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I'm a little confused. Is this all the same rock in all of the photos, the first ones at the outcrop and the last ones indoors? I'm not seeing a skull at any rate.
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Is that list visible in this forum? I have seen two kind of dyrosaurid teeth around and would be curious to know more accurate id.
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Found this hiking a mountain in the desert outside Las Vegas. Is it just me or is it an actual skull fossil. Its way to clean obviously shaped. Even with the darker sediment where an eye socket would be. Im not a fossil hunter so this may just be a neat rock but heres the pics. Any help is appreciated
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Hi and welcome to the forum. I can not help with the ID, but I think it could be helpful if you could tell (and maybe show) some examples of specimens you already Identified for context. Best Regards, J
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Sorry, I'm not seeing foot prints either.
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Looks like weathering patterns, see semi circle shape on left hand side also, so not footprints in my opinion.
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These evenly spaced imprints from right to left smaller to bigger sure look like clawed foot imprints. Any guesses? Found on Delaware shore.
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Below is the tooth of a dyrosaurid, some of which you may recognise from this thread here. I was originally under the impression that dyrosaurid teeth, like many crocodile teeth, were (unfortunately) non-diagnostic, but it appears that @Anomotodon was able to compile a list of dyrosaurid crocodiles known from the phosphates of the Ouled Abdoun Basin, and the morphology of their teeth, so I wondered if it might be possible to identify mine. Given the fact that my tooth has two carinae, and "medial/lingual curvature with a convex labial" (@pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon's word, not mine) and no striations, I personally believe this tooth to be that of a Chenanisuchus, but I'm no expert on the matter. Thanks in advance for any guidance Othniel
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That Great White has gorgeous coloration!
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Pholad borings does seem quite possible for the larger shapes. The more bubble-like texture would present these bivalves with an opportunity for easy digs. In general, similar shapes that don't appear to be tracks tend to bring the track hypothesis into question.
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This one might be hard to identify more specifically as the preservation is not the greatest and it does not appear to be complete.
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I was hoping but yea, it is certainly sandstone formation. I didn't cut the specimen, the line is natural.
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Hello, sorry to dissapoint, but this appears to be an interesting sandstone formation. No bone is evident, no typical vertebra shape, and the fine, sandy, and striped look suggest it beeing a Sandstone rock. But one question : did you try to cut it in half, or was this line even there when you found it ?
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I am at a loss on this one folks. Could be just an interesting sandstone specimen, a paperweight, or a cool Triassic vertebrae. Any ideas? Found in the Caprock area of the Texas panhandle. Thank you.
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Interesting find, but I am sure: no pterosaur-footprint cannot clear determine the typ of rock, looks volcanic for me. So, gas-bubbles in the stone or perhaps trace-fossils, some animals do burrows in stone
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definitely an oyster, but if it is a petrified or modern one, not possible to say My nose says: petrified one, but... we need more details about the place you found it
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I was fortunate enough to visit the Isle of Skye last May 2023 and came upon what appears to be a jurassic era footprint among stones on a rocky beach. The print reminds me of the photograph of University of Edinburgh PhD student Natalia Jagielska with the Jurassic Pterosaur fossil, Dearc Sgiathanach. If you look closely at the photograph there appear to be footprints very similar to the stone I photographed. I found it on a beach near the village of Elgol near the entrance to the famous Spar Cave. Can anyone confirm whether these may be prints?
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@JennieGlazier I was thinking that might be a possibility due to there being some civil war battles or skirmishes in Arkansas. I've toured a few museums and don't recall any shot or munitions looking like this. The golden C is intriguing. not to mention what appears to be several mineral inclusions in it Thought of various manmade irons such as cast or wrought. You might be able to get weathering patterns like this but both would look very rusty red in appearance not the coloration of this specimen. Is it soft? Lead would be soft enough to make an impression with or scratch with a nail...
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Perfection if you ask me. Beautiful work Kris.- 1,068 replies
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Thank you! Much appreciated.
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Try searching on google for Oklahoma Permian red bed formations and associated fossils. Whereas here in my part of New Mexico the Permian red beds are mostly without fossils and those are typically plant related, it would seem you'd have better luck. The OKC area is firmly in the red beds. It would seem (but you need to research) that you'll need to set your expectations for primarily land based vertebrates and land plant fossils. Whether the formations you have access to have fossils is TBD on your part. From wikipedia Oklahoma preserves one of the richest fossil records of non-marine vertebrates from the Permian of North America
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Dear Fossil Forum community, After 2 trips to Pohang in the North Gyeongsang province of Korea, I collected about 150 specimens, mostly flora. I have been unable to identify this pair. This is my first post so any guidance concerning this process would be welcomed. These were collected in the Changki Basin which is early miocene. I’m so glad to have found this community. I have many unidentified fossils from this area including what seems to be an invertebrate. I will do my best to answer any questions or requests. Thanks in advance!
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