[Geology2] 15 Infant Dinosaurs Discovered Crowded in Nest

15 Infant Dinosaurs Discovered Crowded in Nest
LiveScience [USA], 17 November 2011

A nest of 15 young dinosaurs uncovered in Mongolia -- cousins of
Triceratops -- now suggests these plant-eating beasts might have cared
for their young, scientists reveal. The dinosaur is named Protoceratops
andrewsi, a sheep-size herbivore that lived about 70 million years ago
that's known for the frill at the back of its head. Within the nest were
infants about 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) long and probably no
more than a year old. "The evidence suggests they may have been overrun
by migrating dunes during a sandstorm," researcher David Fastovsky, a
vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Rhode Island, told
LiveScience.

http://www.livescience.com/17076-infant-dinosaurs-nest-discovered.html

See also Discovery News [USA]:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/baby-dinosaur-111116.html

Also:

Findings show ancient birds died in flash flood
PhysOrg.com [USA], November 14, 2011

During a presentation at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's 71st
annual Meeting in Las Vegas, researchers Gareth Dyke and Darren Naish
from the University of Southampton presented their findings of the first
known Mesozoic bird colony remains. The discovery was made in the Sebes
area of Transylvania, Romania and includes a large collection of bird
fossils and eggs, both partial and whole, trapped within the limestone.
It is believed that this colony of birds was wiped out when a flash
flood hit the area some 100 million years ago.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-ancient-birds-died.html

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