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A man looks at what is believed to be fossilised dinosaur eggs at a site in Russia's volatile Chechnya region. |
MOSCOW - Geologists in Russia's volatile Chechnya region have discovered what they believe to be fossilised dinosaur eggs laid by one of the huge extinct reptiles that roamed the Earth more than 60 million years ago.
"There could be many more laying under the ground."
The find was uncovered when a construction crew was blasting through a hillside to build a road near the region's border with former Soviet Georgia in the Caucasus Mountains.
A team of geologists stumbled across the smooth, oval rock-like forms, which range from 25 centimetres to one metre coincidentally on a recent trip to the area, said Dr Dzhabrailov.
He said palaeontologists were needed to determine which species of dinosaur had laid them.
Dr Dzhabrailov said that the regional Chechen government, which is eager to shed the region's reputation for violence, is considering turning the area into a nature preserve and seeking to attract tourists.
However, violence has declined under the strong-arm rule of Mr Ramzan Kadyrov, whose multi-million dollar construction projects are aimed at raising the region's profile and boosting the tourism potential of the troubled area. REUTERS
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