FF7_Yuffie Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) Hello, Does anyone know what this egg is from? It looks fatter and less elongated than the oviraptor eggs, but isn't as round as Hadrosaur eggs. Quite unusual. The shell looks different too, not as speckled as the oviraptor eggs. It's from GangZhou, Nanxiong Formation. Edited October 15, 2021 by FF7_Yuffie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 We would need better pictures. These are too dark. 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...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) @Fossildude19 Seller has supplied some pics with different lighting and angles and the measurements. Length 14.5Cm,Width 10Cm at its widest point. Edited October 17, 2021 by FF7_Yuffie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Are these latest photos the same egg as your first one? the matrix is very rough on the first images while very smooth on the second. @-Andy- @HamptonsDoc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, Troodon said: Are these latest photos the same egg as your first one? the matrix is very rough on the first images while very smooth on the second. @-Andy- @HamptonsDoc Yes, I thought he sent wrong photos at first but egg is a different way round-- the matrix gaps match up if right way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Pic with the photos rotated to they are both the same way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Ok, so either is has been smoothened between the fotos, or in the second one the flashlight makes it look smoother than it is. Courious if someone can give an ID. Aloha, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) The sunlight coming from the side is causing tiny, angled shadows that are showing more surface detail. The straight-on inside light is washing them out making it look smoother. Edited October 16, 2021 by daves64 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 A theropod egg for sure Looks to be an Oviraptorid egg that was compressed due to preservation. I wouldn't put too much weight on the unique shape unless an entire nest of them are found 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 13 hours ago, -Andy- said: A theropod egg for sure Looks to be an Oviraptorid egg that was compressed due to preservation. I wouldn't put too much weight on the unique shape unless an entire nest of them are found I have seen similar eggs from Ganzhou and they didn't look like they were compressed oviraptorid eggs. They are much "fatter" and shorter and rounder. Look at the following photos. Would they be other types of eggs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 58 minutes ago, Crazyhen said: I have seen similar eggs from Ganzhou and they didn't look like they were compressed oviraptorid eggs. They are much "fatter" and shorter and rounder. Look at the following photos. Would they be other types of eggs? Do you know what these eggs are called? The oogenus, or guessed species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 9:04 AM, Crazyhen said: I have seen similar eggs from Ganzhou and they didn't look like they were compressed oviraptorid eggs. They are much "fatter" and shorter and rounder. Look at the following photos. Would they be other types of eggs? Thanks. I tried asking some friends in China and they had no idea what eggs these are either. Their only guess was theropod 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I am not sure about the type of these chubby eggs, possibly Ovaloolithus. They are much less common than oviraptorid eggs or oogenus eggs in Ganzhou. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Here is a paper on Ovaloolithus eggs they look very oval. Not sure we can call them that. Cool looking egg whatever it is. Possibly writing to the authors of these papers or other authors might shed some light on this egg. P020100202377305055770.pdf 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Thanks for the help. Seems like it is an unusual fossil Ill send an email, see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_Zigzag Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Greetings! It seems to me as a very unique hadrosaurus egg from GanZhou (actually not Gangzhou). You should take a look into the work of Dr. Zikui Zhao (Chinese: 赵资奎)and Dr. Qiang Wang (Chinese: 王强). They studied the eggs systematically and have academic works published. The problem is nearly all the works of Dr. Zhao are written in Chinese, but I guess it would not be a problem for you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 I heard back about the egg. Ill post the whole text. "Your specimen, my apologies, is apparently fabricated. Each shell piece is real, while they were reassembled to be an egg, probably for a better price in sale. However, you are right--they are hadrosaurid eggshells but composited like an elongate oviraptorid egg. The gap between any two pieces is too unnatural (e.g., photo egg5). I hope this helps." Luckily, I hadnt bought it yet lol Ive attached what was photo 5 on the email. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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