Egg clutch, eggs and eggshell microstructure of Qianlong shouhu. (IMAGE)

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Egg clutch, eggs and eggshell microstructure of Qianlong shouhu.

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A. an egg clutch preserving 16 eggs and a fragmentary bone. B. A complete egg. C. Close-up of eggshell fragments showing cracked eggshell. Radial thin section under normal light showing the entire eggshell microstructure (D) and its line drawing (E).

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