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Avian Paternal Care Had Dinosaur Origin

Varricchio, David J., Moore, Jason R., Erickson, Gregory M., Norell, Mark A., Jackson, Frankie D., Borkowski, John J.·2008·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1163245
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Abstract

The repeated discovery of adult dinosaurs in close association with egg clutches leads to speculation over the type and extent of care exhibited by these extinct animals for their eggs and young. To assess parental care in Cretaceous troodontid and oviraptorid dinosaurs, we examined clutch volume and the bone histology of brooding adults. In comparison to four archosaur care regressions, the relatively large clutch volumes of Troodon, Oviraptor , and Citipati scale most closely with a bird-paternal care model. Clutch-associated adults lack the maternal and reproductively associated histologic features common to extant archosaurs. Large clutch volumes and a suite of reproductive features shared only with birds favor paternal care, possibly within a polygamous mating system. Paternal care in both troodontids and oviraptorids indicates that this care system evolved before the emergence of birds and represents birds' ancestral condition. In extant birds and over most adult sizes, paternal and biparental care correspond to the largest and smallest relative clutch volumes, respectively.

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  • Mapping known reproductive behaviors of non-avian dinosaurs on a cladogram revealed that many reproductive traits of birds may have been derived from both archosaurian and dinosaurian ancestors.

    “For example, by mapping the known reproductive behaviors of non-avian dinosaurs on a cladogram, including the social behaviors of nest attendance, parental protection, brooding, and communal nesting, Horner (2000) revealed that many of the reproductive traits of birds may have been derived from both their archosaurian and dinosaurian ancestors (see also Varricchio et al. 2008, arguing that”

    From The evolution of sociality and the polyvagal theory (2023) · cites this paper as Varricchio et al., 2008

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Authors
Varricchio, D. J., Moore, J. R., Erickson, G. M., Norell, M. A., Jackson, F. D., & Borkowski, J. J.
Affiliations
Florida State University (US)
Corresponding author
Varricchio, David J.
ORCID
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2008-12-19
Volume
322
Issue
5909
Pages
1826-1828
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1163245
OpenAlex
W2055090154
Cited by
177
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 8
FWCI
5.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
paternal care, Troodontidae, Oviraptoridae, bone histology, archosaurs, avian evolution, biparental care, polygamy, Cretaceous dinosaurs, egg clutches
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Birds, Bone and Bones, Biological Evolution, Female, Fossils, Male, Maternal Behavior, Nesting Behavior, Paternal Behavior, Regression Analysis, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Dinosaurs, Clutch Size

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