Recent Progress in the Study of Dinosaur Eggs in China  

作　　者：WANG Qiang WANG Xiaolin ZHAO Zikui 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of 2Vertebrates,CAS [2]Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleonanthropology,CAS,Beijing 100044,China

出　　处：《Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences》2010年第2期95-97,共3页中国科学院院刊(英文版)

摘　　要：Dinosaur eggs are a special type of vertebrate fossils. Despite their varied shapes, all dinosaur eggs are composed of eggshells, though the thickness of the shell may also vary. Dinosaur eggshells consist primarily of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate).Dinosaur eggs are a special type of vertebrate fossils. Despite their varied shapes, all dinosaur eggs are composed of eggshells, though the thickness of the shell may also vary. Dinosaur eggshells consist primarily of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). By studying dinosaur eggs, we can infer the reproductive system and behavior of dinosaurs and even the palaeoenvironment, palaeoclimate, palaeoecology in which they lived. Moreover, dinosaur eggs are useful for stratigraphic division and correlation as well as paleobiogeographic interpretations.

关 键 词：恐龙蛋壳 中国 脊椎动物化石 生物古地理 生殖系统 古生态学 地层划分 碳酸钙 

分 类 号：Q915[天文地球—古生物学与地层学]