A large accumulation of avian eggs from the late cretaceous of patagonia (Argentina) reveals a novel nesting strategy in mesozoic birds.

A large accumulation of avian eggs from the late cretaceous of patagonia (Argentina) reveals a novel nesting strategy in mesozoic birds.

We report the first evidence for a nesting colony of mesozoic birds on Gondwana: a fossil accumulation in Late Cretaceous rocks mapped and collected from within the campus of the National University of Comahue, Neuquén City, Patagonia (Argentina). Here, Cretaceous ornithothoracine birds, almost cert...

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Main Authors: Mariela S Fernández, Rodolfo A García, Lucas Fiorelli, Alejandro Scolaro, Rodrigo B Salvador, Carlos N Cotaro, Gary W Kaiser, Gareth J Dyke
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7f892f72e89847f1a18d09f5cb3901ef
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