Mandah85 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Hi everyone I’m not sure how this forum works I just wanted to get some info about this “real dinosaur egg” my grandpa recently passed away he was an antiques dealer and this was one of his prized possessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That looks authentic to me. I think it is often attributed to a species of Hadrosaur and from China. Let's see what others say. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I am sorry to hear of your loss. Since your Grandfather had an interest in this intriguing object, I hope that is a reflection of a long and interesting life. From the small image alone, your object has the appearance of a fossil egg often ascribed as Hadrosaur. These eggs of Chinese origin are fairly common, but very coliectible. Unfortunately, this has caused a huge upswing in the number of "enhanced" and absolutely fake eggs being offered for sale. Do you have any concept of how long your Grandfather owned this piece or where he acquired it? As to this Forum's assistance/opinion, more and more detailed photos would help. Unfortunately, in-hand is the optimal condition for evaluation, but sharp photos do assist in distance evaluation. As I said, from the small photo above it has the look of a genuine fossil egg. Good luck, there are several here with considerable experience in this area. 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonsDoc Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 The egg looks genuine and is commonly referred to as a hadrosaur egg, Cretaceous in age from China as others have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Until someone else comes in to definitively tell us if @Mandah85‘s is real or not here are some conclusively real ones to compare to And @Seguidora-de-Isis‘s specimen here And a good thread here by @-Andy- that looks at fake and partial eggs. 2 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 It certainly looks real to me. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I think your grandfather's prized possession is a beautiful and genuine dinosaur egg. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 More pics would help but it certainly looks real to me. Sorry to hear about your loss. 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...
CBchiefski Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 9:35 PM, Mandah85 said: Hi everyone I’m not sure how this forum works I just wanted to get some info about this “real dinosaur egg” my grandpa recently passed away he was an antiques dealer and this was one of his prized possessions. Sorry to hear, do you have any better pictures? From what I can discern the egg appears to be real, however, am not confident since the picture does not give enough detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandah85 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 My sister took some pictures but they weren’t the best but hopefully they help identify it a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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