Were Dinosaurs Social Creatures or Lone Rangers?

Even dinosaurs may have liked some company.

By Riley Black
Mar 21, 2020 4:00 PMApr 28, 2020 10:53 PM
dinosaur hunting herd Alamosaurus Tyrannosaurus Rex - Shutterstock
In this artistic rendering, a pack of Tyrannosaurus Rex chases down a herd of Alamosaurus in the wetlands of Hell Creek. (Credit: Herschel Hoffmeyer/Shutterstock)

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From the time of their discovery through the 1970s, dinosaurs were often depicted as loners. They led relatively solitary lives and didn’t care much for their offspring. “Lay ’em and leave ’em” was their parenting style. But by the end of the 20th century, a very different image of dinosaurs had emerged.

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