04:28Eggceptional fossil of curled up baby dino exhibited in Quanzhou
The Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum in Quanzhou on Thursday exhibited an immaculately fossilised dinosaur egg with a baby theropod curled up inside.
“This 72 to 66 million-year-old fossil belongs to a toothless theropod dinosaur, also known as the Oviraptor,” commented Mr Gao, a spokesperson for the museum.
The fossil was first found in China in the year 2000 and eventually handed down to be displayed in the museum, which opened in 2019.
Oviraptors lived during the Late Cretaceous period and were known to have feathers.
The bird-like positioning of the dinosaur within the egg has further brought a link between the two species.
04:28The Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum in Quanzhou on Thursday exhibited an immaculately fossilised dinosaur egg with a baby theropod curled up inside.
“This 72 to 66 million-year-old fossil belongs to a toothless theropod dinosaur, also known as the Oviraptor,” commented Mr Gao, a spokesperson for the museum.
The fossil was first found in China in the year 2000 and eventually handed down to be displayed in the museum, which opened in 2019.
Oviraptors lived during the Late Cretaceous period and were known to have feathers.
The bird-like positioning of the dinosaur within the egg has further brought a link between the two species.