New Members tom blagg Posted February 1, 2022 New Members Share Posted February 1, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Sorry. Its not an egg. For one thing the “shell” is waaaaayy too thick. It looks like a concretion to me. Still itd be a cool conversation piece. I’d have picked it up to put in my imposters collection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I agree - Chert concretion/nodule. No definitive eggshell texture, rind is too thick. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
digit Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Virtually all "dinosaur eggs" we see here turn out to be concretions. I must say that your "faker" is one of the nicest I've seen in quite a while. As mentioned above, this layered concretion looks to be a highly silicified piece of chert (microcrystalline quartz). It has a really nice polish and interesting surface texture. I'm guessing it spent some time at one point in a river or other watery environment picking up that lovely luster and texture. Not a fossil but a "keeper" nonetheless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chert Welcome to the forum--lots of great fossil information to be found here. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members tom blagg Posted February 2, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thanks for all the info, I will definately keep it with my rock collection. It will be my baby rock waiting to hatch, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 We've all got cool rocks that are not fossils that we find while hunting for actual fossils. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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