A strange-looking object resembling a large, scaly egg was discovered in an Arkansas field and sparking a social media free-for-all about its origin. Photographs of the object were posted last week on a Facebook group called “Arkansas History Unearthed.” The object is reported to be more than 2-feet long and looks like some kind of turtle shell or reptile. The original poster, Drew Baledge of Fayetteville, asked online: “What, if anything could this possibly be?" Hundreds of speculations ensued: Petrified turtle, fossilized dinosaur poop, fossilized egg, an alien egg ready to hatch were among some proposed theories. Several online commenters suggested it might be an unusual geological formation called a septarian nodule, also called a dragon stone because its texture envisions how a dragon’s skin may look. McClatchy News contacted James Starnes with the Mississippi Office of Geology who confirmed that the “egg” appears to be a septarian nodule ... and a quite large one at that. “It’s a crazy looking specimen. Really unique and special,” Starnes told McClatchy News. (Source: Magnolia State 09/20/20)
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