Comments on: Some Dinosaurs Used Natural Heat for Their Nests http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/01/some-dinosaurs-used-natural-heat-for-their-nests/ Where Paleontology Meets Pop Culture Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Herman Diaz http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/01/some-dinosaurs-used-natural-heat-for-their-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-5803 Herman Diaz Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:43:01 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=7136#comment-5803 "but how did other populations and species far removed from these hot spots lay and protect their nests?" I figured they buried them in the sand like turtles. “but how did other populations and species far removed from these hot spots lay and protect their nests?”

I figured they buried them in the sand like turtles.

]]> By: Leigh http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/01/some-dinosaurs-used-natural-heat-for-their-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-5794 Leigh Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:58:21 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=7136#comment-5794 One of the <a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2010/06/sauropod-dinosaurs-used-the-earths-heat-to-warm-their-nests/" rel="nofollow">links</a> in the post mentions modern animals that do something similar: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_Megapode" rel="nofollow">Tongan megapodes</a>. One of the links in the post mentions modern animals that do something similar: Tongan megapodes.

]]> By: Zhen http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/01/some-dinosaurs-used-natural-heat-for-their-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-5789 Zhen Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:31:37 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=7136#comment-5789 Sounds pretty dangerous using geothermal to keep your eggs warm. Are there any examples of modern animals doing this? Sounds pretty dangerous using geothermal to keep your eggs warm. Are there any examples of modern animals doing this?

]]> By: HP http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/2012/01/some-dinosaurs-used-natural-heat-for-their-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-5787 HP Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:17:16 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/?p=7136#comment-5787 "...how did other populations and species far removed from these hot spots lay and protect their nests?" ISTR that some extant egg-laying animals use decaying vegetable matter to warm their nests -- essentially they lay their eggs in compost. That would be a viable alternative for sauropods, but I don't suppose we'd be likely to find fossil evidence. “…how did other populations and species far removed from these hot spots lay and protect their nests?”

ISTR that some extant egg-laying animals use decaying vegetable matter to warm their nests — essentially they lay their eggs in compost. That would be a viable alternative for sauropods, but I don’t suppose we’d be likely to find fossil evidence.

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