A recent chance discovery of dinosaur egg shells in the Spanish Pyrenees has turned out to be the biggest ever European archaeological site of rare eggs from dinosaurs that died 68 million years ago.So far, the archaeological team has found 25 fossilised dinosaur eggs at the site, which is located in the northern Spanish province of Huesca, Aragon region, but the researchers expect to recover more than 100 eggs before wrapping up the search in three weeks time, the lead researcher told Real Press in an interview Wednesday.The eggs, which measure about 20 centimetres (7.87 inches) in diameter, are in a perfect preservation state.
The palaeontologists hope to find embryos inside that can help them solve some of the unanswered questions about the dinosaurs that inhabited this part of Europe, among others how they cared for their offspring.Preliminary analysis has indicated that the eggs belonged to the sauropodos titanosaurus species, a long-necked herbivorous dinosaur that could grow to about 20 metres (65 feet) in height, Miguel Moreno-Azanza, palaeontologist and leader of the excavation team, told Real Press.