カナダ、子どもを守る3億年前の親トカゲ、動物最古の子育てか

Canada's 300-million-year-old parent lizard, the oldest child-rearing animal in Canada

Canada's 300-million-year-old parent lizard, the oldest child-rearing animal in Canada
トカゲに似た生物の親が子どもを守る姿をした3億年前の化石が、カナダで出土しました

A 300 million-year-old fossil from a lizard-like parent protecting a child unearthed in Canada

A 300 million-year-old fossil from a lizard-like parent protecting a child unearthed in Canada
子育てをする動物の化石としては最古の可能性があります

It may be the oldest fossil of an animal raising a child

It may be the oldest fossil of an animal raising a child
トカゲに似た生物の化石は、カナダのカールトン大学の研究チームが発見し、このほど学術誌に発表しました

A lizard-like biological fossil was discovered by a research team at the University of Carlton, Canada, and recently published in an academic journal

A lizard-like biological fossil was discovered by a research team at the University of Carlton, Canada, and recently published in an academic journal
この生物は、一回り小さい同じ種類の生物の体を、尾で包み込んでいました

This creature wrapped the body of the same kind of creature, which is one size smaller, with its tail

This creature wrapped the body of the same kind of creature, which is one size smaller, with its tail
この中に巣があったと思われ、親トカゲは赤ちゃんが生まれてからずっと面倒を見続けて、死ぬ瞬間まで天敵から隠そうとしていた様子がうかがえます

巣 It seems that there was a nest in this, and it seems that the parent lizard has been taking care of the baby since birth and trying to hide it from natural enemies until the moment of death

巣 It seems that there was a nest in this, and it seems that the parent lizard has been taking care of the baby since birth and trying to hide it from natural enemies until the moment of death
いずれも哺乳類の子育てに共通する特徴だそうです

Both seem to be common features of parenting mammals

Both seem to be common features of parenting mammals