Fossil eggs associated with a neoceratopsian (Mosaiceratops azumai) from the Upper Cretaceous Xiaguan Formation, Henan Province, China

The close association of osteological remains and fossil eggs sometimes leads to misinterpretations, particularly in the absence of adequate taphonomic data. A clutch of 15 fossil eggs from the Upper Cretaceous Xiaguan Formation, Henan Province, China occurs in close association to a partial skeleton of the neoceratopsian, Mosaiceratops azumai. Two centimeters of sediment separate several eggs on the edge of the clutch from the rostrum of the...