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Name:
Dendroolithus (Hadrosaur Egg)
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Kaoguo Formation
Location: Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China
Size: Egg is over 6 inches across
This is a rare dinosaur fossil. It is a hatched (Dendroolithus) Hadrosaur Egg from the Cretaceous of China. 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, a few 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 textbook example of a hatched dinosaur egg. This egg has been microscopically-prepared with an air-abrasive machine in the EXTINCTIONS Preparation Lab to reveal the fine detail of the eggshell and hatched area. The egg has been fully extracted from the matrix and prepared from BOTH SIDES! On one side, the full egg shape and eggshell is displayed. The other side of the egg shows where the dinosaur was hatched. This is one of the coolest Hadrosaur dinosaur eggs we have ever seen - and one which shows conclusively the the dinosaur had hatched out of the egg.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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