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17:04, 20-Oct-2017
New type of fossilized dinosaur egg found in China
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According to Anhui Geological Museum, Chinese researchers found a fossilized nest containing a new type of dinosaur egg on Friday.
The new egg species, Umbellaoolithus xiuningensis, was named after Xiuning County in China's eastern Anhui Province, where it was discovered. Researchers have classed them as a new dinosaur egg family because they can be distinguished from all other known dinosaur eggs.
The fossils date back to the late Cretaceous period, about 145 to 66 million years ago.
The discovery was detailed in a Chinese Science Bulletin article by a team led by Huang Jiandong, a doctor with the museum, and Wang Qiang, an associate researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Researchers said the new discovery could shed light on the study of prehistoric life in the region.
(Top photo credit: cnr.cn)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency