"The Last Guard".
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Probably one of the most fascinating fossils found and opinion one of the saddest.
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Several fossils of psytacosaur cubs found by paleontologist Dean Lomax under the protection of what appears to be an older brother who temporarily cared for them before being killed by a stream of volcanic debris. In Dean's own words:
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“The largest fossil does not have the dimensions of a sexually mature adult, so it could not be the father and was probably an older brother of the little cubs.” The discovery is exceptionally well-preserved and appears in his book: Locked in Time - Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils,
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art: Bob Nicholls.