Lot 636
80 Million Year Old Duckbilled Dinosaur Eggs. All fossils from dinosaurs are in great demand and dinosaur eggs that are unhatched and complete are fantastic values at this time. Before 1923 there were only a couple of dinosaur eggs known and some paleontologists even doubted that dinos laid eggs. This theory was finally shown to be in error when Roy Chapman discovered dozens of dinosaur eggs in nests in the Gobi Desert on Mongolia. This was the paleontological news event of the century and one egg was auctioned off at the unbelievable price of $10,000; in 1923, $10,000 would have purchased more than 40 automobiles.
This complete unhatched Hadrosaur (duckbilled) dinosaur egg is 70-80 million years old and measures 7 inches long and 6½ inches wide. It was found by farmers from the Xixia, Henan Province of China. The exact species of dinosaur cannot be determined from just an egg, but this shape of egg has been determined to be from a duckbilled dinosaur from duckbilled dino bones found in the area of the nests of eggs. Such a Hadrosaur duckbilled dinosaur is Shantungosaurus, which has been found in the same area as the eggs and was one of the largest Hadrosaurs at more than 50 feet long. Duckbills herded together and nested in great numbers (100-200 large animals). Weight is 7 pounds.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $460 |
