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Did dinosaurs lay colorful eggs?

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Callie Moore: 恐龙蛋的蛋壳是坚硬的,像鸟蛋一样。从2017年左右开始,古生物学家们研究恐龙蛋壳上是否存在色素,令人兴奋的是,我们发现蛋壳中确实可以保存色素,特别是红、棕、蓝绿色。这些色素与现代鸟蛋中的各种颜色相同。有些恐龙蛋颜色各异,例如窃蛋龙的蛋是蓝绿色的,恐爪龙的蛋则带有斑点。这可能与不同的筑巢策略有关,例如,将蛋埋起来、部分暴露在地面上,或者放在树上,这些颜色或图案的蛋可能对伪装很重要。目前我们只发现了大约30种不同类型的恐龙蛋,难以确定每种蛋对应哪种恐龙。很多时候,我们给恐龙蛋取单独的名字,希望将来能找到匹配的恐龙或胚胎来确定其归属。 Earl: 恐龙蛋有坚硬的蛋壳,像鸡的蛋一样!它们形状、大小和颜色各异,有些是绿色、棕色、红色或深蓝色。科学家认为这些颜色可能有助于伪装,躲避捕食者。

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Dinosaurs were reptiles, which means they laid eggs! But what did these eggs look like? Were they big? Small? Speckly? Colorful? We asked paleontologist Kallie Moore to help us find the answer.

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