J494 - Museum Grade Huge OVIRAPTOR cf philoceratops Fossil Egg Elongatoolithidae - Cretaceous from Gobi Desert Leonaspis Chacaltayana the United Kingdom (3)
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
the United Kingdom (3)
Awesome well prepared complete mosasaur skull
Peterburg region
Nicely prepared specimen
PaleoDB taxon number: 26322
J494 - Museum Grade Huge OVIRAPTOR cf philoceratops Fossil Egg Elongatoolithidae - Cretaceous from Gobi Desert Leonaspis Chacaltayana the United Kingdom (3)Oviraptor eggs from the Late Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation (Gobi Desert in Eastern Asia) are elongated, ridge textured, and were originally mistaken for Protoceratops prey, but subsequent finds of embryos (e. g., IGM 100 971) confirmed they belong to Oviraptor. These eggs, often arranged in pairs within circular, brooding nests, demonstrate that these theropods displayed bird like nesting behavior. Key Details on Djadokhta Oviraptor Eggs: Initial