Mesozoic crocodile eggs found in Brazil

Egg clutches found in Brazil. Pic/Vertibrate Paleontology

In a famous fossil bed in Brazil, researchers have discovered a new treasure of three egg clutches.

These provide new insights into semi-aquatic peirosaurid crocodyliforms and expand our understanding of their reproductive strategies.

The authors explained that they have found a total of 83 eggs across three clutches, plus numerous isolated eggshells.

One of these collections, making this the largest Mesozoic crocodyliform clutch ever found.

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