Dinosaur eggs had strong shells and could become fossils. The
lengths of these oval eggs range from 3cm to 56cm, with slightly
different shapes. They are often found in nests.
Many kinds of dinosaur bones and eggs were excavated in Eren
Basin, Inner Mongolia. In the 1970s, three nests of dinosaur eggs
and many egg shells were discovered in northern Jilantaiyanchi. The
nests were all buried in purple sandstone and were some 100-200
meters from each other. They are similar to the eggs of the modern
terrapin. The dinosaur eggs were oval-shaped, 142mm long and 138mm
wide, and about the same size.
In 1989, a nest of 13 well-preserved fossil dinosaur eggs was
discovered in formations of cretaceous sandstone in Urad Rear
Banner, Inner Mongolia. The eggs were found with their large ends
pointing inward and their small ends pointing outwards. They were
17-18cm wide and 778cm long with 1-2cm thick shells. The ends of
each egg were similar, with small round ends slightly bigger than
less round ends.
