43 dinosaur eggs discovered in China (Photo : Facebook)
Can one have ever have enough cool dino eggs? The city of Heyuan in China holds the Guinness World Record for the most dinosaur eggs. The "Home of the Dinosaurs" discovered 10,008 in 2004 and has recently added 43 to the total.
The city of Heyuan is located in the southern Guangdong province. Since the 2004 dinosaur egg discovery, the city has racked up thousands more, according to The Star.
David Davis, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, says that that the city is "world famous" for the number of dinosaur eggs there. It is one of the world's regions that were "favorable" for dinosaurs to lay eggs.
Construction workers discovered the latest eggs on Sunday while repairing roads. A team of researchers jumped into the ditch to help dig out the fossilized eggs.
Of the 43 eggs found, 19 of them were totally intact. Meanwhile, the biggest egg had a diameter of 13 cm (5.1 in.).
Scientists are studying the latest eggs discovered to determine which species they are in. The majority of the eggs are likely plant-eaters such as the duck-billed dinosaurs that lived on Earth 89 million years in the past.
Residents of Heyuan are hoping to discover more eggs within the city. The city has given itself the nickname the "Home" of dinosaurs, according to iSchool Guide.
Evans explains that China is a major "hot spot" in paleontology. During the past decade it has uncovered some of the "most exciting" fossils.
For example, the discovery of a Sinosauropteryx in Liaoning could link birds to dinosaurs. Also, the long-necked "Dragon of Qijiang" was unearthed near Chongqing.
Evan says that paleontologists are exploring new sites in China. They include a "huge wealth" of dinosaur fossils.
