A well-preserved dinosaur embryo in a dinosaur egg in China

 A well-preserved dinosaur embryo in a dinosaur egg in China

A well-preserved dinosaur embryo in a fossilized dinosaur egg has been found in southern China. This fetus is named Baby Yingliang. In that embryo, the calf's legs, back spine, head, arms, and tail are all well preserved. According to the researchers, the embryo was born shortly after birth. The Baby Yingliang fossil record is believed to date to the end of the Cretaceous, between 72 million and 66 million years ago. This dinosaur cub has also been identified as a pterosaur dinosaur known as Oviraptorosaur. By the way, this dinosaur is about 10.6 inches long.

But this egg is only 6.7 inches long. They say that with this identification, a dinosaur embryo has the same characteristics as a bird's embryo. According to them, the behavior of the two species is the same before the calf is born.