14 DAY TRIAL // This May 15, the scientific journal Biology Letter witnessed the publication of a new study saying that, in the case of Theropods (i.e. a group of carnivorous dinosaurs), both the male and the female took care of incubating the eggs.
These claims contradict statements made by a study first published back in 2009, which argued that only the papa Theropod was in charge of keeping the eggs safe and warm until they hatched.
Given the fact that said group of dinosaurs are believed to be the ancestors of today's birds, the researchers analyzed the incubation behavior of the latter and reached the conclusion that Theropods most likely worked as a team when the time came for them to incubate eggs.
The specialists who pieced together this research hope that their findings will help shed new light on the incubation behavior of dinosaurs belonging to other groups and species, sources say.