The last guard
What we can see in the image above are multiple fossils of baby Psittacosaurus under the protection of what seems to be an older brother who took care of them before he died by a flow of volcanic debris. The discovery of these fossils were made by paleontologist Dean Lomax
In Dean's own words: "The largest fossil does not have the dimensions of a sexually mature adult, so it is not it could have been one of the parents; most likely who has been the older brother of the little babies" The find is exceptionally preserved, and appears in his book "Locked in Time - Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils"
Artwork by Bob Nicholls
What we can see in the image above are multiple fossils of baby Psittacosaurus under the protection of what seems to be an older brother who took care of them before he died by a flow of volcanic debris. The discovery of these fossils were made by paleontologist Dean Lomax
In Dean's own words: "The largest fossil does not have the dimensions of a sexually mature adult, so it is not it could have been one of the parents; most likely who has been the older brother of the little babies" The find is exceptionally preserved, and appears in his book "Locked in Time - Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils"
Artwork by Bob Nicholls