Dinosaur Egg: Dendroolithus sp.

from Hadrosaur: Hadrosauridae; possibly saurolophus

Geological Time: Upper Cretaceous (about 70 to 80 million years old)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Widest diameter is 6.3 inches, weighing 6.75 pounds

Fossil Site: Kaoguo Formation, Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China

Code: EH026

Price: $775.00

This fossilized egg, Dendroolithus sp., is from a Hadrosaurid dinosaur. Hadrosaurids (meaning "bulky lizards") were a family of duck-billed, herbivorous dinosaurs that laid their eggs in nests with a dozen or more eggs. While hatching and scavenging would normally destroy most eggs, occasional eggs were fossilized as seen here. Dinosaur eggs such as this with essentially complete, intact shell are highly desirable.

This exceptional egg has been cleaned with air micro-abrasion to fully reveal the milk chocolate colored shell that is nearly 100% complete.