第二種新種竊蛋龍化石標本MPC-D 107/16采自于Nemegt東部幾公裏遠的地方,化石骨架包括兩支前爪和比Nemegtomaia較小的腿節骨。這兩種新竊蛋龍化石的前爪部分保存都比較完好,而且更適應于照顧後代,無論是在孵蛋過程中還是照顧竊蛋龍幼體。但略感遺憾的是,此次所發現的恐龍蛋並不完整。相關的研究報道已發表在公共科學圖書館(Public Library of Science)網站上。
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Nest and preserved elements of Nemegtomaia barsboldi (MPC-D 107/15).
A, dorsal view; B, left lateral view; C, right lateral view; D, posterior view. lf, left femur; lfi, left fibula; lh, left humerus; lm, left manus; lp, left pes; lpu, left pubis; lr, left radius; ls, left scapula; lt, left tibia; lu, left ulna; rf, right femur; rfi, right fibula; rh, right humerus; rp, right pes; rpu, right pubis; rs, right scapula; rt, right tibia; sk, skull. Scale bar 10 cm. Reconstruction by Marco Auditore.
Feeding traces left by colonies of dermestid beetles in specimen MPC-D 107/15.
Articular surfaces have been completely obliterated in the left forearm (A), left leg and pes (B), as well as in the right forearm (C). Circular borings are particularly evident in the left side of the skull (D–F). G, Bone-chip burrow found under the skull of the specimen. H, large traces of reworked sediment under the skeleton.
Skull of Nemegtomaia barsboldi (MPC-D 107/15).
A, preserved elements of the right side; B, preserved elements of the left side; C, reversed elements of the left side superimposed to those of the right side (where elements of both sided overlap, the grey is darker); D, reconstruction of the skull. an, angular; d, dentary; ec, ectopterygoid; eo, exoccipital; f, frontal; j, jugal; l, lacrimal; m, maxilla; n, nasal; p, parietal; pm, premaxilla; po, postorbital; q, quadrate; qj, quadratojugal; sa, surangular; sq, squamosal; sr, sclerotic ring. Scale bar 10 cm. Illustration by Marco Auditore.
Hands of Nemegtomaia barsboldi.
A, preserved elements and reconstructed manus of MPC-D 107/15 in dorsal (a1) and lateral (a2) views: B, right manus of MPC-D 107/16 in dorsal (b1) and medial (b2) views; C, left manus of MPC-D 107/16 in medial (c1) and dorsal (c2) views, with the preserved distal portions of radius and ulna. lr, left radius; lu, left ulna. Scale bar 5 cm. Illustration by Marco Auditore.
Skeletons of Nemegtomaia barsboldi specimens (known elements in grey).
A, the holotype (MPC-D 100/2112); B, MPC-D 107/15 (the left side of the skull, left forelimb, pubis and toes are reversed and superimposed to the right side). C, MPC-D 107/16 (the left forelimb is reversed and superimposed to the right side). In D, the preserved elements of MPC-D 107/15 and 16 are scaled to and superimposed on the holotype (the skull depicted is that of the better preserved MPC-D 100/2112). Scale bar 20 cm. Illustration by Marco Auditore.
The nest of Nemegtomaia barsboldi, MPC-D 107/15.
A, disposition of preserved eggs within the nest. Eggshells have been recovered under the skull (B), left pes (C) and leg (D), suggesting the direct apposition of the oviraptorid on top of the eggs. During the early excavation of the nest, it was possible to document a lower layer of eggs lying approximately 10 cm below the body (E–G).作者:
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[编辑] 參考資料^ (英文)Lü, J., Tomida, Y., Azuma, Y., Dong, Z. & Lee, Y.-N. (2004). "New oviraptorid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Nemegt Formation of southwestern Mongolia." Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series C 30: 95-130.
^ (英文)Lü, J., Tomida, Y., Azuma, Y., Dong, Z. & Lee, Y.-N. (2005). "Nemegtomaia gen. nov., a replacement name for the oviraptorosaurian dinosaur Nemegtia Lü et al., 2004, a preoccupied name." Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series C 31: 51.
^ (英文)Lü, J., Dong, Z., Azuma, Y., Barsbold, R. & Tomida, Y. (2002). "Oviraptorosaurs compared to birds." In Zhou, Z. & Zhang, F. (eds). Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution. Science Press (Beijing), pp. 175-189.