Lot 527
PREMIUM QUALITY PAIR OF OVIRAPTOR EGGS. This original pair of complete Oviraptor eggs is 70-80 million years old from the Djadokhta formation of Ukhaa Tolgod of Mongolia. These eggs were found in the Gobi desert and are 7.25 inches long and belong to the largest of the two Oviraptor species called Citipati to distinguish this difference from the other smaller species. Citipati Oviraptorids were made famous by the nest of eggs with the mother Citipati sitting on top of the eggs in a brooding position. This famous specimen is displayed in the New York Museum of Natural History and was discovered in 1995. It was revolutionary to discover a dinosaur sitting on top of its eggs like a bird and only later was it discovered that Oviraptors such as Citipati also had feathers like a bird. Citipati eggs are ratite in texture and have a very thin shell which is why they are rarely found complete. This premium quality pair of eggs has sharp textured detail on the shell and about 90% original shell on one and 60% shell on the other egg. The shell is a dark gray color which nicely contrasts the 10 x 9 inch red limestone matrix. There are probably three or more species of Oviraptor type dinosaurs that had eggs that vary in size from 5-7.5 inches, but these classic eggs definitely belong to the species of Oviraptor, Citipati first found in the 1920’s in Mongolia.
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Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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