The Catalina Petrified Dinosaur Egg

The "Catalina Petrified Dinosaur Egg" was discovered by a local hiker in the summer of 2004 and was found among river rock in a small run-off stream on the side of a dirt road. The location found is about a ¼ mile north of Golder Ranch Rd in the small community of Catalina, Arizona, which is considered a part of unincorporated Tucson.

I am not sure if this sample is indigenous to the Catalina Foothills area, or not, as it may have been hauled in with landscaping "river rock" around 2002 from a nearby quarry. The only thing for sure is that it is from an Arizona stream.

This specimen was originally thought to be an Opal or Geological Crystal Oddity. As such, the top of the egg was sprayed with a polyurethane coating for a "polished shine" and was used for a living room display sculpture since 2004.

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• Paleontology
• Archeology
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• Dinosaur
• Egg
• Petrified
• Fossil
• Opal
• Crystal
• Catalina
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[MrElpipi1]

that;s a petrified dino crap

[gregrutz]

@Pulsar205 Scientists have found whole nests of eggs showing the mothers tended the eggs.

[gregrutz]

@shotsxxx You are guessing. Fossils don't need 'wet' sediments. Sand or tar works very well.

[shotsxxx]

@Pulsar205 I would have to think it would have had to been buried quickly in wet sediment.- Aside from your "liquid" theory most fossils would have to be buried very quickly in wet conditions to form. This plus the liquid theory makes me think maybe it got caught in run off from a very large flood and buried as the waters left it behind in thick sediment-(just my 2 cents)

[luvrainn]

wtf did i just watched

[Pulsar205]

@fltply It's rare to find one intact though. And a newly hatched or partially rotted egg won't fossilize the embryo. It has to be buried intact.

[fltply]

Of course, duh to me.

[Pulsar205]

How can something like that partially break yet hold together and fossilize? Was it left there for millions of years or was it simplly buried quickly by wet sediment? It would have to be wet and soggy to keep the liquid in.

[Pulsar205]

@fltply they have done with others. just like birds inside, all huddled up!

[eegii1]

How much is a dinisaur egg price?