Report by Samyukta Mallick
Kukshi, Madhya Pradesh Jan 19: A team of paleontologists from Delhi University and IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) Bhopal and Kolkata discovered 256 titanosaurus eggs and 92 densely-placed dinosaur nests.
The researchers have reported the discovery of multi-shell eggs (eggs in which the shell formation begins again). They also found ovum-in-ovo eggs (an egg inside an egg, separated by yolk).The eggs were found in an estuary (mouth of a river) in Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh.
Titanosauruses were herbivorous and lived from 163.5 million to 66 million years ago. Its name means titanic lizard. They had long necks, long tails and small heads. They are one of the largest terrestrial animals known and could be the size of modern whales.
Paleontology is the study of prehistoric species. That includes plant, animal and bird fossils of various sizes and preserved in rock. It is the study of the evolution of life on Earth.
