Dino Gangs: Dr Philip J Currie’s New Science of Dinosaurs

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Josh Young. Dino Gangs: Dr Philip J Currie’s New Science of Dinosaurs

Dino Gangs. By Josh Young

Contents

introduction. the terrible lizards

chapter 1. the world of dinosaurs

chapter 2. the dino hunters

chapter 3. the badlands of canada

chapter 4. the gobi desert

chapter 5. a dinosaur dig

chapter 6. to the lab … and beyond

chapter 7. speedy creatures

chapter 8. scavenger or predator?

chapter 9. dinosaur intelligence

chapter 10. the dino gang theory comes to life

epilogue

searchable terms

acknowledgements

Copyright

About the Publisher

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DR PHILIP J CURRIE’S NEW SCIENCE OF DINOSAURS

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The evidence that supports this theory comes from the layout of the eggs in the nest. The eggs formed a circle around the outside of the nest like a doughnut. The mother was standing in the middle, which allowed her chest to cover the eggs in the front and her tail to cover those in the rear. With her arms outstretched around the eggs to the sides, she could also protect those eggs.

‘If you look at the feathered dinosaurs where the feathers are behind the arms, the feathers would cover those eggs on top,’ Currie says. ‘Large dinosaurs couldn’t do that – they didn’t have large enough wingspans. In the case of these dinosaurs that have been found brooding, it has been suggested that there were several reasons that these long feathers developed, including as a mechanism for shading the nest, for protecting the eggs and/or for keeping them warm. Brooding doesn’t work if you are cold-blooded.’

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