J-P Mauro on a Catholic Priest Being the First to Discover Dinosaur Eggs

"The discovery of dinosaur eggs in the early 20th century captured the imaginations of the world and helped popularize paleontological exhibits. While at the time credit for the find was attributed to Roy Chapman Andrews, the first human encounter with the dinosaur eggshells occurred decades before Andrews' accolades.

"Riley Black, from Smithsonian Magazine, points out that the first naturalist to discover and describe dinosaur eggshells was, in fact, the Roman Catholic priest Jean-Jacques Pouech. Father Pouech was the head of Pamiers Seminary in southern France, but in his free time he explored the geology and paleontology of the Late Cretaceous rock preserved in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains."

In a recent commentary, writer J-P Mauro, reflected on Fr. Pouech's discovery.

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Aleteia: How a Catholic priest was the first to discover dinosaur eggs (29 JUN 19)