The smallest-ever nonavian dinosaur eggs have been unearthed in China and assigned to a never-before-seen species. The tiny paleontological treasures, each about the size of a grape, were unearthed at a construction site just days from being potentially destroyed by building work.

The region is famous for larger dinosaur eggs, but the discovery shows theropods the size of small birds thrived at their feet.

In 2021, researchers uncovered the fossilized remains of six remarkably well preserved dinosaur eggs near a construction site in the Chinese region of Ganzhou. Now, after careful laboratory analysis,

In a remote region of China, the smallest fully preserved dinosaur egg, measuring just under 1 inch, was discovered. This find is 80 million years old and belongs to a new, previously unknown species of dinosaur.

A remarkable discovery in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China, has captured the attention of paleontologists around the world. Researchers have uncovered the smallest dinosaur egg fossil ever found, with a length of only 29 millimeters.

A team of paleontologists, geoscientists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in China has found that a fossilized egg unearthed in 2021 is the smallest dinosaur egg ever found.