TimothyOKeefe Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hello! I found this possible egg in Ulster County NY today! Does any one have any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kane Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 It does not appear to be an egg, and I believe Ulster’s deposits are too old for them (Devonian). 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TimothyOKeefe Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Do you have any clue as to what this could be? The white part is crystalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Broken off part of a weathered mineral vein with matrix attached. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yeah I could see that as a possibility for sure! It is interesting because the outer casing surrounds the entire crystal - I want to post some better pictures later. Such a strange specimen.. Last night I was leaning towards calcified brachiopod? I really can't tell - I understand that it is very unlikely to be a dinosaur egg, which I had never considered in the first place: originally published my post as "egg" and not "dinosaur egg" Ulster County is in fact dominated by Silurian and Devonian formations, and although examples are exceedingly rare, some animals were in fact laying eggs during this period. I unfortunately haven't ruled the possibility out yet.. I am stumped. In other news I found a hugee brachiopod today - will post soon:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 If it proved to be attached matrix, the crystal would seem to have to be some sort of inclusion and not necessarily growing in a vein - more pics soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 I have discovered tiny organized pores in the shell! The casing is almost surely organic. I need greater magnification. I'm not unconvinced this isn't an ancient croc egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 22 hours ago, TimothyOKeefe said: I'm not unconvinced this isn't an ancient croc egg. You are correct. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 You agree? That was my first impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 3:14 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: You are correct. 3 minutes ago, TimothyOKeefe said: You agree? That was my first impulse He is agreeing that you are not unconvinced this isn't an ancient croc egg. I agree that this is not an egg due to its characteristics and the local geology. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 There were in fact egg laying creatures in the devonian. This is where they first showed up, no? Check out my latest ID request and tell me what you think. Really doesnt look like a mineral vein, there are organized pores in the outer membrane. There were in fact eggs in the devonian, and honestly where I live is incredibly geologically complex. Rondout Valley. I don't understand why you guys are so quick to discount "egg" with the time period. Maybe if you just googled dinosaur egg, but not my original title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyOKeefe Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 I never drew a conclusion, I was hoping someone had useful input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Not an egg. Looks like another type of concretion, to me. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, TimothyOKeefe said: don't understand why you guys are so quick to discount "egg" with the time period. Becuase the first amniotic eggs didn’t evolve until the Carboniferous period if I’m not mistaken wich didn’t come until after the Devonian period.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 4:58 PM, TimothyOKeefe said: I'm not unconvinced this isn't an ancient croc egg. Mark was referring to your use of a double negative in this sentence. Which makes it read that you are convinced it isn’t a croc egg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, TimothyOKeefe said: There were in fact egg laying creatures in the devonian. This is where they first showed up, no? Check out my latest ID request and tell me what you think. Really doesnt look like a mineral vein, there are organized pores in the outer membrane. There were in fact eggs in the devonian, and honestly where I live is incredibly geologically complex. Rondout Valley. I don't understand why you guys are so quick to discount "egg" with the time period. Maybe if you just googled dinosaur egg, but not my original title. Not looking for an argument, but can you explain on what you are basing the possibility of eggs in the Devonian. The general thinking is that the type of amniotic eggs wen know from the fossil record don't show up until the Carboniferous period closer to 300 mya. Myself and several others on the forum are familiar with that part of New York. I lived and collected there for years. Those Silurian and Devonian formations are for the most part all marine. I think if you are seeing microsstructure in the "shell" you may indeed have a mineralized brachiopod. In fact it reminds me of the kind of mineralization I would see in the New Scotland or Coeymans Formation rocks around Kingston. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 17 hours ago, TimothyOKeefe said: You agree? That was my first impulse You used a double negative and that makes your statement read "I am convinced this is not an egg". I agree. It's not an egg. None of the features that would make it an egg are present. Look at it this way: What do you call a car that has no tires, no wheels, no steering wheel, no hood, no trunk, no engine, no suspension, no frame, no body, no bumpers, no doors, no horn, no turn signals, no windshield or windows, no headlights or tail lights, no seats, no pedals, or anything else you would find on a car? Well, there's a few things you can call it, but "car" is not one of them. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 2:58 PM, TimothyOKeefe said: I'm not unconvinced this isn't an ancient croc egg. Correct, not a croc egg. Sort of difficult to parse this triple negative sentence: not, un- and n’t. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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