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LOT 0401
Large Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Egg
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
17 3/4 in. (11.4 kg, 45 cm).
An elongated egg in matrix retaining some evidence of leathery surface, probably Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis, a giant form of Oviraptor.
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Macroelongatoolithus is an extinct genus of dinosaurs that laid particularly large eggs that could have been up to 60cm long.
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