Scientists digitally reconstruct skulls of dinosaurs in fossilised eggs

Research onMassospondylus carinatusembryossheds new light on animals ’ developmentThe fossilised skulls of dinosaur embryos that died within their eggs about 200m years ago, have been digitally reconstructed by scientists, shedding new light on the animals ’ development, and how close they were to hatching.The rare clutch of seven eggs, some of which contain embryos, was discovered in South Africa in 1976, with the developing young found to be a species of dinosaur calledMassospondylus carinatus.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Dinosaurs Fossils Palaeontology Science Zoology Evolution Source Type: news