Lot 780
Oviraptor Dinosaur Egg. This original partially crushed unhatched Oviraptor egg is 70-80 million years old from the Gobi desert and is 6.75X5.5 inches and belongs to the largest of the two Oviraptor species called Citipati to distinguish it from the more common 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 unhatched egg has black and gray colored eggshell with the top side nearly completely covered by 90% original eggshell with some cracks and possessing its typical ratite pattern. The backside of the egg has about 65% black shell with much more cracking of the shell on one of the ends. This egg is very attractive and far above average for an Oviraptor egg.
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Estimated Value $500 - 800.
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| Realized $336 |
