Description
Megaloolithus Egg Shell
- Megaloolithus aureliensis
- Cretaceous Age
- Tremp Formation
- Spain
- The specimen will come in the 3.25″ x 4.25″ Riker Mount with Label as Shown
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Megaloolithus Egg Shell
Researchers in northeastern Spain say they’ve uncovered hundreds of dinosaur egg fossils. Their find included four kinds that had never been found before in the region. These eggs likely were left behind by sauropods millions of years ago.
Eggs, eggshell fragments and dozens of clutches were nestled in the stratigraphic layers of the Tremp geological formation. They were found at the site of Coll de Nargó in the Spanish province of Lleida. This was a marshy region during the Late Cretaceous Period, the researchers said.
“Eggshells, eggs and nests were found in abundance and they all belong to dinosaurs, sauropods in particular.” Albert García Sellés from the Miquel Crusafont Catalan Palaeontology Institute, told Spanish news agency SINC this week.
“Up until now, only one type of dinosaur egg had been documented in the region: Megaloolithus siruguei,” Sellés added. His team found evidence of at least four other species: Cairanoolithus roussetensis, Megaloolithus aureliensis. Also Megaloolithus siruguei and Megaloolithus baghensis. Megaloolithus eggs are thought to be associated with sauropods, some of the largest to roam the planet.
Photo By Vila et al.
Sauropoda, whose members are known as sauropods. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their body), and four thick, pillar-like legs. They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals to have ever lived on land
