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Re: Arizona T-rex Museum Questions and eggs



I believe you are referring to _Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis_. Although
first considered a therizinosaurid, the associated embryo, "Baby Louie," has
since been identified as a giant oviraptorid.

A couple thoughts:
How different would an oviraptorid embryo be from a therizinosaurid embryo, given that the two lineages are closely related and an embryo may look very different from an adult?


Though if it is a giant oviraptorid, could the eggs possibly belong to Deinocheirus (I know it's currently considered an ornithomimosaur, but with only the arms, its position is still rather uncertain)?