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Hi! Is this a real egg? It's for sale as Segnosaurus galbinensis from Ganzhou (China, Cretaceous). Can be true? Thanks

Hi guys, I found this egg on al local auction website. To me it looks very real, but I would like your opinion on it. It is real a dream for me to poses a real Dinosaur egg. The egg is form a Segnosaurus and is found in the Xixia region in China. Kind regards, JK

I purchased an egg last month labeled as Segnosaurus from our favorite auction website and wanted to know what you guys think of it. The seller knew very little about its origins. He sent it with a "letter of authenticity" from a Chinese professor that I know is pretty much worthless.

I've been on the hunt for a Segnosaurus egg for the past few months and I recently received an "egg" that was listed on the Dutch version of eBay. The original listing is as follows: "A unique offer an original egg of a Segnosaurus.sp. in volcanic rock and tested for authenticity. The egg comes from an antique German collection. Condities: Some eggshells be repaired but otherwise good. Age: Cretaceous 70 to 100 million years old. The egg is found in Central Asia (exact location is not known) The rock is volcanic (Sulfer smell) with iron and pyrite Sulfur in air sample authenticity features. The size is 13 X 9.5 cm (but the egg was squashed!) Weight:590 gr. (without packing material)" ​From the pictures its obvious the egg wasn't in the best condition but I still purchased it for several reasons: It was cheap (paid under $100), I was curious to see what it looked like in person, and the visible texture on the egg reminded me of oviraptor but that with the sulfur smell that is described made me think that maybe this is an Indian egg as I believe most of them are found in volcanic rock. I received the egg after about three weeks and it looks just like it does in the pictures from the listing. One observation that is not noticeable in the pictures is small gold sparkles on the less shell covered underside. I'm not sure what this egg is. Is it Segnosaurus? Is it Indian? Is it a composite of raptor egg glued to a rock and painted? What do you guys think?