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April 22, 2015 07:00 pm GMT
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Stash of 43 dinosaur eggs accidentally uncovered in China
Road work in the southern Chinese city of Heyuan was interrupted on Sunday when construction workers noticed something unusual in the ground: a fat stash of dinosaur eggs — 43, to be exact.
The discovery adds to an already impressive collection of dinosaur eggs discovered in the city, which calls itself "Home of Dinosaurs."
SEE ALSO: Photos - Oldest dinosaur nursery found
The Heyuan Dinosaur Fossil Museum was recognized with a Guinness World Record in 2004 for housing the largest collection of dinosaur egg fossils. That record was 10,008. Now that number will grow by 43.
Among the newly recovered eggs, 19 were fully intact and the largest was more than 7 inches in diameter. Read more...
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