Natural History - Fossil Saltasaurus Dinosaur Eggshell Fragment

LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (150 grams total, 14 x 11.5 cm including case).

Displaying remains of the shell's textured surface; held in a collector's display box and accompanied y an information label which states 'Patagonia, Argentina. In the province of Neuquen in Patagonia, rocks of late Cretaceous age contain vast numbers of nests of the dinosaur Saltasaurus, together with broken fragments of hatched eggshell. These sites have provided much information about the family life of dinosaurs.' [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Patagonia, Argentina.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2289