Dromaeosaurid or Caenagnathid nest (Julius T. Csotonyi)


Dromaeosaurid or caenagnathid nest and eggs (2009)

Digital painting / photographic composite

Recently, a well-preserved North American nest of dinosaur eggs was identified as belonging to a maniraptoran (Zelenitsky and Therrien, 2008), such as a dromaeosaurid or caenagnathid.

Zelenitsky, D. K. and Therrien, F. 2008. A unique maniraptoran egg clutch from the upper cCretaceous Two Medicine formation of Montana reveals theropod nesting behaviour. Palaeontology. 51(6):1253-1259.