Lighthousedove Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 So I was on a hunt for Patoskeys over on lake Huron and I came across this very odd find. It looks to have the exact qualities of an egg. I have been searching around to find others like it and have come up empty. Any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum. I think what you have there is a nodule or concretion. Nature can sure be a trickster! Fossilized eggs generally do not preserve the internal material, and they don't quite appear like modern day eggs. What is usually found is just the egg shell with cracking texture. Judging by the location of this find, it may be too geologically early to have fossilized eggs. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. As Kane mentioned, ... it is a Concretion or nodule. 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...
Lighthousedove Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Kane said: Welcome to the forum. I think what you have there is a nodule or concretion. Nature can sure be a trickster! Fossilized eggs generally do not preserve the internal material, and they don't quite appear like modern day eggs. What is usually found is just the egg shell with cracking texture. Judging by the location of this find, it may be too geologically early to have fossilized eggs. I'm aware of what fossilized dinosaur and non look like. Just wondering if I could be possible that this is a new sort of fossilized egg. It looks like it has a shell and egg whites an yolk. As if it was hard boiled and then fossilized somehow. It looks so simular to one!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 It certainly does! Sadly, the way eggs preserve wouldn't retain those features. It also seems to lack symmetry, and what looks like the eggshell "rind" is far too thick for what would be a small egg. Since you are out looking for Petoskey stones (hopefully you found some!), that would likely put material there around the Devonian period. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Can we get a picture of the "shell" side? Looks can be very deceiving. Ma Nature is a great prankster. As Kane stated, soft tissue fossilization is extremely rare. When Eggs are found with something inside, it is usually the bones of the fetus, not yolks or egg white. And the age of the rocks around Lake Huron are all Paleozoic, way before dinosaurs, or birds. 3 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Looks can be deceptive, it's a chert nodule I'm afraid. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Welcome to The Fossil Forum. I'm afraid that I have to agree with the others who have already responded. Your specimen is not an egg. It sure looks convincing though! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 The correct scientific term for this is 'concretion a roo' just kidding. Just a rock to me though. Lots of people think they have found an egg simply cause of the shape. Happens all the time. You do have fossils in your state, just have to learn where and how. Good luck RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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