Kathrine Frich
The find, revealed during a live broadcast, sparked global fascination and an outpouring of “Jurassic Park” comparisons online.
A team of Argentinian researchers has made a stunning prehistoric discovery. a perfectly preserved dinosaur egg thought to be more than 70 million years old.
Unearthed in Patagonia
The rare egg was uncovered near the Rio Negro in General Roca, Patagonia, during a mission called Cretaceous Expedition I, led by Argentina’s National Council for Scientific and Technical Research.
Researchers from the Museum of Natural Sciences could barely contain their excitement as they held up the intact oval specimen. One scientist exclaimed: “It was so well preserved that it looked recent. We’ve never seen anything like it.”
The team described the discovery as “unprecedented,” noting that only faint surface markings hinted at its ancient origins.
‘One step closer to Jurassic Park’
The internet quickly joined in the excitement. Social media users flooded X (formerly Twitter) with jokes and awe-filled reactions.
“DINO NEWS FLASH! Whole dinosaur egg found. We’re one step closer to getting an actual real Jurassic Park?!” one user wrote. Another suggested renaming the Rio Negro the “Jurassic Park River” in honour of the movie classic.
Scientists believe the egg belonged to a member of the Bonapartenykus genus — a carnivorous, long-legged, bipedal dinosaur species that roamed the region during the late Cretaceous period.
A rare kind of find
Palaeontologist Gonzalo Muñoz told National Geographic that discovering such an intact carnivorous dinosaur egg was “a complete and utter surprise.”
“It’s not common to find the egg of a possible carnivorous dinosaur, much less in that state,” he said. “The happiness was spectacular for the team.”
Muñoz explained that these eggs are exceptionally fragile because of their thin shells, which makes their preservation almost impossible over millions of years.
What’s inside the egg?
Scientists plan to scan the fossil to determine whether it contains any traces of embryonic material. If an embryo is found, it would represent one of the most significant palaeontological discoveries in decades.
“An embryo is a very delicate animal, and its preservation is more complex,” Muñoz said. “Although the egg was preserved complete, we don’t know if the embryo was there and died, or if it was an egg that didn’t have one.”
After testing, the egg will be displayed in a local museum in Patagonia, allowing the public to see one of the most perfectly preserved dinosaur relics ever found.
This article is made and published by Kathrine Frich, which may have used AI in the preparation
