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Egg-Citing Discovery: Dinosaur fossil includes eggshells

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

For the first time, scientists have found eggs with shells inside a dinosaur fossil, strengthening previous conjectures about the ancient reptiles’ reproductive physiology.

READY TO GO. This fossil egg, one of two found in a female dinosaur’s pelvic cavity, retains its shell and external texture. Y.-N. Cheng

The dinosaur remains were unearthed in southern China from petrified sediments laid down between 100 million and 65 million years ago.