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tencats

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Mon Apr 20, 2015, 12:39 PM Apr 2015

Discovery of 43 fossilised dinosaur eggs


Builders find dinosaur eggs in paleontologist's paradise in China
20 Apr 2015
Discovery of 43 fossilised dinosaur eggs was made by builders carrying out road repairs in Guangdong province

Dozens of fossilised dinosaur eggs have been discovered by builders carrying out road works in a Chinese city known as "the hometown of the dinosaur".

The 43 eggs were dug up earlier this month by construction workers in the city of Heyuan in Guangdong province.

Du Yanli, a local archeologist, told Chinese media that 19 of the eggs had been found intact while the largest had a diameter of 13cm.

Heyuan, which has a population of around 3.3 million, is ground zero for dinosaur-related discoveries in China.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11550057/Builders-find-dinosaur-eggs-in-paleontologists-paradise-in-China.html

More photos of this find here at linked article below.

These would make a big omelette! Chinese roadworkers unearth nest of FORTY-THREE fossilised dinosaur eggs

Fossils found as workman laid sewage pipe on major road
One man tried to steal two eggs but was stopped in his tracks
He fled as passers-by formed human chain to protect archaeological site
Experts are not working to determine what type of dinosaur laid them
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3047090/These-make-big-omelette-43-dinosaur-eggs-discovered-construction-workers-digging-city-street-China.html
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Discovery of 43 fossilised dinosaur eggs (Original Post) tencats Apr 2015 OP
As long as they're not dragon eggs we're ok. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #1
Where do you think dragon myths originated? Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Warpy

(111,256 posts)
2. Where do you think dragon myths originated?
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 06:47 PM
Apr 2015

Bits and pieces have been dug up forever and displayed first locally and then by hucksters with traveling road shows.

They are dragon eggs in one sense of the word.

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