Crazyhen Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 These are said to be crystallized dinosaur eggs from Ganzhou, Jiangxi of China. You can see clearly the crystallization inside. Are these genuine dinosaur eggs or concretion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 They look like dino eggs but the crystal is not important in this ID but the eggshell. Do you have any closeup pictures of the shell. What size are these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 The size I guess is about 10cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 These are real dinosaur eggs, typical with what you see from Ganzhou. I can see proper eggshell pattern on them. Some sellers call them 'Small hadrosaurs" but who knows what they really are. 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 December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Another photo of the eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 they are real but at 10 cm possibly Dendroolithus type eggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 9 minutes ago, Troodon said: they are real but at 10 cm who knows what they are You mean 10cm is not typical of hadrosaur or other common types of dinosaurs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 You do not put species names to eggs but refer to them in terms of eggshell type. Few egg types are known to a species since the eggs were found with bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 By the way, it was said that crystallized dinosaur eggs are the rarest types of dinosaur eggs found in China, if you don’t count those with foetus inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yes you rarely see them like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonsDoc Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Agree with Troodon looks like real dendroolithus eggs to me. Very cool with the crystals, would love to own one like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Just now, HamptonsDoc said: Agree with Troodon looks like real dendroolithus eggs to me. Very cool with the crystals, would love to own one like that! No they are nicer in my collection 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, Troodon said: You do not put species names to eggs but refer to them in terms of eggshell type. Few egg types are known to a species since the eggs were found with bones. Thanks, now I know better. The eggs really look very nice, though I was told that the dinosaur eggs are not treated carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 The crystals remind me of "dog tooth" calcite. comparative picture from here " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 3 hours ago, abyssunder said: The crystals remind me of "dog tooth" calcite. That's right ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 These are cool. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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