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Oldest dinosaur nursery found in South Africa
zeenews ^
| January 24, 2012
| ANI
Posted on 01/24/2012 12:37:19 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
An ancient dinosaur nursery - the oldest nesting site ever found - has been unearthed in an excavation at a site in South Africa.
The 190-million-year-old nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus reveals significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behaviour in early dinosaurs.
It discover clutches of eggs, many with embryos, as well as tiny dinosaur footprints, providing the oldest known evidence that the hatchlings remained at the nesting site long enough to at least double in size.
This research project, which has been ongoing since 2005 continues to produce groundbreaking results and excavations continue. First it was the oldest dinosaur eggs and embryos, now it is the oldest evidence of dinosaur nesting behaviour, said Prof. Bruce Rubidge, Director of the Bernard Price Institute (BPI) at Wits.
The authors say the newly unearthed dinosaur nesting ground is more than 100 million years older than previously known nesting sites.
(Excerpt) Read more at zeenews.india.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dinosaur; dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; massospondylus; paleontology; southafrica
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To: SunkenCiv
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01/24/2012 12:42:20 AM PST
by
OddLane
(If Lionel Hutz and Guy Smiley had a lovechild together, his name would be "Mitt Romney." -KAJ)
To: Berlin_Freeper; mylife
*bimp*
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posted on
01/24/2012 12:42:32 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
01/24/2012 12:50:57 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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posted on
01/24/2012 12:51:20 AM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(NEWT GINGRICH 2012)
To: OddLane; SunkenCiv
A nursery? They really found it?
It's The Baby; gotta love it!
I'll roast it when there's more of it!
(signed) Not The Mama
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01/24/2012 1:54:43 AM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
"Large curved thumb claw on each hand". I've often wondered how far dinosaurs might have evolved by now if some random asteroid didn't suddenly take them all out.
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01/24/2012 2:21:04 AM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The right thing is not always the popular thing)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Here is my theory on dinosaurs:
All dinosaurs are thin on one end, thick in the middle, and thin on the other end.
That is my theory, and what it is too.
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posted on
01/24/2012 2:42:08 AM PST
by
C210N
(Dems: "We must tax you so that we can buy your votes")
To: Berlin_Freeper
I was wrong, first guess the Senate
To: Berlin_Freeper
I was wrong, first guess the Senate
To: Berlin_Freeper
Saddles ? what about dinosaur saddles ? did they find any ???
To: C210N
All dinosaurs are thin on one end, thick in the middle, and thin on the other end. That's it, is it!?
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01/24/2012 4:22:24 AM PST
by
6SJ7
(Meh.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
“It discover clutches”
They discovered clutches?
Do they have one for a Chevy?
:)
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01/24/2012 4:40:15 AM PST
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: 6SJ7
All dinosaurs are thin on one end, thick in the middle, and thin on the other end.
That's it, is it!?
Not only is that it, but that's what it is ... too!
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01/24/2012 4:55:03 AM PST
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C210N
(Dems: "We must tax you so that we can buy your votes")
To: 6SJ7
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01/24/2012 5:02:33 AM PST
by
C210N
(Dems: "We must tax you so that we can buy your votes")
To: Berlin_Freeper
What did baby dinosaurs watch on TV? Did they watch a TV show with a little purple monkey?
I want to know... What did Barney watch?
Mark
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posted on
01/24/2012 6:18:35 AM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: ApplegateRanch
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posted on
01/25/2012 7:09:00 AM PST
by
OddLane
(If Lionel Hutz and Guy Smiley had a lovechild together, his name would be "Mitt Romney." -KAJ)
To: Telepathic Intruder
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posted on
01/25/2012 7:13:49 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
Note: this topic was posted 1/24/2012. Thanks Berlin_Freeper.
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01/25/2014 9:04:47 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: OddLane
Thanks Oddlane. I missed your ping back when.
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01/25/2014 9:06:41 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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