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My family calls this a petrified egg, but a researcher called it fossilized (well, it is all speculative on what the heck it is). What would be the difference, or is that the same thing, fossilized and petrified? I googled it and it said there wasn't a distinction. Also looking for any info on what you think this egg might be, and wanted to share it with the community too. When I was growing up, once a year my mom would get out this petrified egg, and my brothers and I were allowed to hold it. It was always a very special treat! We would wrap a magazine around it, hold it up to the light, and we could see through it a little bit. My grandfather found it while digging a well on his ranch in Colorado. I had my mom and Uncle Keith write a note about the egg a few years ago. Uncle Keith use to carry it around with him when he was a kid. He even took his nail and dug a small hole in the crust. It's about 3" long, (bigger than a chicken egg), and has a hard rough crust. I have included an email from the Denver Museum, and from the University of Riverside, California about the egg. I feel very blessed to be its keeper. Thank you in advance, Kathy
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