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The biggest dinosaurs couldn't sit on their eggs. Scientists say they did this instead

Fossil eggshells believed to be from some of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived have been found in a surprisingly cool climate far from the equator. But those titanosaurs were too big to sit on their eggs. Microscopic evidence shows what they did instead to keep the eggs warm enough to hatch.

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The biggest dinosaurs couldn't sit on their eggs. Scientists say they did this instead
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