Egg Hatching
MediumAges 5-8
A large egg cracking open with a baby dinosaur peeking out of the top, sitting in a twig nest.
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Dinosaur Nest with Eggs Coloring Page
A round twig nest holding five patterned eggs, surrounded by ferns — lots of fine detail.
Print it at home or in the classroom, colour it in, then read the Dinosaur eggs facts underneath to find out more about the animal you have just drawn.
Learn While You Color
Nests
Some fossil nests preserve eggs arranged in neat rings or rows, which tells us the parent placed them carefully rather than dropping them. Nesting sites with many nests close together have been found, suggesting some dinosaurs nested in groups.
About dinosaur eggs
Fossil dinosaur eggs have been found on every continent. They come in different shapes and sizes, from roughly tennis-ball size up to about the length of a forearm, and their shells carry tiny pores that let air reach the growing animal inside.
Fun facts
- Fossil dinosaur eggs have been found on every continent.
- Eggshell has tiny holes that let air pass through to the animal inside.
- Some nests preserve eggs laid in neat circles.
- A few fossil eggs contain the bones of unhatched dinosaurs.
- Egg shape and shell pattern help scientists tell different eggs apart.
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