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5 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
This entire week, we are celebrating what scientists have unearthed about the secrets of dinosaurs in recent years: on.natgeo.com/2GuvgX7 #NatGeoReimaginingDinos
Did you know that scientists have learned more about dinosaurs in the last 25 years than in the previous 250?
First up: reproduction

Previous theories about dinosaur reproduction relied heavily on our understanding of reptile eggs
Scientists have since established a solid evolutionary connection between dinosaurs and birds, one that is yielding better clues to how dinosaurs laid eggs and cared for their young Image
Did you know that when certain dinosaur eggshells are struck with a laser, the light that scatters back reveals degraded compounds that give modern bird eggs color and speckling?

Learn more in our #NatGeoReimaginingDinos story: on.natgeo.com/2HT3rYR
Follow along all week to challenge everything you thought you knew about dinosaurs! #NatGeoReimaginingDinos

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