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Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliens

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Trovants are found almost exclusively in central Romania .

They grow by about 2 inches ( 5 centimeters ) every 1,000 years by adding to their sandstone shell.

The shell is so porous, it can absorb minerals like calcium carbonate from rainwater.

The weight of a baby trovant may cause it to break off from its parent rock, meaning trovants can multiply.

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