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Any idea? Found in the North Saskatchewan River (Alberta)
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I'm not expecting anyone to identify this as such, just wanted to know if it's actually a fragment of fossilised bone since this was my first time fossil hunting (and it was the only thing we found xd). Found it in horseshoe canyon near Calgary, Alberta (yeah I know fossil collecting is extremely strict there, as far as I can tell we followed all the rules), specifically in this white sandy section I've attached a pic of. It didn't look like any of the other stones around and the holey-porous structure of it seems very bone like. (Sorry all I could find for scale is a magic card...)
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First I apologize I’m just a rock collector, or was in the 60’s and 70’s. I dug out the box of rocks to photograph the art in the rocks. I would love to know if this is coral and if that circled image is a worm and really any information I can include for my grandchildren. thanks so much GP
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Could really use help identifying this piece! Found in two medicine formation in southern alberta. Size is 2 inches x 2 inches and 1.5 inches high. It’s quite solid and is coolish to the touch, not at all chalky. thanks for any feedback at all.
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Hello there, I found this fossil (seems like a bone fragment for sure) in a coulee slide after a rain storm in Southern Alberta. Precisely, I was camping at Dinosaur Provincial Park and it was along a hiking trail. It measures approximately 6.35 cms length x 4.44 cms wide and 2.54 cms tall.
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Found this fossil on the bank of the Bow River just below the Bassano Dam in Alberta while I was fishing. Pretty sure is is a fossil but not sure what from. Let me know of any more info is needed.
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Is this hadrosaur vertebra real?
Jurassicz1 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Found this at a fossil selling website. Hadrosaur vertebra. Info: Hadrosaurus Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) 83-72 myo Alberta, Canada.
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Possible Dinosaur Fossils? Found At drumheller Alberta first fossil weighs .25 pounds
prehistoricpeasant posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Found this bone along the Bow River in Alberta. Would probably be from either the Bearpaw or Dinosaur Park Formation. Seems to be partially mineralized. Is it possible to ID the type of bone and possibly the animal it came from? To me it looks like a vertebra.
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Found this two days ago in the Alberta Rockies in a scree slope. Was hoping someone could help me identify it. My first thought was a very worn out trilobite, but I base that on almost no information and experience lol. Appreciate everyone to takes the time to look at this post, thanks!
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Was on a fossil hunt the passed 2 days and don't know what this pointed shelled fossil might be.
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Hi, I have a bunch of rocks from all around Alberta, and would really appreciate some help identifying them. I don’t have too much confidence that these are in fact fossils, and am sure most of them will turn out to be oddly shaped rocks. Thank you to everyone to takes the time to look at this post to help me figure this out! These are the “fossils” from my most recent outing with the location written above corresponding images. 1. I found this near the top of the tree line on Longview mountain beside a small steep canyon carved by a stream of meltwater coming down the mountain. The fossil was on top of the canyon. About 50 feet above where the bottom is now, on the loose rocks on the side of the canyon. 2. This rock was on top of Longview mountain in some rolling hills of shale. It has two very interesting bits that stick out, but there are small bumps all over this face of the rock, and if you can tell from the picture, I would love to know if those are fossils as well. 3. This next one was found in the same rolling hills of shale mentioned above. I unfortunately broke it into two pieces while trying to clean it up 4. this next one was on the rocky beach of a fairly large lake in the same area, closer to Banff I believe. I will edit the comment and put in the exact location once I figure it out from looking at a map. It has interesting protrusions all over it, and one side is full of little holes. My thoughts were maybe coral and a small nautilus type creature perhaps? Or maybe just weird rocks… 5. I have fairly low confidence in this one. Also from the mountains of bighorn Alberta, bordering jasper national park, a bit father North than Longview mountain. I think that’s enough for this post, it won’t let me add too many more images( I may have put too many of the same rock…) please let me knows your thoughts, and each set is labeled with a number to make referencing them easier in comments. Thanks again for taking the time to look through my strange rock collection, and please let me know if more information and/or images are needed. I am exited to see finally learn if these are fossils or just some wacky rocks!
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Hunting along the Scollard Formation in Alberta?
Dinoman28 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi all, I'm heading out into the badlands in September and I thought I might try my luck along the Scollard Formation. I've found some good resources online but it seems Scollard is much less described than the nearby Dinosaur Park and Horseshoe Canyon formations. I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of further resources or offer some personal experience with hunting along the Scollard formation. At the moment my strategy is to start in Dry Island Buffalo Jump and work my way north, but I'm not sure I can sufficiently distinguish Scollard from nearby layers. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Cheers -
Just wondering if anyone recognizes this. I am pretty sure it is a fossil but not sure if it is corral or bone or something different. I don’t have any pics with a tape measure on my phone but can get some tomorrow if it would help. It is roughly the size of my palm. Found in Southern Alberta in an area that has other Bearpaw formation fossils. However I have found other marine fossils here that are clearly not from the Bearpaw formation and are thought to have been brought from further west possibly by glaciers. I also found a rugose corral in the same area. It is concave in the middle on one side that you may be able to make out in the one picture. Any help would be appreciated and I can get more pics if necessary. Thanks in advance.
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Possible Cretaceous Osteoderms Found In Central Alberta Badlands. Please Help ID
Backcountryhiker posted a topic in Fossil ID
While hiking in the Central Alberta Badlands Near Toleman in Red Deer River Valley came across two pieces of fossilized matter that looked very different than most of the bone fragments I have encountered while on similar outings. If I was to take a wild & uneducated guess I would say they look like they could be osteoderms? Any help to ID these strange pieces would be greatly appreciated. Thank you In advance..thumb.jpg.5cc4882b159d8b5df1a09ecf02ccabb8.jpg)
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Hi All, First post for me. Excited to participate! I have recently taken up fossil hunting in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada's river valley creek beds. I have found several fossilized bone fragments, petrified wood fragments and even a few first nations artifacts. All of these have been found on small creek bed shelves during low water. The geological time period is mesozoic. The first object I would appreciate any feedback on is an irregularly textured flat rock or potentially a fossil of some kind. It was found loose on the surface next to the water. It has an interesting varied texture which differs on both sides. It doesn't seem to present the kind of regular pattern that would indicate a shell or skin, but there appears to be some degree of regularity or patterning. It kind of looks like a piece of beef jerky. At first I thought it might be from dried mud cracks but the patterning does not reflect this. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
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Found lots of teeth today, here’s some I need a little help with as I’ve never found these before. I think one is a troodontid, one is maybe dromaeosaur, and the other I have no idea. (Apologies for the quality, my phone isn’t good macro photography) Dinosaur Park Fm
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Found this fossil while surface collecting in the Alberta Badlands (Canada) North Of Drumheller in the Red Deer river valley. Looking for some help to ID this unusual looking fossil. If I had to guess I'd say it looks like a possible jaw fragment? Any help to ID would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Found this on an outcropping in southern Alberta with various other dinosaur fragments. Never seen this before not sure what it could be. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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Help ID Please. Cretaceous Bone With Big Hole Through It. Found in Alberta Badlands Near Red Deer River.
Backcountryhiker posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello Everyone I recently came across three interesting bone fragments while hiking near the Red Deer River North of Drumheller ( Alberta, Canada). The one bone fragment has a perfectly round symmetrical hole right through it, & the second & third fragment appears to have little pock marks or indentations on it (reminds me a bit of the whisker pocks a dog has on its face) . Anyways I am just a hobbyist however the fragments with the pocked marks I'm going to guess is part of the jaw or maybe somewhere near the mouth? Any help to help ID or any additional information of any kind would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance! Have great weekend.
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Hello I found this piece of sandstone along the Athabasca river just south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Since it’s sandstone I’m assuming it came from either the Mcmurray (late barremian or early Aptian) or Grandrapids (Albian) formation although my geology skills are not great. I tried to do some googling on what it could be but I found no results since I couldn’t be specific enough since I don’t really know what I’m doing. Any ideas? I attached an image of the location for fun that I took a while before I found the rock. I found it to the right of the creek thanks
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Can anyone id this? I would have just wrote it off as a rock if it wasn’t for the hole in the ends. Not sure if it goes right through or not. I can’t blow through it but there is sediment inside the hole. A friend suggested it was maybe a worm burrow. The area I found this in mainly has Bearpaw formation fossils but lately I have been finding older stuff like a rugose coral that was maybe deposited by glacier or river flow from older deposit upstream. If this is some kind of worm burrow cast do you have any suggestion as to the age? Thanks in advance for any insight.
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Hello, I am seeking identification on a spscimen I found in Horsethief Canyon (not to be confused with Horseshoe Canyon), just outside of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. (Dino capital of the world!). I found this specimen above ground while hiking in the coolees of the canyon. It was not nearby anything similar to my knowledge. I took photographs of it under my microscope to assist with identificafion. Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Take care.
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I found a rugose coral today and I also found another piece that looks similar but doesn’t have the rugose shape. Can you tell me if it is a rugose coral piece as well of possibly something different. Also found a piece of baculite not too far away. These were found in southern Alberta in the Bearpaw Formation I believe. The pictures below are of the rugose coral I found near by.
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