oviraptorid eggshell analysis
Parenting Sub Niches vs Mesozoic Mother‑Care?
Hook Recent micro-analysis of oviraptorid eggshells indicates that these theropods likely tended their clutches, suggesting they were more tender than the "egg-stealer" myth implies. The discovery reshapes how we think about Mesozoic mother-care evidence and opens a dialogue with today’s parenting sub niches. 2023 research published in