Lot 858
Partia Nests of Four Huge Dinosaur Eggs From China. All dinosaur eggs are in great demand as the supply from China has ended. Of even greater interest are the nests or partial nests. This lovely nest has four of the largest hadrosaur (Duck-billed dinosaur) eggs with a diameter of 6½"-7". There were several species of duck-billed dinosaurs living in the Henan Province of China 75-90 million years ago, as evidenced by the variety of egg sizes varying from 4"-7" in diameter. Since there were only a couple of hadrasaur species identified, some of these eggs were from species not yet discovered and identified from their bones.
The overall quality of these four eggs is excellent with70%-90% original shell still present. Also, the stone layer on the eggshell has been carefully airbrushed off revealing excellent detail on the brownish-gray eggs. One of the top eggs is missing a 3"x3" section of eggshell, but the layers of remaining shell interestingly show the shell thickness of about 2 mm. These 75-90 million year old Chinese dinosaur eggs are still partially embedded in a 16"x12" red limestone matrix. Add $60 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
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| Realized $1,265 |
