And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased....
Genesis 7:17
“Despite being malformed, the egg is excellently preserved, including parts of the eggshell that are rarely seen in the fossil record, such as traces of the egg membrane and the cuticle, which are mostly made of proteins and other organic materials.”
The
two-dimensionally preserved egg had between four and six layers in
cross-section, suggesting an abnormal double-layering. Lead author Dr
Alida Bailleul explained:
“The reproductive system of this female bird was not behaving normally. The egg shell consists of two layers instead of one as in normal healthy bird eggs, indicating the egg was retained too long inside the abdomen. This condition often occurs in living birds as a result of stress. The unlaid egg then gets coated in a second layer—or sometimes more—of eggshell.”
In this case the Noahic
Flood some 4,500 years ago provides not only the traumatic experience
that likely led to the unlaid double-layered egg, but also the
circumstances needed (rapid burial in mineral-rich sediment) to preserve
both egg and mother as a fossil." CMI
