Aurelius Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Just spotted this beauty on a well known auction website. Looks like you could crack it into a pan and have a lovely fried egg sandwich, doesn't it? It had bids, up to a reasonable sum of money (a lot of money, considering that it's just a rock). I messaged the seller to tell him it was just a rock. He replied 'I've had 2 collectors look at it since I listed it, it is a fossilized egg'. Fair enough. I know better than to argue with two collectors. He did, however, close the auction immediately after my email, despite his reply. Part of me hopes a greedy collector nabbed it with a cash offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Would be hilarious if it showed up on TFF for an ID. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Somebody overcooked it by a few million years. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, DPS Ammonite said: Somebody overcooked it by a few million years. That is what happens when it is laid in a volcano. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 That totally looks real. Probably a griffin or a phoenix egg or something. Looks like the yolks on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 200 dollar fine for bad punning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 This was the first failed attempt to make the famous Chinese dish: Thousand Year Old Egg. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterc123 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I legitimately saw the same thing, I just reported it. I was kinda wondering who was, sadly, gullible enough to buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Perfect buy for who wants to buy eggs that are from mythological animals, from Harry Potter. Complete Kit: Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: Perfect buy for who wants to buy eggs that are from mythological animals, from Harry Potter. Complete Kit: You, sir, are an entrepreneur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 2:38 AM, Hunterc123 said: I legitimately saw the same thing, I just reported it. I was kinda wondering who would buy it. You can bet on it! Someone will. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 6/7/2017 at 8:29 PM, DPS Ammonite said: Somebody overcooked it by a few million years. Now THAT is a truly HARD boiled egg. 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...
Kane Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Now THAT is a truly HARD boiled egg. You mean like this one, which I think comes from the same formation ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Kane said: You mean like this one, which I think comes from the same formation Egg-zaclty! 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...
doushantuo Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Can i hit you over the head with.... uh basically anything? Bathymetrically speaking,this can't be beaten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 2:38 AM, Hunterc123 said: I legitimately saw the same thing, I just reported it. I was kinda wondering who was, sadly, gullible enough to buy it? Unfortunately, many people who are inexperienced with fossils will fall prey to what they perceive to be legitimate fossils. Knowledge is power. I still find myself baffled that anyone buys the copious amounts of "Sinohydrosaurus fossils" on the auction sites. 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...
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