Bisti – A Different Sort of Egg

The cracked sandstone “egg” boulders of the Bisti Wilderness are famously photogenic. But while I was exploring the endless expanse of dry washes, I stumbled upon a different sort of egg. Well… I think its an egg – a fossilized egg. It sure looks like one, anyway. The geology of the area seems right. Dinosaur fossils have been found here. And I’d like (love) to think I found a fossilized dinosaur egg. That would be just plain cool!

But I’m no expert. What do you think?

Fossil Egg I

And by lying on my belly and a friend casting his shadow on the area, I came away with this close up…

Fossil Egg II

Here is another image including a AA battery to give it some scale…

Fossil Egg with AA Battery for Scale

So, again… What do you think? Do you know any experts that can confirm my suspicions? Maybe we’ll have to go back out to Bisti for another look-see, someday. Because that egg – or whatever it is – is still out there, right where I found it.

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4 Comments to “Bisti – A Different Sort of Egg”

1. Geoff says:

   August 7, 2010 at 6:38 am

   Although it is possible it’s a dinosaur egg, it’s most likely a concretion. The cracks look more like weathering and the right end is stained with alteration of some kind. Where there any other spherical shapes laying around?
2. Scott says:

   August 7, 2010 at 7:18 am

   Ya, that’s in line with what other geology buddies of mine said. There were not any other similar objects in the area. It appeared to have weathered out and washed down into the flat bottom of the wash. Bisti has all kinds of cool geology. You’d love it! Thanks for commenting!
3. John says:

   November 28, 2010 at 6:11 pm

   I just found a similar looking rock on one of my trails on my property near Birmingham, AL. It was on a mountainside where plenty or erosion takes place. A rock is sticking out of the ground on the trail and it has what look like three or four toed impressions in it. On this rock, I found the sandstone egg. Mine is about 4cm long. Any more insight on yours?
4. Scott says:

   November 28, 2010 at 6:53 pm

   Hi John, I’ve talked to several other geologist-friends and they all agreed with Geoff that its likely a concretion and not a fossilized egg. Cool stuff to find anyway!