Crazyhen Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Do you think these eggs from Henan, China are genuine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 @HamptonsDoc @-Andy- @Troodon @Seguidora-de-Isis Something seems off to me especially as regards the first two pictures. A closer view of the shell would certainly help. The forum members I’ve alerted should have answers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Looks real to me. Fits the "typical" hadrosaur egg look. 4 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...
HamptonsDoc Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Looks good to me. Could be really nice with more prep. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 China doesn't allow its fossils to be exported, so most are fake. I would stay away from it. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Thecosmilia Trichitoma said: China doesn't allow its fossils to be exported, so most are fake. I would stay away from it. Being illegal for export doesn't mean fake Also, tonnes of fossils were brought out from China before it became illegal. 3 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...
RJB Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 If those are fake, then those are some really really good fakes. Even I, the guy who rarely buys fossils anymore would take a chance on these,,, depending on price of course. RB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I agree! They are unprepared, but they are definitely genuine typical spherolithic dinosaurids eggs. These eggs are very common in the Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China. Sweet acquisition! 3 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: I agree! They are unprepared, but they are definitely genuine typical spherolithic dinosaurids eggs. These eggs are very common in the Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China. Sweet acquisition! I often hear these ones being referred to as Dendroolithid types too. 3 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...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, -Andy- said: I often hear these ones being referred to as Dendroolithid types too. I agree. And it really can be Dendroolithid types. But unprepared in this way, unfortunately for now there is no way to know. 4 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: I agree. And it really can be Dendroolithid types. But unprepared in this way, unfortunately for now there is no way to know. Thank you very much, my friend. I forgot to mention one point. It was said that the eggs from Henan have thick but fragile shells, it is a standard practice to apply glue to the cracked parts of the shells to keep them in place. The glue "502" is the standard one for use. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 And I would also like to show you some big eggs from Ganzhou for comparison. These are genuine eggs just dug up from the digging site. The size is about the same as the Henan ones but the shell and its ornamentation are totally different. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 13/09/2018 at 9:36 PM, Crazyhen said: And I would also like to show you some big eggs from Ganzhou for comparison. These are genuine eggs just dug up from the digging site. The size is about the same as the Henan ones but the shell and its ornamentation are totally different. This is very interesting, my dear friend Crazyhen! Do you have any closest photos? 1 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: This is very interesting, my dear friend Crazyhen! Do you have any closest photos? These are the closest photos I got. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 12 hours ago, Crazyhen said: These are the closest photos I got. It really looks like the shell ornamentation is completely different. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing! 2 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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