Researchers collected and vaporized samples from fossilized eggshells in China's Qinglongshan fossil reserve. They calculated how old the eggs were by measuring accumulated lead and uranium atoms in ...

Push aside imagery of the towering Tyrannosaurus rex because the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs have been unearthed and represent an all new type of dinosaur species. The irregular egg arrangement ...

Using uranium-lead dating, researchers calculated the age of the eggs, rather than the sediments around them, at the Qinglongshan site in China ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2021, researchers uncovered the fossilized remains of six ...

Archaeologists in China have dated dinosaur eggs for the first time, revealing the age of the ancient fossils, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Earth Science. A research team, led by ...

Laser method could help to pinpoint the age of many fossils, but some palaeontologists say further research is needed to verify the technique. Scientists in China have calculated the direct age of a ...

A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an “atomic clock” method to date the samples.

Push aside imagery of the towering Tyrannosaurus rex because the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs have been unearthed and represent an all new type of dinosaur species. The most complete egg, which also ...