Eastern Asia, China, Henan Province, late Cretaceous, ca. 100 to 65 million years ago. Two well-preserved fossilized dinosaur eggs from the hadrosauridae family. The eggshell surface and ovoid shape are nicely preserved on both, with a slightly cracked texture that results from the fossilization process. The stone sediment they were discovered in has been partially preserved on the bottoms to provide a natural support for the eggs. Hadrosaurids are also known as duck-billed dinosaurs, since they had broad, flattened snouts that looked like beaks. These herbivores had grinding teeth for vegetation. With a heat lamp and a nest box, perhaps you will get these baby dinosaurs to hatch? Wishful thinking! Size of larger egg: 6" L x 4.5" W x 5.5" H (15.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 14 cm) Size: 6" L x 4.5" W x 5.5" H (15.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 14 cm)
In the past few decades, paleontological research in China has rewritten our knowledge of dinosaurs, especially the later Cretaceous period, which was previously known mainly from western North America. Incredible finds of fossilized skeletal remains, eggs, nests, footprints, and related non-dinosaur animals and plants have given us a new understanding of how dinosaurs lived - and how they parented. Scholars posit that these animals were devoted parents, nurturing their children from eggs through childhood and living in family units.
Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000
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Condition
Stable cracks and fissures on both from fossilization process. Nicks and chips. Small areas of loss on larger egg. Light mineral deposits on both, and stone matrix preserved on bottom for stability.