12. Dinosaurs Were Awesome Parents

While we cannot possibly know how dinosaur cared for their babies, there are some findings that show dinosaurs did not share the same parenting patterns to that of modern lizards. They believed that dinosaurs would act like all lizards from modern time – lay eggs and abandon them. However, they have discovered that one particular species – the North American Troodon was the poster genus for child-rearing theropods.” They protected their eggs and babies!