Cracking the Secrets of Dinosaur Eggshells (IMAGE)

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Cracking the Secrets of Dinosaur Eggshells

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Researchers studied eggshell microstructures to help estimate whether an unknown sample was laid by an ornithopod (herbivorous; top) or a theropod (carnivorous; bottom).

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Adapted from <i>ACS Omega</i> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03334

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