"The world's smallest fossil of dinosaur egg" Guinness accreditation Excavated at Hyogo, August 5 17:33
A dinosaur egg fossil discovered by a research team at the University of Tsukuba and museums in Hyogo Prefecture from a stratum about 110 million years ago is set in the "Guinness World Record" as "the smallest fossil dinosaur egg in the world" Certified
Research teams such as assistant professor Kohei Tanaka of the University of Tsukuba and the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of People and Nature are located in Yamanami Town, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, about 110 million years ago, in the stratum of the era known as the "Pre-Cretaceous Period". An excavation survey was conducted from January to March last year.
Among about 1300 fossils excavated at this time, a dinosaur egg with a width of 2 cm, a length of 4.5 cm, an estimated weight of about 10 grams was found, and the research team is the world's smallest and new species. Announced that it is a fossil of a dinosaur egg.
According to the university, after that, there was a confirmation inquiry from the accreditation body of the "Guinness World Record", and this fossil was recently recognized as the "smallest dinosaur egg fossil in the world" by the Guinness World Record.
In the future, the research team will analyze the excavated fossils and proceed to clarify the ecology of small dinosaurs.
Assistant Professor Tanaka of the University of Tsukuba said, "I am glad to know that Japan can find the world's best dinosaur fossil after being certified. I would like to continue exploring the mysterious ecology and evolution of dinosaurs." I am commenting.