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Name:
Dendroolithus (Hadrosaur Eggs)
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Kaoguo Formation
Location: Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China
Size: Larger egg is about 6", plate is 11" across!
This is a beautiful pair of fossilized dinosaur eggs from 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, 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 specimen was acquired legally many years ago. This is a fabulous Dendroolithus egg double from the Cretaceous of China. This specimen has been cleaned with an air-abrasive machine in the EXTINCTIONS Prep Lab to expose the fine detail of the eggshell. The large eggs are very 3-dimensional - one egg is EXTREMELY inflated compared to the other. The eggs are nicely displayed on the natural pedestal of matrix. A large portion of the eggshell is intact on both eggs, which is extremely unusual. This is an extremely collectible example of a double dinosaur egg nest from the Cretaceous of China.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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