the hadrosaurian dinosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum indicates their juveniles may have eaten softer, more nutritious food than adults, hinting at advanced parental care among dinosaurs. The post Dinosaurs May Have Fed Their Young a Special Diet, Study Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.