ᴀɴ ᴏᴠɪʀᴀᴘᴛᴏʀɪᴅ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴍᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ sᴋᴇʟᴇᴛᴏɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴛᴏᴘ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ-ʙᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴇɢɢ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ. © ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ: sʜᴀɴᴅᴏɴɢ ʙɪ/ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴘᴇɴɴsʟʏᴠᴀɴɪᴀ/ᴄɴɴ
ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ’s ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ, ᴅʀ. sʜᴜɴᴅᴏɴɢ ʙɪ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴠᴇʀᴛᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀʟᴀᴇᴏɴᴛᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ʏᴜɴɴᴀɴ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ, ᴄʜɪɴᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴘᴇɴɴsʏʟᴠᴀɴɪᴀ, ᴜsᴀ, sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇss ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ, “ᴅɪɴᴏsᴀᴜʀs ᴘʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏssɪʟ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀ ɴᴏɴ-ᴀᴠɪᴀɴ ᴅɪɴᴏsᴀᴜʀ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ, sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀ ɴᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴇɢɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs, ɪɴ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴍᴇɴ.”
ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪsᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴏᴠɪʀᴀᴘᴛᴏʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇsᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɢɢs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɢɢs. sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴄᴏ-ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴅʀ. ʟᴀᴍᴀɴɴᴀ, ᴀ ᴘᴀʟᴇᴏɴᴛᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀɴᴇɢɪᴇ ᴍᴜsᴇᴜᴍ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴜsᴀ, ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴs: “ᴛʜɪs ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ɪɴ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ, ғᴏssɪʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ, ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴅɪɴᴏsᴀᴜʀs. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴏᴠɪʀᴀᴘᴛᴏʀɪᴅs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴇsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɢɢs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ɴᴏ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴇɢɢs.”
ᴅʀ. xᴜ, ᴀ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴇʀᴛᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴇᴏɴᴛᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʟᴇᴏᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪɴ ʙᴇɪᴊɪɴɢ, ᴄʜɪɴᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ’s ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀs, ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, “ɪᴛ’s ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜɪs sɪɴɢʟᴇ ғᴏssɪʟ.” ᴅʀ. xᴜ sᴀʏs, “ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs sᴘᴇᴄɪᴍᴇɴ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ.”
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