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Hatching a Dinosaur Egg? FSU Professor Knows How Long to Wait

Photo: Dr. Gregory Erickson

How long would it take for a dinosaur egg to hatch? A new study, led in part by Dr. Gregory Erickson at Florida State University, counted how long it took dinosaur "baby teeth" to develop in the egg to find out.

The study, published in the journal PNAS this month, looked at two dinosaur species: Protoceratops andrewsi and Huypacrosarus stebingeri, studying how quickly the teeth developed in the egg, and how long those teeth would need to develop before the baby dino was ready to hatch.

Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. on Gulf Coast Live, Dr. Ericskon explains his research methods and what went into the study. And he answers the question as to just how long dinosaur eggs took to hatch.

Matthew Smith is a reporter and producer of WGCU’s Gulf Coast Live.