In Michael Crichton's 1995 novel, a Biosyn team led by Dr. Lewis Dodgson encounter the Tyrannosaurus nest on Isla Sorna, hoping to steal eggs. The nest is located near the center of the island, south of the main compound. The parents fiercely gaurded the nest, even going so far as to starve themselves to protect it. When Dodgson approached the nest with his team, he used a sonic device to keep the parents away while one of his associates attempted to steal an already hatched infant. When the device malfunctioned, the Biosyn team had to flee in a hurry, breaking one of the infant's legs in the process. The next day, the Tyrannosaurus parents eventually find Dodgson, and bring him to the nest, where he is fed to the Tyrannosaurus infants.