A 29-millimeter-long dinosaur egg fossil discovered in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, has been identified as the smallest complete dinosaur egg ever found. Named the Ganzhou Mini Egg ...
It wasn’t until the 1990s, when they were compared to other fossils, that scientists realised they more likely belonged to Oviraptor-like animals. The discovery of eggs was the first significant ...
Oviraptor was a small, bird-like dinosaur measuring about 1.5 meters ... Initially mischaracterized as an egg thief, fossil evidence later revealed that Oviraptor exhibited advanced parental ...
Zhao, director of the Paleontological Fossil Research Center ... The theropod dinosaurs laid eggs vertically in soft mud, while oviraptors laid long eggs in a radiating nest and incubated them.