Fossils in Matchboxes…
…..One of many match boxes passed onto me by one of the longest serving members of the Stamford and District Geological Society. With the promise of giving the fossils (which are encased inside) some much needed TLC. The majority of these housed match box fossils were collected in the mid-1980s. A brief scribble on the box or a very small moth eaten note is supplied with the contents, with very little other information attached. But for me that’s where the fun begins.
As you push the somewhat tatty draws of the match boxes open, a story to research unfolds. With the British Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Caenozoic books to hand I begin.
Note: for reasons you see no associated matchbox with the posted fossil, is because the matchbox will be undergoing extensive repair work. 
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By M3gal0don_M4n · Posted
Actually one of the coolest teeth I have seen! Great find.
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By citronkitten · Posted
OR Sylvestrilamia teretidens based on crown extending out to cusplets
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By citronkitten · Posted
OR Sylvestrilamia teretidens based on crown extending out to cusplets?
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By bthemoose · Posted
@Fin Lover, this ID is based on input that @siteseer provided here:
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By Fin Lover · Posted
Based on the enamel "shelf" on the labial side, I would have IDed this as a retroflexus. May I ask what features indicate desori?
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By Samurai · Posted
Oh! I am so sorry for the late reply as I never got the notification. Sadly I have not, besides a familial (mostly superficial) resemblence to the modern ratfish (probably from the same diet) I have not gotten any clear answers.
Jokes aside, a true Id may never come unless far into the future. I still have hope one day someone can help with this ID.
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By Balance · Posted
Bucket list… only half of one so far. That’s just lovely. It’s absolutely still, “delicate”. I don’t know if that makes sense. Of course it’s delicate, but I just mean its vibe is still contained. The broken pieces, even if large and visibly pretty, are missing the delicacy of a sand dollar. So they feel like a piece of fossil instead of what they are.
Sorry for rambling. Currently looking through your awesome pictures to try and find a new tooth I found.
Jp
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