Illustration of the Mussaurus patagonicus dinosaur nesting site (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Illustration of the Mussaurus patagonicus dinosaur nesting site

Caption

New research on a vast fossil site in Patagonia shows that some of the earliest dinosaurs, the Mussaurus Patagonicus, lived in herds and suggests that this behaviour may have been one of the keys to the success of dinosaurs.

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Illustration credit: Jorge Gonzalez –

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