T. rex chicks getting Breakfast
Yes baby Theropod dinosaurs should probably be called chicks. Think of the bird evolution from Theropods connection and you should agree with me and many paleontologists. The mother here has chewed up the food. . . the meat, and is regurgitating it like a mother penguin or pretty much any other mother bird. You may find it it interesting that they have found evidence of fossilized leaves in dinosaur nests. You can see some fern or cycad leaves in the bottom of the nest. Personally, I really like how this drawing turned out.
Baby Theropods like Tyrannosaurs would probably need care for at least ten years. . . but the evidence is mounting that these large Theropods lived and hunted in packs. So the young may very well stay in the pack for up to adulthood or maybe their whole lives. Perhaps like lions the young males eventually leave the pack to seek a new one where they can defeat the alpha male and take over.
By the way, remember that they have now found pollen from flowers dating to even BEFORE the dinosaurs so the flowering plants in the drawing are not a mistake. Neither is the grass. They found five different species of grass seed in coprolite or dino doo doo or fossilized dinosaur dung. The dung was thought to come from Hadrosaurs or duck billed dinos.
NOTE: My wife and I will be helping a bit with a dinosaur camp the next two days. Not a lot of teaching but we will probably not be posting here on my blog for a couple of days. Thank you for your patience. By the way, I have drawn several new paleontology related drawings of both dinosaurs and early mammal-like reptiles that I should be able to post by Thursday. I hope life is finding you happy and well. In spite of near constant pain we are trying to keep contributing to society in the limited ways we can. Remember that the printable versions of drawings are found by clicking on the top buttons. . . and the newer drawings are listed on the bottom of the correct list.
By the way, remember that they have now found pollen from flowers dating to even BEFORE the dinosaurs so the flowering plants in the drawing are not a mistake. Neither is the grass. They found five different species of grass seed in coprolite or dino doo doo or fossilized dinosaur dung. The dung was thought to come from Hadrosaurs or duck billed dinos.
NOTE: My wife and I will be helping a bit with a dinosaur camp the next two days. Not a lot of teaching but we will probably not be posting here on my blog for a couple of days. Thank you for your patience. By the way, I have drawn several new paleontology related drawings of both dinosaurs and early mammal-like reptiles that I should be able to post by Thursday. I hope life is finding you happy and well. In spite of near constant pain we are trying to keep contributing to society in the limited ways we can. Remember that the printable versions of drawings are found by clicking on the top buttons. . . and the newer drawings are listed on the bottom of the correct list.
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