A dinosaur embryo was found inside a fossilized egg from over 66 million years ago 🦖 🥚 An oviraptorosaurs embryo — estimated to be 66- to 72-million-years-old — was positioned inside its egg in a way that's only been seen in birds today, indicating they may be ancestors. However, this dinosaur did not fly, making it the first time the tucking position had been observed in a non-avian animal. The findings suggest modern-bird hatching practices may have come from non-flying dinosaurs hundreds of millions of years ago. "[The embryo] is preserved in a great condition and helps us answer a lot of questions about dinosaur growth and reproduction with it," Fion Waisum Ma, author of the study and researcher at the University of Birmingham in England, said in a statement. Go to the link in our bio to read more. Credit: Lida Xing, et al./iScience | #dinosaur #oviraptorosaurs #fossil #embryo