Fossilized dinosaur nest
"A Chinese dinosaur scientist has expressed his disappointment and
concern at the sale of a rare fossilized dinosaur nest for US$420,000 at
an auction in Los Angeles.
The unusually well-preserved 65 million-year-old dinosaur nest containing fossilized eggs was sold by auction house Bonhams &
Butterfields on Monday.
Before the auction, Xing Lida, a dinosaur expert with the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, appealed to Bonhams not to auction the fossil,
which he believes to have been smuggled out of China...
The nest contains 22 unhatched eggs arranged in a circular pattern
around the edge. Embryonic remains were uncovered in 19 eggs and one egg
was removed for study. Some eggs were so well-preserved that the embryo
curled inside was still visible...
The theft and smuggling of fossils out of the country is a serious
problem in China. Smugglers have often broken fossils to make them
easier to conceal and carry."
Why do I think of deviled eggs?
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