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| Baby Louie |
MEASUREMENTS
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Width |
Depth |
| 7" high |
26.5" |
18" |
The story of Baby Louie
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Baby Louie is an oviraptor. |
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Baby Louie may have died just before hatching. |
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After it died, water covered the egg. |
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Baby Louie’s egg was covered with sand and yet his bones stayed together. |
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The fossil came from China. |
Who discovered Baby Louie?
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Charlie Magovern discovered Baby Louie while working in his lab. |
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He named the fossil after photographer Louie Psihoyos. |
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He spent years using special tools to uncover Baby Louie. |
What Happened to Baby Louie?
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Did something scare his mother and she step on the nest? |
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Did another animal try to take the egg? |
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Did Baby Louie get sick just before hatching? |
No one really knows but these are some of the ideas from scientists.
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