In a December issue of Science magazine, five brains from various fields came together to assert that some daddy dinosaurs might have been homemakers: Fossilized remains of male dinosaurs found sitting on eggs suggest that three species of ancient papas stayed at home with the nest while their female consorts went out foraging.
Scientists debate how male dinosaurs parented
Monday, December 29, 2008 | 6:00 p.m. CST;
updated 6:16 p.m. CST, Monday, December 29, 2008
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