JLN1129 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hey y'all. I dont have the faintest idea what I have here. Im fairly certain its an egg. And Im fairly certain it's a fossil. Im also fairly certain my friend shouldnt have cut it in half. But if he didn't, I wouldn't be fairly certain its an egg, so..c'est al vie. Any insight, thoughts, questions, or direction would be greatly appreciated, as my recent googling of the phrase 'red fossil egg in missouri' turned up nothing related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Welcome to the Forum. Unfortunately, it isn't an egg. No real egg shape, and no shell texture or shell at all. Looks like an agate or quartz nodule. Please look through these: 1 6 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...
JLN1129 Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Well, Im convinced of my initial wrongness. But, seriously...that looks like egg...goo. Doesn't it? So...agate? and crystal? Man..Im looking at it again. It looks like freakin egg stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I agree with Tim for the reasons he stated. Lots of Concretion out there that mimic eggs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 The orange-ish color you are seeing is mineral staining, likely from iron leaching into the nodule/crystals. 2 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...
caterpillar Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 No egg for sure http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Not an egg, but still a very awesome rock!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Nice piece of quartz. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Beautiful crystal structure -- no egg. Especially if found in Illinois. No fossil eggs in Illinois, Indiana or the surrounding states with the exception of amphibian eggs in the Mazon Creek lagerstatte, and those are the size of a pinhead give or take a mm or two. 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...
FossilNerd Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 As others have already said, you don’t have an egg, but it’s still a worthy contender for the “cool rock” shelf! Milstadt is located on Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) aged rock. As @Mark Kmiecik mentioned, you could possibly find very small amphibian eggs in Illinois under the right conditions (Mazon Creek), but that’s about it. The local geology is way too old for a dinosaur egg or anything similar. For reference: Below are cropped pictures of the Illinois state geological survey map. Full version can be found here: https://isgs.illinois.edu/content/bedrock-geology-map-illinois The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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