第一宗为科学确认的恐龙蛋化石是于1923年由美国自然历史博物馆的团队意外发现,当时他们正在蒙古寻找早期人类的证据。这些蛋当时被错误认为是当地很常见的草食物种原角龙属(Protoceratops)的蛋,但现时已知道其实是属于偷蛋龙属(Oviraptor)的蛋。随此之后,世界各地陆续有发现,引发多个互相竞逐的分类系统。1975年,中国的古生物学家赵资奎[5]开始了一个革命性的蛋化石分类方法,by developing a system of "parataxonomy" based on the traditional Linnaean system to classify eggs based on their physical qualities rather than their hypothesized mothers. Zhao's new method of egg classification was hindered from adoption by Western scientists due to language barriers. However, in the early 1990s Russian paleontologist Konstantin Mikhailov brought attention to Zhao's work in the English language scientific literature[2].
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