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Name:
Therizinosaurus sp. (Segnosaur Egg Nest)
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Nanchou
Location: Nanyang Valley, Henan Province, China
Size: Plate is 9'' X 7''
This dinosaur egg nest is from a segnosaur, an unusual suborder of dinosaur. Most segnosaurs laid their eggs in nests of four 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. And finding a complete or partial egg nest is even rarer. Dinosaur eggs that retain their original shape and eggshell are some of the most collectible fossils in the world.
This nest has four large eggs intact. All four eggs have almost all of the original eggshell still preserved, which is extremely rare. Most of the eggs are inflated, not crushed flat. The eggs were laid close together, making for an aesthetic display. This is a very impressive dinosaur egg nest from this unusual type of dinosaur.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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