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Dinosaurs Gathered to Perform Mating Dances With Kicks and Spins at This Site in Colorado—and You Can Go See It for Yourself
DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 14 – Researchers uncovered physical evidence of dinosaur courtship behavior at Dinosaur Ridge, identifying the largest known lek where theropod males performed mating displays, a rare find worldwide.
- A research team discovered evidence of dinosaur mating dances from 100 million years ago at Dinosaur Ridge near Denver, Colorado.
- This finding follows prior observations of peculiar markings on a hillside and builds on knowledge of dinosaur behavior in the region’s late Cretaceous period.
- The site, accessible to the public, displays patterns of foot scraping by male dinosaurs likely used to assert territory and attract mates.
- Researchers identify this site as the biggest known area where dinosaurs gathered for courtship, highlighted by two nearly vertical scrape marks made by alternating foot movements during their display behavior.
- The discovery suggests complex social and courtship behaviors in dinosaurs similar to modern birds, offering ongoing scientific insights at a site nearly 100 years known for fossils.
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Dinosaur fossil found underneath a Denver museum’s parking lot - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — The phrase “leave no stone unturned” has taken on new meaning for paleontologists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science who discovered a special fossil hidden right under their noses — beneath the museum’s parking lot. The dinosaur bone came to light in January during a drilling project to study the layers of rock underneath the site, the museum announced on July 9. The team had planned to pull an Earth core sample, a long cylindric…
Large dinosaur mating 'dance arena' discovered in Colorado
Researchers found evidence of a large dinosaur mating “dance” arena at Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado./Courtesy of Caldwell Buntin (DINOSAUR RIDGE, Colo.) — Researchers have discovered evidence of one of the largest dinosaur mating “dance arenas” in present-day Colorado. Previous studies have identified a couple of “dinosaur lek” areas — where male dinosaurs likely congregated to perform courtship displays for females, primarily for the purpose of f…
Quite by chance, a dinosaur bone was found beneath the parking lot of a dinosaur museum in Denver, USA. "Super rare."
Dinosaur museum discovers 70 million-year-old fossil underneath own car park
An American museum known for its dinosaur displays has discovered a fossil bone under its own parking lot.The finding was made underneath the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, a beloved venue for dinosaur enthusiasts.A hole, drilled more than 230 metres, was made to study geothermal heating potential.However, the discovery isn't particularly eye-catching.Although, the odds of finding the hockey-puck-shaped rock was incredibly small.With the hol…
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