{"id":116938,"date":"2024-10-22T04:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116938"},"modified":"2024-10-22T04:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T21:45:47","slug":"scientists-discover-80million-year-old-fully-intact-dinosaur-eggs-from-previously-unknown-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116938","title":{"rendered":"Scientists discover 80million-year-old &#8216;fully intact&#8217; dinosaur eggs from previously-unknown species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"96.112044198895\">\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-1521\/nikki-main.html\" class=\"author\">Nikki Main Science Reporter For Dailymail.Com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2024-10-21T21:09:33+0100\"> 16:09 EDT, 21 October 2024 <\/time> <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2024-10-21T21:09:33+0100\"> 16:09 EDT, 21 October 2024 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sciencetech\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/11.0.1\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.1.1\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/13.2.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.1.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/18.1.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if gte IE 8]><!--> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.5.0\/styles\/fff.css\" \/> <!--<![endif]-->  <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at\n    http:\/\/www.omniture.com -->  <\/p>\n<p>         <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. -->  <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->   <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n  \n  <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle--.css\"><\/noscript>\n  \n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> --> <link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/7.6.0\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.rel=\" stylesheet=\"\" \/> <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/7.6.0\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" \/><\/noscript>  <!-- <![endif]-->\n          <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/scripts.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-xpmodule-related-story-factbox\/2.3.0\/styles.css\" \/>\n<p>          <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" wp_automatic_readability=\"88.732658602814\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The smallest fully intact dinosaur egg ever discovered has been unearthed in a remote area of <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/china\/index.html\" id=\"mol-396c44d0-8fc9-11ef-b238-493083834f15\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The egg, which measures just over an inch long, was one of six dinosaur eggs found in a fully preserved nest from the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8095233\/Days-half-hour-SHORTER-70-million-years-ago-ancient-shell-shows.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Late Cretaceous period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The eggs&#8217; small size, &#8216;irregular egg arrangement, worm-like and nodular ornamentation,&#8217; and shell thickness signified that they were unlike any other known <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13769321\/Cara-Delevingne-dinosaur-distinctive-eyebrows.html\" rel=\"noopener\">predatory dinosaur<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This fossil marks a significant discovery that could shed light on dinosaurs&#8217; reproduction habits and diversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers at China University of Geosciences recovered six dinosaur eggs at a construction site in Ganzhou in 2021, which is known as one of the &#8216;richest egg fossil sites in the world.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team studied the fossils for three years before confirming they were <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-11648777\/Scientists-discover-250-fossilised-dinosaur-eggs-suggesting-nested-like-birds.html\" rel=\"noopener\">dinosaur eggs<\/a>\u00a0and determined they belong to a new species called Minioolithus ganzhouensis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers are planning to conduct more studies that they hope will shed light on the type of dinosaur the egg came from and what the species looked like.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c46248519422bdc1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/21\/19\/91107585-13983809-Researchers_in_China_discovered_a_rare_dinosaur_egg_fossil_from_-a-43_1729537095537.jpg\" height=\"653\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Researchers in China discovered a rare dinosaur egg fossil from 80 million years ago that is the smallest ever recovered. Measuring at only 1.1 inches long, the egg belongs to a new dinosaur species that can help paleontologists understand their reproductive habits and species diversity\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c46248519422bdc1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/21\/19\/91107585-13983809-Researchers_in_China_discovered_a_rare_dinosaur_egg_fossil_from_-a-43_1729537095537.jpg\" height=\"653\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Researchers in China discovered a rare dinosaur egg fossil from 80 million years ago that is the smallest ever recovered. Measuring at only 1.1 inches long, the egg belongs to a new dinosaur species that can help paleontologists understand their reproductive habits and species diversity\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Researchers in China discovered a rare dinosaur egg fossil from 80 million years ago that is the smallest ever recovered. Measuring at only 1.1 inches long, the egg belongs to a new dinosaur species that can help paleontologists understand their reproductive habits and species diversity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers reported that they discovered the new egg at a construction site in Meilin, a town located along the perimeter of Ganzhou City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A rare, well-preserved nest of six eggs was found at the site and according to Han Fenglu, an associate professor in vertebrate paleontology at CUG.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fenglu reported that the eggs were from small theropods &#8211; a species of carnivorous and predatory dinosaurs that include the well-known\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13666759\/dinosaur-trex-15-TONNES-heavier-study.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their findings were published in the journal of Historical Biology last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team used\u00a0scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron backscatter diffraction to analyze the shell&#8217;s shape and type of ornamentation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This type of scanning technique works by directing an electron beam to examine the surface material of an object and generate high-resolution images.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Election backscatter diffraction then scans the SEM findings and analyzes the material&#8217;s texture and structure to discern patterns in the shell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The technology revealed that the fossil&#8217;s size, thickness, pore system and its ultrastructure was significantly different from other previously discovered egg fossils.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-45741fe05bdd8d51\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/21\/19\/91107595-13983809-The_egg_belongs_to_a_family_of_oval_shaped_dinosaur_eggs_that_ar-a-44_1729537095537.jpg\" height=\"561\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The egg belongs to a family of oval-shaped dinosaur eggs that are part of small therapods. This is a type of predatory dinosaur which includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-45741fe05bdd8d51\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/21\/19\/91107595-13983809-The_egg_belongs_to_a_family_of_oval_shaped_dinosaur_eggs_that_ar-a-44_1729537095537.jpg\" height=\"561\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The egg belongs to a family of oval-shaped dinosaur eggs that are part of small therapods. This is a type of predatory dinosaur which includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The egg belongs to a family of oval-shaped dinosaur eggs that are part of small therapods. This is a type of predatory dinosaur which includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their findings\u00a0allowed the researchers to classify the fossils as part of the ellipsoidal family of oval-shaped dinosaur eggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More research needs to be conducted to uncover how the\u00a0Minioolithus ganzhouensis species evolved and its strategies for reproduction millions of years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The next phase of research aims to gain &#8216;deeper insights into the life and ecology of these ancient creatures,&#8217; according to the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202410\/1321382.shtml\">Global Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The fossil, named the Ganzhou mini egg, shattered the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-10332483\/Fossils-Exquisitely-preserved-dinosaur-embryo-discovered-inside-72-million-year-old-EGG-China.html\" rel=\"noopener\">previous record-holder for smallest egg<\/a> which measured 1.3 inches in length.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Paleontologists at CUG, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences&#8217; plan to conduct further research on the Ganzhou mini egg using micro-CT scanning which uses X-rays to create a three-dimensional model of the egg&#8217;s internal structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They hope this process will help them better understand how the eggs formed and determine the exact type of dinosaur that laid them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It could also reveal new aspects of dinosaur&#8217;s biology and the environmental conditions the species experienced during the Late Cretaceous period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers said in the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/08912963.2024.2409873\">study<\/a>: &#8216;This discovery increases the diversity of dinosaur eggs in the Late Cretaceous and is significant for our understanding of the evolution of theropods in the Late Cretaceous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sciencetech\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Scientists discover 80million-year-old &#8216;fully intact&#8217; 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