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Dino nest with embryos

This unique piece came up for auction a few years ago, featuring a circular raptor nest, broken eggs and clearly visible embryos. The space where the parent sat is clearly visible, though they obviously weren’t around when the sand dune fell onto the nest in what is now Mongolia, burying it for a long eternity that lasted around 65 million years.

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Image credit: Bonhams/ Xinhua/Reuters Photo