I want to know if this dinosaur egg is real, and what species it is.

[Nichet1122]

Hello. I started collecting fossils last year, and I got this dinosaur egg. 

I want to know if this fossil is real and detailed species.

This egg is from Nanxiong Formation, China.

Size approximately 8.4 inches.

 

Edited April 29, 2021 by Nichet1122
Added more photos

[FranzBernhard]

Welcome to TFF from Austria!

 

Not an eggspert, but looks good.

- Shell structure is continuous across fragments.

- Fragments fit nicely together; can not be excluded that some shell fragments have been glued back, but it seems that all fragments originally did belong the this particular egg. In other words, I can not spot foreign shell fragments.

- Infill of egg locks good.

- Incompleteness is a good sign.

- In my personal eyes, a very nice, authentic specimen! But I am unable to judge overall quality.

Franz Bernhard

[Nichet1122]

7 hours ago, FranzBernhard said:

Welcome to TFF from Austria!

 

Not an eggspert, but looks good.

- Shell structure is continuous across fragments.

- Fragments fit nicely together; can not be excluded that some shell fragments have been glued back, but it seems that all fragments originally did belong the this particular egg. In other words, I can not spot foreign shell fragments.

- Infill of egg locks good.

- Incompleteness is a good sign.

- In my personal eyes, a very nice, authentic specimen! But I am unable to judge overall quality.

Franz Bernhard

 

Thanks for applying!

[Troodon]

The egg is real and its an Elongatoolithidae type egg.   Oviraptorids have been attributed to this type egg in the Nanxiong Formation.

[Nichet1122]

On 4/29/2021 at 8:48 PM, Troodon said:

The egg is real and its an Elongatoolithidae type egg.   Oviraptorids have been attributed to this type egg in the Nanxiong Formation.

 

Thank you Troodon!