Lot 498
Duckbill Dinosaur Egg- From Madagascar. Very large (almost 11 pounds) perfectly preserved egg of the unusual and rare Duckbill Dinosaur, dating from the Cretaceous time period (apprroximatrely 100 to 150 million years ago). Wonderful and extremely scarce display item. Dinosaur eggs were virtually unknown, even in the most prestigeous musems, until expeditions began to the African and Mongolian deserets in the early 1900s. Even then, the rewards obtained for time and labor expended were meager at best. After World War II, China and Madagascar became further hunting grounds for dinosaur eggs, but political and other difficulties proved discouraging. As the vast majority of egg-hunting expeditions, regardless of locality, have been sponsored by museums, it is not surprising that the eggs so obtained have gone directly into those institutions with little or nothing reaching the public. Dinosaur eggs, especially of this size and quality, have been few on the market. A great opportunity!
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $863 |
