ControlsGuru Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hello everyone, please excuse me as I'm new here but I was hoping someone may be able to help identify what type of dinosaur this egg may have come from. Unfortunately I'm unable to give an exact location of the find, as it was found by my grandparents in the early 1950's in either southern Alberta or the northern USA. I have little to no knowledge in the field of paleontology so any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hi controlsguru... Sorry to have to be the one to break it to you, but this is not a dinosaur egg. It is an ironstone concretion. They are quyuite common in some dinosaur bearing rocks and in some places they even break up the same way yours is... that is, by peeling small pieces off and leaving a 'soccerball' texture on next layer down. the first two pix are tough to see, but the third one shows this quite well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildchild33 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I agree, this is geological, and round geological formations are the most mistaken thing for dinosaur eggs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 With dinosaur eggs an shell would be visible with some ornamentation on it. Eggs from Alberta are also extremely rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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