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Each February the other dinos eagerly await the moment the little groundinohog emerges from his burrow - will he see his shadow?? (Just kidding lol)

Brrrrr! It’s been so cold lately that all I’ve wanted to do is burrow under some covers and keep warm. Apparently, some dinosaurs had the same idea, as I found out when researching the answer to today’s Daily Dino Fact

Did dinosaurs ever build burrows? – shadowflyer

I must admit, the idea of a dinosaur building a burrow never crossed my mind. It doesn’t seem like a very dino-like thing to do. But in 2005 the first known dinosaur burrow was discovered in Montana. It is 95 million years old and had the bones of a few small dinos called Oryctodromeus cubicularis. Then, just last year, scientists found fossilized burrows in southeastern Australia that date back 110 million years.

Why did dinosaurs burrow? Probably for the same reasons animals burrow today: protection from predators, a place to care for their young, and the main reason that’s on MY mind right now – a place to keep warm during the cold winter! Toss me another blanket, will ya?

~ModCeno

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