Eggs Over Easy

PISDURA, India: Villagers in Pisdura, a small town located 440 miles northeast of Bombay, had no idea the oval rocks they kept digging up in their fields might just hold an answer to what killed off the dinosaurs. But now scientists are flocking to the village to examine the rocks, which turn out to be a rare collection of more than 300 dinosaur eggs. Because the eggs, which date from the Cretaceous period, the time 65 million years ago when dinosaurs began dying off, scientists hope that they will help provide clues to what caused the extinction. Because many of the eggs were found in clusters of four to ten, scientists think they may be the same age. Analysis may help settle whether a cataclysmic event such as a volcano or a large asteroid caused the extinction, but results will not be known for at least six months. The scientists were tipped off to the find by Vikas Amte, a local doctor. Regardless of whether the eggs hold the answer or not, Amte said the area where they were found should be cordoned off to protect it. "It should be converted in a Jurassic Park."