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Name:
Dendroolithus sp. (Hadrosaur)
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Kaoguo
Location: Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China
Size: Egg is about 5 inches wide
This fossilized egg is from the dinosaur, Dendroolithus, which is a Hadrosaur dinosaur. Most "duck-billed" dinosaurs laid their eggs in nests of a dozen or more eggs. Usually, hatching and scavenging damaged the nests, obliterating any trace of the eggs that remained. Occasionally, some eggs survived predators and the elements, and eventually became fossils. Because of their delicate nature, intact eggs are very rare in the fossil record. Dinosaur eggs that retain their original shape and eggshell are some of the most collectible fossils in the world.
This is a very good hadrosaur egg from China. It is a Dendroolithus sp. egg from the Cretaceous Period. This egg is very inflated and retains its original "egg" shape very well. There is still a lot of eggshell intact, which makes it a very collectible egg. Also, the egg is totally free of matrix, and looks to be unhatched. There is no sign on the egg where the baby dinosaur could have hatched from. This is a great dinosaur egg that could contain an embryo if it were to be X-rayed or CAT scanned.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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