Re: New dinosaur eggs found

["King, Norm" <nking.ucs@smtp.usi.edu>]

WOlewiler reported (8/13/98; 11:09am) this story:

>Scientists said Wednesday they had found what were thought to be two
>dinosaur eggs in southern Bolivia in what could be one of the biggest
>fossil fields in the world. Team leader Christian Mayer said . . . 
[snip]
>"Of the eggs we found, one measures 10 inches and the other,
>from a flying reptile, is big and measures 16 inches" . . .   

I'd bet that Mayer was misquoted here.  Either that or his identification 
is most likely incorrect.

A flying reptile with an egg measuring 16 inches?  Seems unlikely.  We'll 
have to wait on this one for a reliable report.


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