Lot 625
Dinosaur Egg Museum Quality, This large complete unhatched Duckbill dinosaur egg is 70-80 million years old 6.5 x 4.5 inches and of museum quality with over 90 percent of its original shell intact. The egg is completely original and the color varies from white covered calcite to brown where the calcite is very thin and has just a few spots on the top of the egg where the reddish brown matrix shows through. The egg is sitting on some of the original reddish-brown matrix that has been flattened on the bottom for a stable dramatic display.
We do not know to what Duckbill species this egg belongs as no embryonic bones have every been found in the Duckbill dinosaur eggs, but being the largest Duckbill egg at a gigantic 7 inches in length (most eggs being 5-5.5 inches long), it might belong to the huge Duckbill dinosaur Shantungosaurus which reached more than 50 feet in length and has been found in the same area in the Henan Province of China. This museum quality dino egg makes an excellent display having much more original egg shell than normally found and rests on a small section of its reddish brown limestone matrix. Dinosaur eggs are becoming hard to locate and rising sharply in value.
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Estimated Value $700 - 900
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