musicnfossils Posted Thursday at 02:42 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:42 AM Hey y’all, super curious about this potential egg as I’ve never found one before. Could be just a strange rock but I had to be sure. Apologies for the lack of measurements I misplaced my measuring tape but I can provide better photos as soon as I find it. Dinosaur park formation, steveville AB Link to post Share on other sites
dingo2 Posted Thursday at 03:00 AM Share Posted Thursday at 03:00 AM (edited) I believe dinosaur eggs are almost nonexistent in Alberta- even in DPP and the DPF. There are eggshells that have been found at a few places, but I think devils coulee is the only place that has produced whole eggs. Would like to be wrong on this though. Edit: "In 2001 Darren H. Tanke and M. K. Brett-Surman reviewed and described eggshell and hatchling material from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Dinosaur Provincial Park. Eggshell is rare in the Park, being present in only two microfossil sites, both of which are predominated by the preserved shells of invertebrate life." https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Evidence-of-hatchling-and-nesting-size-hadrosaurs-Tanke-Brett-Surman/e31bafeb90a2296b331a5060e2c7f1e4253c6e1e Edited Thursday at 03:07 AM by dingo2 Link to post Share on other sites
musicnfossils Posted Thursday at 03:08 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:08 AM Yeah devil’s coulee is the only place I’ve heard of them coming from anywhere close to here. Might email the Tyrrell about it unless it’s not at all what I think it might be. Link to post Share on other sites
FranzBernhard Posted Thursday at 07:12 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:12 AM Doesn´t show the last pic a typical granitic rock texture? Franz Bernhard Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted Thursday at 07:22 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:22 AM 5 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said: Doesn´t show the last pic a typical granitic rock texture? Franz Bernhard Looks like gabro to me. It tends to be darker and more readily degrades to the crumbly texture than granite proper. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kmiecik Posted Thursday at 04:10 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:10 PM The thickness of the "shell" varies too much for this to be an egg, methinks. Link to post Share on other sites
Theroroth Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM (edited) This doesn't look like an egg to me, although it does look interesting whatever it is... In the 4th image, the "shell" seems to have multiple layers, which doesn't look right for an egg in my opinion. Edited Thursday at 04:28 PM by Theroroth Link to post Share on other sites
supertramp Posted Thursday at 04:50 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:50 PM It would be useful to see a more detailed pic of the section. it could be, as already mentioned by rockwood, a weathered ultrabasic rock. Link to post Share on other sites
musicnfossils Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM Bummer, it was a stretch but I thought I’d check anyway. Thanks everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
Troodon Posted Saturday at 11:25 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:25 AM Keep at it, eggs are a tough reach but eggshells are not out of question. This was recently posted Link to post Share on other sites
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