Dinosaur eggshell
Fossil
Also called Dinosaur egg
About it
Thin, curved fragments with a pebbly or ridged outer surface and fine pores through the shell. Pieces come from Morocco and the US West; most whole eggs on the market came from China, which bans fossil export.
- Type
- Fossil (vertebrate)
- Group
- Dinosaur (reptile)
- Colours
- brown, black, grey, tan
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Cretaceous
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.