New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategies helped transform the Mesozoic world, as “latchkey kid dinosaurs” spread into ecological niches their parents left untouched. Imagine a young Brachiosaurus no bigger than a golden retriever, foraging alongside its siblings while staying alert to predators eager for an easy meal. Far away, its parents, [...]from SciTechDaily https://ift.tt/sTed8D5