AJ Plai Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I saw a clutch of eggs today in a local flea market and took a look at it and saw quite an interesting texture on it. I have seen pictures and handled a few Hadrosaur eggs before, and I am not familiar with this kind of texture and feel and so I took a few photos to share to ask some egg experts here if this is common for a Hadrosaur Egg to look like this? Or is the specimen possibly a fake? Here are the pictures of the specimen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Plai Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 I am uploading more pictures of the same specimen since I couldn't fit them all in the first post: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Auspex Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The texture looks to have been pecked-in by hand... If it is not a total fabrication, it is a ruined fossil (and I suspect the former). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 looks like a total fake apart from a few possible shell fragments blended in on top. check for`made in africa` sticker on the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Plai Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thx for the input and info guys. I had my suspicious when the texture of the shell just didn't feel right, it was interesting to find out more about it none the less. In case anyone wants to know, the egg was put for sale at about $900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Feels fake to me. The shells do not match. 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...
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