Artistic reconstruction of a newly hatched troodontid-like dinosaur (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

Artistic reconstruction of a newly hatched troodontid-like dinosaur

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Artistic reconstruction of a newly hatched troodontid-like dinosaur resting among fragments of its eggshell (loosely based on Mongolian microtroodontid-type). These eggshells, when buried within ancient soil, interacted with meteoric waters, leading to early uranium incorporation into the eggshell calcite crystals.

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Eva Utsukiyouhei (宇津城遥平

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