Scientists discover 80million-year-old 'fully intact' dinosaur eggs from previously-unknown species

The smallest fully intact dinosaur egg ever discovered has been unearthed in a remote area of China.

The egg, which measures just over an inch long, was one of six dinosaur eggs found in a fully preserved nest from the Late Cretaceous period.

The eggs' small size, 'irregular egg arrangement, worm-like and nodular ornamentation,' and shell thickness signified that they were unlike any other known predatory dinosaur.

This fossil marks a significant discovery that could shed light on dinosaurs' reproduction habits and diversity.

Researchers at China University of Geosciences recovered six dinosaur eggs at a construction site in Ganzhou in 2021, which is known as one of the 'richest egg fossil sites in the world.'

The team studied the fossils for three years before confirming they were dinosaur eggs and determined they belong to a new species called Minioolithus ganzhouensis.

Researchers are planning to conduct more studies that they hope will shed light on the type of dinosaur the egg came from and what the species looked like.