The story for kids
This is a dinosaur egg. All dinosaurs hatched from eggs, just like birds do today. The mommies laid their eggs in a nest and kept them warm. Look, the egg is moving! Someone is tapping from inside. And here it is, a baby dinosaur! It's very small now, but soon it will grow big.
Facts
- All dinosaurs hatched from eggs, just like birds today.
- The eggs of the biggest dinosaurs were as big as a football.
- The babies were very small, but they grew fast.
Numbers
- Egg size
- ~10–30 cm
- Eggs per nest
- ~15–30
- Hatchling
- ~30–50 cm