Lot 919
Three Egg Unhatched Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg Nest. The three eggs in this partial dinosaur nest are still the same position on the red limestone matrix where they were deposited by the mother duckbill dinosaur 70-80million years ago in the Henan Province of China. What makes this nest exceptional is the quality of the eggs, each egg has between 80-99 percent of its original shell and has had the rock layer professionally removed leaving the original shell in a dark grey color. The eggs are slightly compressed from being buried under tons of rock but show only minimum cracking with the best egg having close to 100% original shell and the other two eggs 80-90 percent original shell. The eggs are as large as Duckbill dinosaur eggs get being 6.5 x 6 inches and are lined up in a 17 x 6.5 inch red sandstone matrix. We cannot be sure what species of Duckbill (hadrosaur) dinosaur laid thesse eggs because these oval eggs come in different diameters and no embryos have ever been found in eggs of this shape in China. However, in the U. S. eggs of this shape have been found that do contain embryos that have been identifies as being Duckbill dinosaurs. All dinosaur eggs are becoming more difficult to locate and premium quality professionally prepped original eggs such as those found in this nest are in great demand.
Add $75 for shipping domestic.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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| Realized $1,380 |
