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Any general discussions about fossils & paleontology

Post your fossiling adventures here!

Can't figure out what that fossil is? Post bright, sharp images here for identification. (Note that responses & confidence increase with image quality!)
>Re-size your pictures, per the tips in our FAQ forum.
>Please understand that we do not appraise value!

This forum is devoted to illuminating the pitfalls to be avoided when considering the purchase of fossils.  Please do not post links to websites, nor identify a seller in any way.  For our educational purposes, the sellers' identity is immaterial; this is all about the specimens.  Please read and follow the guidelines found in the Pinned topic below.

>In this forum, we promote and celebrate our amateur contributions to the paleontological sciences. There are many volunteer opportunities to play an important role in furthering the science, and to learn new skills. Whether by volunteering their time (lab work, collections maintenance, organized field work), or through the donation of significant specimens, to scientific institutions, amateurs have always played an important but unheralded part!

>The pinned topic "Fossil Contributions to Paleontology - The Gallery" is an annotated image archive of member-found specimens now residing in museum collections; further discussion of them will be found in linked topics in this forum. ADDING YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS THREAD WILL EARN THE PARTNER AWARD FOR YOUR PROFILE.

>All the other topics in this forum are for the discussion of amateurs' collaboration with professionals; science at its best.

Ask anything you want to know* about fossils in general; maybe someone here will have the answer!
*For identification of specific fossils, post in Fossil ID for best results..
>Please understand that we do not appraise value!

The Winners Gallery and the Official Contest for the Find of the Month.

Show off your own collection of fossils

A forum to showcase Paleontological museums and their fossil exhibits. Have one near you? Take us along!

For members' original paleontological artworks of graphic (life renderings, display backgrounds, ID posters) and sculptural (models, carvings) natures.

Tools and techniques

Tools and techniques

We have freed member-to-member trades from the restrictions imposed on member sales.

You may express your initial interests here, or as opportunity might present in other discussion topics; once contact with a trading partner is made, please continue your arrangements via private message. Public notes on successful exchanges are encouraged; disputes must be settled privately.

Please note that transactions done thus must be pure trades, with no money changing hands; beyond that, the transaction may take any form that both participants agree to as equitable.

Have some excess fossils from your journeys? Want to recoup a little gas money? 

The Member to Member Sales forum is intended to be a place where people can sell excess specimens, tools, or literature.

Or the same type of items that they just no longer want. It is not intended to be commercial endeavor or market stall on the Forum.

Just a place where people can sell their extra fossils, tools, or literature.

PLEASE READ THESE RULES:

> For sales between members:

Please, NO marketing of commercial websites, including Ebay, and Etsy . 

Also, NO marketing of services. (for example: preparation or restoration).

> Posting access to this forum is restricted to members who have established themselves by contributing a reasonable, fixed number of posts of substance.

Once you are approved, please read the Member Sales Policy and pinned topics before posting or responding in this forum!

>Fossils and things directly related to the avocation ONLY. 

Fossils, tools, and literature. NO JEWELRY, PLEASE.

>Clear photos and specific pricing per item are required.

>We cannot perform $$ appraisals, but opinions as to relative quality can be offered.

For transparency sake, Please post detailed photos of the fossils being offered.

Each fossil must have a specific price. 
The Forum cannot be held liable for deals gone wrong. 

Buy and Sell at your own risk.

News from the world of fossils & paleontology

Have your own non-commercial website about fossils? Post it here!

Fossil related websites and links

Tips and techniques to better photograph fossils.

Talk about fossil-related books and magazines

Share fossil documents here.