dinosaur man Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Assert for bugging everyone with a topic like this, but are these dinosaur eggshells real? I know some of the photos are extremely blurry but it’s the only ones I have and the seller hasn’t got back to me yet for extra photos. Edited May 9, 2021 by dinosaur man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 They have the appearance of dinosaur eggshell. The first pictured looks similar to shell attributed to Oviraptor; but, the piece you show appears to have "pits" on the surface as well as other ornamentation. I have not seen that feature previously. So???? Their place of origin would be the next question I would ask of the seller. My guess (and it is a guess) is that they are from different locales. 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, snolly50 said: They have the appearance of dinosaur eggshell. The first pictured looks similar to shell attributed to Oviraptor; but, the piece you show appears to have "pits" on the surface as well as other ornamentation. I have not seen that feature previously. So???? Their place of origin would be the next question I would ask of the seller. My guess (and it is a guess) is that they are from different locales. Yes they are from different locations, the first is labeled as Troodontid indet. from the Two Medicine Formation. And thank you for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I know NOTHING about dino material. But doesn't the first pic resemble croc/gator scutes????? Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I believe Troodontid eggshells from the TMF are smooth May be "B" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Thank you everyone for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 2:46 AM, dinosaur man said: These are French titanosaur egg shells attributed to Hypselosaurus. On 5/9/2021 at 2:46 AM, dinosaur man said: This very much looks like what is typically ascribed to oviraptorids - that is, elongatoolithidae. On 5/9/2021 at 2:46 AM, dinosaur man said: This looks like a fragment of titanosaur egg shell like the ones from Patagonia, Auca Mahuevo. As to the other ones, I, unfortunately, wouldn't know... 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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