Chinese boy discovers nest of 65 million-year-old dinosaur eggs

A science-loving schoolboy has accidentally discovered a nest of fossilised dinosaur eggs while playing outdoors in China. Experts believe the 11 eggs, each about 3.5 inches long, date back some 66 million years to the late Cretaceous period just before the ancient beasts were wiped out. The third-grade pupil said he initially saw a ’strange stone’ in the soil, but realised it could be a dinosaur egg after checking the object closely. Experts confirmed his speculation before excavating 10 more eggs nearby.