AtmaJnana t1_itzznri wrote on October 27, 2022 at 3:25 PM Reply to comment by Tohrchur in How can the chicks breathe in their shell? by You_Smiled Ostrich eggs are not the largest known eggs. Elephant bird eggs apparently ranged up to about twice as large as the average ostrich egg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_egg#Structure >Dinosaur eggs vary greatly in size and shape, but even the largest dinosaur eggs (Megaloolithus) are smaller than the largest known bird eggs, which were laid by the extinct elephant bird. Permalink Parent 33
AtmaJnana t1_itzznri wrote
Reply to comment by Tohrchur in How can the chicks breathe in their shell? by You_Smiled
Ostrich eggs are not the largest known eggs. Elephant bird eggs apparently ranged up to about twice as large as the average ostrich egg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_egg#Structure
>Dinosaur eggs vary greatly in size and shape, but even the largest dinosaur eggs (Megaloolithus) are smaller than the largest known bird eggs, which were laid by the extinct elephant bird.