First dinosaur eggs were soft like a turtle's

ScienceDaily
Jun 17, 2020, 3:00 pm163 pts
New research suggests that the first dinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs -- a finding that contradicts established thought. The study analyzed the eggs of two vastly different non-avian dinosaurs and found that they resembled those of turtles in their microstructure, composition, and mechanical properties. The…

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