Hard evidence from soft fossil eggs
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
Related to:Legendre, L.J.; Rubilar-Rogers, D.; Musser, G.M.; Davis, S.N.; Otero, R.A.; Vargas, A.O.; Clarke, J.A. (2020). A giant soft-shelled egg from the Late Cretaceous of Antarctica. Nature (Lond.) 583(7816): 411-414. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2377-7, more
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| Abstract |
It is thought that dinosaurs laid hard-shelled eggs, whereas ancient marine reptiles gave birth to live young. However, new discoveries of fossilized soft-shelled eggs challenge these long-held tenets of reproductive evolution. |
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