New Members saturnstroll Posted October 6, 2022 New Members Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) Hello, in 2021, my kids and I were hunting fossil fragments in the rock piles arranged as landscaping alongside a store. Rock landscaping location: Arlington, Texas, USA. Of course we have no idea where the piles of rock originally come from. While hunting, we came across this spherical piece, which looks like a compressed, fossilized, cracked egg to us. Since we've found pieces of Ammonites before, it didn't seem unreasonable to find something else. Can anyone identify if it is natural mineral or fossilized egg? Thank you. Edited October 6, 2022 by saturnstroll added pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 It's not an egg. Look at the "cracked" area where you can see the thickness of the "shell". An embryo would need a jackhammer to break through it. The outer surface does not the texture an egshell should have. Unfortunately, it's just a suggestively shaped, but very cool rock. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members saturnstroll Posted October 6, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted October 6, 2022 "Shell" thickness - okay, makes sense. Thank you for your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 For your information Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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