The smallest dinosaur egg

How big should dinosaur eggs be? One tends to think that they would be giants, since species enormous in size would hatch. But the truth is that there are many species that lay tiny eggs. Now, the world’s smallest dinosaur egg has appeared, and you wouldn’t believe how big it is.

The world’s smallest fossilized dinosaur egg was discovered in Jiangxi province. Where is this? In southeastern China. The data of the discovery were reported by the newspaper ‘STDaily’.

The smallest dinosaur egg to date was found.
The smallest dinosaur egg to date was found.

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Tiny

«Previously, the size of the smallest dinosaur egg discovered in China (…) was approximately 45.5 x 40.4 x 34.4 mm. The discovered egg measures 29 mm,” the media published. They cited Lou Fasheng, chief engineer of the Geological Research and Exploration Institute of Jiangxi Province.

What characteristics does this discovery have? The dinosaur egg fossils discovered are small and their shells are thin and have worm-shaped nodules. The details found by scientists are different from those of other known fossils.

The team of researchers is led by Lou. During his explorations, he discovered a well-preserved clutch of six fossilized eggs in 2021 in the Ganzhou metropolitan area. After patient work of three years of investigation, it was finally known. It was the smallest dinosaur egg in the world. So the discovery was just officially confirmed.

It was found in perfect condition.
It was found in perfect condition.

Evolution

“We believe these eggs came from a small theropod dinosaur.” This was reported by Han Fenglu, a professor at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), cited by STDaily.

What is the relevance of a finding like this? According to scientists, the discovery is of great importance for understanding the evolution and reproduction methods of Late Cretaceous theropods. This was the epoch that extended from 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

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