Guns Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Hi i came across this Egg label as oviraptor egg from China look quite real to me( but not quite sure tho) what do you think about this? thank in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleostoric Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Hmmm... bit of a tough call. Some of the crack lines are a bit odd to me, which leads me to suspect that this may be a composite. I can’t really tell if texturing continues across fractures. Some places it looks good while in others it seems a bit off. I’m not exactly sure if it is completely real or not, which can be tricky to discern for eggs especially. I would definitely wait for more opinions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I would avoid this egg. A couple of areas show composited eggshell. Just look at the pattern in the circled area it does not match the adjacent pieces, shade is also off. Given what is obvious what else has been done to it? Suspect area 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Troodon said: I would avoid this egg. A couple of areas show composited eggshell. Just look at the pattern in the circled area it does not match the adjacent pieces, shade is also off. Given what is obvious what else has been done to it? Suspect area Thank you indeed for helping me man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Paleostoric said: Hmmm... bit of a tough call. Some of the crack lines are a bit odd to me, which leads me to suspect that this may be a composite. I can’t really tell if texturing continues across fractures. Some places it looks good while in others it seems a bit off. I’m not exactly sure if it is completely real or not, which can be tricky to discern for eggs especially. I would definitely wait for more opinions. thank you for the comment really help me decide to avoid this thing ^___^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10.10.2020 at 1:48 PM, Troodon said: I would avoid this egg. A couple of areas show composited eggshell. Just look at the pattern in the circled area it does not match the adjacent pieces, shade is also off. Given what is obvious what else has been done to it? Suspect area And keep an eye on the legal stuff, too (Export-ban of most chinese fossils).. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Real, with shell pushed in/over in some places (in pics above circled). What baffles are some other areas (which could have been restored with putty), but I think it's just heavilly overblasted in some areas. All in all, not best condition, should be very cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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