Scientists race in India to determine if it’s a 180 million-year-old egg or a rare fossil from the Age of Dinosaurs.

Scientist claims he has unearthed an egg-shaped dinosaur fossil from India.

An expert believes that the egg may be more than 180 million years old.

It's thought all dinosaurs produced by laying eggs (fossil not pictured)

All dinosaurs are thought to have been produced through the laying of eggs. Image Credits: Getty

Indian media have credited Dr. Narayan Das Inkhiya with finding the eggs.

The man was reported to have been digging in a hilly area in Jethwai Gajroop Sagar, Jaisalmer.

The following is a list of NDTVHe said that it could be an egg from a dinosaur fossil dating back to 180 million years.

“It was discovered in this area of Jaislamer, where in 2018 the fossil of a herbivorous dinosaur was also found.”

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Herbivorous dinosaurs date back 167 millions years.

The species had never been discovered before.

Tharosaurus Indicus, the new species’ name, was large and had a long-tailed animal.

There’s no way to tell if the dinosaur-eating plant-eating egg found is connected.

According to the report, Dr. Inkhiya was a senior scientist in groundwater. India Today.

The geological survey of India will receive the fossilized egg.

The experts will be able then to date the item and determine when it was made.

You may also find out the type of creature that hatched the egg.

Dr. Inkhiya is of the opinion that this egg could be from a dinosaur.

The fossil, he says, is about one inch in length and weighs around 100 grams.

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