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Dinosaur eggs are the organic vessels in which a dinosaur embryo develops. When the first scientifically documented remains of non-avian dinosaurs were being described in England during the 1820s, it was presumed … Wikipedia
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Wikipedia
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Dinosaur egg - Wikipedia
3 weeks ago - These pseudo-eggs can be recognized by their small size (usually not much longer than a centimeter or two) and lack of an eggshell with its typical anatomy. Stones: The erosive effects of water can sometimes round rocks into egg-like shapes. Paleontologists' knowledge of the structure of dinosaur ...
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Paulton Park
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10 Awesome facts about dinosaur eggs - Paultons Park Blog
September 19, 2022 - Although we make new discoveries ... to be able to confidently say that the biggest dinosaur eggs would have been around 2 foot in diameter....
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How many eggs would an Argentinosaurs lay per clutch ?
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In theory, how nutritious would a dinosaur egg be?
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Does anyone have some kind of chart for egg laying rates of Dinos?
A quick google search found this: Only female dinosaurs can lay eggs. Every creature which is capable of laying an egg has the exact same laying rate (except for Dodos). Currently female dinos will drop eggs continuously, no matter if the player is around or not. A mate boosted female has a much higher chance of laying eggs than a non-mate boosted female (2x multiplier). One male can mate boost multiple females of the same species around him, and vice versa. A mate-boosted female creature will have a chance to lay an egg every 17 minutes. An Oviraptor set to wandering provides a buff that reduces the egg laying timer from 17 minutes to 11 minutes 20 seconds. Dodos have different egg laying mechanic: They have a chance of 13% to lay an egg instead of a feces when defecating, which happens randomly after 100 to 300 seconds. They can also be forced to lay an egg with relative ease by force feeding stimberries. There is a limit on how many eggs can be present within a certain range: for most creatures this limit is 6. An exception is Titanoboa which has a limit of 8. Eggs can also be obtained from wild creatures. More on reddit.com
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Egg Laying List
For those who wanted the groupings of what lays what. RIP Titanboa TAMING LIST More on reddit.com
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Dino Fossils UK
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A Guide to Dinosaur Eggs
Dinosaur eggs are fascinating and ... eggs rarer still, however dinosaur eggshells are relitively common finds in many parts of the world. Dinosaur eggs come in many sizes and they can range in shape from sherical to elongated....
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Quora
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How big were dinosaur eggs in comparison to modern day reptiles and birds? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): Many were bigger… but as much bigger as you might expect. See, eggs have a mechanical limit to their size. The embryo inside an egg needs oxygen, so the shell cannot get too thick. This means that if an egg gets too big, the shell will be too thin to support its weight and ...
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Highlights Kids
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How big were dinosaur eggs? | Highlights Kids
Dinosaur eggs came in many sizes. The smallest known dinosaur— crow-sized Microraptor (MY-kroh-RAP-tur)—probably had small eggs. As for big dinosaurs, scientists say eggs couldn’t be much bigger than a soccer ball.
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American Museum of Natural History
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Dinosaur Eggs | American Museum of Natural History
Bigger eggs need thicker shells for support, but · Mark Norell, Macaulay Curator and chair in the Division of Paleontology, discusses dinosaur reproduction in the video above.
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The Fossil Forum
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Advanced Dinosaur Egg Guide - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
January 3, 2025 - The Advanced Dinosaur Egg Guide Please share this with those who have egg questions. When possible, technical terms were avoided or defined. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but it is always important to do your own research. This guide is merely a snapshot of information taken from...
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Dinosaur World Live
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All you need to know about dinosaur eggs
Some dinosaurs were absolutely huge, so it makes sense that their eggs could be too. The biggest could be 60cm in length - that’s four times the size of an ostrich egg!
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Enchanted Learning
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Dinosaur Eggs, Nest, and Reproduction - Enchanted Learning Software
The first fossilized dinosaur eggs found (and the biggest yet to be found) were football-shaped Hypselosaurus eggs found in France in 1869. These eggs were 1 foot (30 cm) long, 10 inches (25 cm) wide, had a volume of about half a gallon (2 liters), ...
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ScienceDirect
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Large dinosaur egg accumulations and their significance for understanding nesting behaviour - ScienceDirect
May 22, 2024 - The accurate identification of dinosaur egg accumulations as nests or clutches is crucial for understanding the reproductive behaviour of these extinct species. However, existing methods often rely on the presence of complete eggs and embryo remains, and sedimentological criteria that are only applicable to well-structured sediments.
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Pinterest
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What was the size of dinosaur's egg?
August 21, 2022 - Answer (1 of 2): The first fossilized dinosaur eggs found were football-shaped Hypselosaurus eggs found in France in 1869. These eggs were 1 foot (30 cm) long, 10 inches (25 cm) wide, had a volume of about half a gallon (2 liters), and may have ...
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Live Science
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Crystal-stuffed dinosaur eggs the size of cannonballs discovered in China | Live Science
September 21, 2022 - ... According to the researchers, the eggs are "nearly spheroid" and roughly cannonball-size, with a length of 4.1 to 5.4 inches (105 to 137 millimeters) and a width of 3.9 to 5.3 inches (99 to 134 mm).
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Creation
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The biggest dinosaur eggs · Creation.com
March 4, 2020 - This is a partial clutch made up of five observable eggs, with the longest 45 cm (18 inches) in length, and around 15 cm (6 inches) across, and the body of a baby theropod dinosaur on top.
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ABC
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Egg size was dinos ultimate undoing › News in Science (ABC Science)
April 18, 2012 - Some came out of the egg weighing as little as two to 10 kilograms, yet had to bulk up to a hefty 30 or 50 tonnes. Growing up, the youngsters had to compete in several size categories with adults of other animal groups for food, says University of Zurich scientist Marcus Clauss.
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Field Museum
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Before the Chicken, There Was the (Dinosaur) Egg - Field Museum
April 14, 2017 - Some carnivorous dinosaurs closely related to birds had large eggs compared to their body size and would have laid them asynchronously; that is, a pair a day. This egg pairing can be seen in the nests of dinosaurs like Citipati and Troodon. Unlike birds, but like lizards and other reptiles, ...
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Embryo Project Encyclopedia
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Dinosaur Egg Parataxonomy | Embryo Project Encyclopedia
March 23, 2015 - Dinosaur egg parataxonomy is a classification system that organizes dinosaur eggs by descriptive features such as shape, size, and shell thickness. Though egg parataxonomy originated in the nineteenth century, Zi-Kui Zhao from Beijing, China, developed a modern parataxonomic system in the late ...
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EarthSky
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Preserved dinosaur egg reveals kinship to birds
February 3, 2022 - As the largest known dinosaur eggs, they were over 17.7 inches (45 centimeters) long and weighed more than 11 pounds (five kilograms) each. Based on their size, the female would have weighed over 2,400 pounds (1,100 kilograms) and the nest diameter ...
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YouTube
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Dinosaur Egg Length Comparison - YouTube
HelloHow big were dinosaur eggs? In this video, we compare the average length of dinosaur eggs from different species, based on scientific studies and reliab...
Published   September 27, 2025
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PubMed Central
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Chthonic severance: dinosaur eggs of the Mesozoic, the significance of partially buried eggs and contact incubation precursors - PMC
The eggs are irregularly arranged but closely spaced on a single horizon [29]. By contrast, clutches of pennaraptoran oviraptorosaurs and troodontids show a much more regular structure. Coincident with this shift in clutch morphology occur changes in egg size, shape and ornamentation. For non-avian dinosaurs, pennaraptoran eggs are relatively large in comparison to adult size, but are still far below avian egg mass to body mass ratios.