Pixpaleosky Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hello, For Easter' Monday I decided to hunt eggs, not in chocolate but in stone ! I got a nice spring weather in a beautiful landscape: In these marls dated from Eocene, we can find eggshells of Gastornis (giant bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastornis ) on the ground, here together with a gastrolithe: And a picture of a rare collapsed egg in the rock. It was so fragile that I could only take the shells without the matrix. A picture of the clean shells will come soon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laditz Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Very nice looking hunting grounds you got there! And fun finds, can't wait to see some clean close-ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 And some exemples of the final result : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 You find a green one with pig bones by it? (Get what I did there?) Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Nice! Good finds! Most eggscellent! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 minute ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: You find a green one with pig bones by it? (Get what I did there?) You crack me up. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: You crack me up. Like this? Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 minute ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Like this? Eggsactly like that! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Just now, Tidgy's Dad said: Eggsactly like that! This conversation (and trip report) is one shell of a time. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Very cool! Any info on what these eggs came from? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I bet you were eggstatic when you found those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 So many puns everywhere! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: I bet you were eggstatic when you found those I think we've had enough yolks about eggs now. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Pixpaleosky said: And a picture of a rare collapsed egg in the rock. It was so fragile that I could only take the shells without the matrix. Is it going to be possible to reassemble this egg to some extent, like they do with pottery shards? (Could have done another pun there but I resisted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Is it going to be possible to reassemble this egg to some extent, like they do with pottery shards? (Could have done another pun there but I resisted) Humpty Dumpty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Neet find. 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...
Pixpaleosky Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I think we've had enough yolks about eggs now. Ahahah they were not bad ! 12 hours ago, Darktooth said: Very cool! Any info on what these eggs came from? yes , this : I quote Wikipedia: Gastornis is an extinct genus of large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene epochs of the Cenozoic era. The genus is currently thought to contain three or four distinct species, known from incomplete fossil remains, found in western-central Europe (England, Belgium, France and Germany). More complete specimens are known from a fourth, North American species, which had previously been classified in the distinct genus Diatryma. Many scientists now consider Diatryma to be so similar to the other species of Gastornis that it should also be included in that genus. A fifth species, also previously classified in its own genus, is known from China. Gastornis species were very large birds, and have traditionally been considered to be predators of small mammals. However, several lines of evidence, including the lack of hooked claws in known Gastornis footprints and studies of their beak structure have caused scientists to reinterpret these birds as herbivores that probably fed on tough plant material and seeds. 10 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Is it going to be possible to reassemble this egg to some extent, like they do with pottery shards? (Could have done another pun there but I resisted) Unfo not possible because too many pieces were missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laditz Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Did you (or anybody at the location) ever find one that was "complete", or not broken up into many pieces? Looked up some video's about the Gastornis, one awesome looking bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 5 hours ago, Pixpaleosky said: Ahahah they were not bad ! yes , this : I quote Wikipedia: Gastornis is an extinct genus of large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene epochs of the Cenozoic era. The genus is currently thought to contain three or four distinct species, known from incomplete fossil remains, found in western-central Europe (England, Belgium, France and Germany). More complete specimens are known from a fourth, North American species, which had previously been classified in the distinct genus Diatryma. Many scientists now consider Diatryma to be so similar to the other species of Gastornis that it should also be included in that genus. A fifth species, also previously classified in its own genus, is known from China. Gastornis species were very large birds, and have traditionally been considered to be predators of small mammals. However, several lines of evidence, including the lack of hooked claws in known Gastornis footprints and studies of their beak structure have caused scientists to reinterpret these birds as herbivores that probably fed on tough plant material and seeds. Unfo not possible because too many pieces were missing Thank-you! Very interesting! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 EASTER EGGS / PART 2 In the same area other levels (quite similar, red marls too) are rich in dinosaur eggshells. The dinosaurs laid their eggs in a hole in the ground, covered with leaves, which when decomposing produced heat. It was probably done in silt at the edge of river streams, so the mud was covering the hatched eggs, allowing their good fossilization. Here we can see an egg in the ground: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Europe 70 million years ago formed an archipelago of islands of varying sizes, from Central Europe (Austria and Romania) to the Iberian Peninsula. Much of southern France, as well as that north-east of Spain and part of Portugal, were then emerged. The landscape was mostly composed of alluvial plains covered by large rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Here we go with a discovered partial egg and its preparation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laditz Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pixpaleosky said: Here we go with a discovered partial egg and its preparation Wow, that's really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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