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Taming the T-rex …And other dinosaurs

Taming the T-rex …And other dinosaurs. CHALLENGING EARTH HISTORY: Part V The Nests Elaine Kennedy, Ph.D. Geoscience Research Institute http://www.grisda.org. Problematic Issues I: Dinosaur Eggs. Are the dinosaur egg sites really nests?

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Taming the T-rex …And other dinosaurs

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  1. Taming the T-rex…And other dinosaurs CHALLENGING EARTH HISTORY: Part V The Nests Elaine Kennedy, Ph.D. Geoscience Research Institute http://www.grisda.org

  2. Problematic Issues I:Dinosaur Eggs • Are the dinosaur egg sites really nests? • Are there multiple levels of dinosaur nests and eggs? • Are these sites pre-Flood, Flood or post-Flood deposits?

  3. Data: Oviraptor EggsMongolia Possible Overbank Deposition Some Nests Promising

  4. Data: Maiasaur Eggs “Nest in Camp” Montana Eggs & fragments indicate transport Sediments indicate no nest here

  5. Data: Troodon? Eggs Egg Mountain Two layers found here Limited documentation

  6. Possible Nest Six eggs encased in plaster Note: “Rim” Carbonate rock

  7. Data: Eggs in Patagonia Multiple levels of eggs Fragment orientations & distributions Cross-bedded sandstones

  8. Data: Sauropod Eggs Lerida Egg Site Sediments indicate transported eggs

  9. Data: Dinosaur Eggs Aix en Provance Crushed eggs with internal shell fragments Photographed by Elaine Kennedy near Mont Sainte Victoire, France

  10. Data: Dinosaur Eggs South Korea Sediments suggest transported eggs Multiple levels

  11. Part V: Summary In the literature, authors cite single and multiple eggs as “nests.” Regions estimated to have hundreds of eggs are considered nesting grounds. Little work has assessed the nature of the sediments in which the eggs were deposited. Consequently, there is little, if any, evidence for dinosaur nesting behavior.

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