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First fossil dino baby bones from Australia article https://cosmosmagazine.com/palaeontology/tiny-fossils-are-first-known-baby-dinosaurs-from-australia?fbclid=IwAR3OzH8S7i2SWcyP2q1jI99kjwlXuosMqzbkZxu_GS80sH6h2A4vfo-Rb9o paper.. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-56069-8
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Hi I found this online and am wondering if its a tooth?, or just a piece of opal. Its 2mm, and is from Lightning Ridge Australia. Thanks!!
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Hi I’m wondering what Theropods are found in lightning Ridge Australia @Down under fossil hunter
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Below is a Trilobite fossil from the Arthur Creek Formation (middle Cambrian) I found some months ago. This formation is located in the Southern Georgina Basin in Central Australia, in a remote location between Northern Territory and Queensland. I hadn't attempted preparing a fossil before and decided to finally give it a try. I wanted to see if the Cephalon was present and still intact and if I could carefully uncover it. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, as the fossil is comprised of a very dense sandstone and I was told it could be a challenge. Now I have it fully uncovered I wanted to see if anyone could help with identification. From the reading I've done I'm thinking it's Xystridura Templetonensis. The two circular sections either side of the Glabella, which itself is quite circular line up with other examples I see of Templetonensis. I find it hard to get an accurate thorax segment count, but I believe I see 13, which would also line up with what I thought. Thanks for any help!
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Meteorite impact craters - Australia and Central America
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Paul H. Meteorite impact craters found in Australia, Central America Cosmos Magazine, Andrew Masterson https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscience/meteorite-impact-craters-found-in-australia-central-america Curtin University crater hunters score meteoric hole-in-one Curtain University https://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/curtin-university-crater-hunters-score-meteoric-hole-in-one/ Some of the papers are: Cox, M.A., Cavosie, A.J., Ferrière, L., Timms, N.E., Bland, P.A., Miljković, K., Erickson, T.M. and Hess, B., 2019. Shocked quartz in polymict impact breccia from the Upper Cretaceous Yallalie impact structure in Western Australia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54(3), pp.621-637. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maps.13238 Dentith, M.C., Bevan, A.W.R. and McInerney, K.B., 1992. A preliminary investigation of the Yallalie Basin: a buried 15 km diameter structure of possible impact origin in the Perth Basin, Western Australia. Meteoritics, 27. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1992Metic..27R.214D Dentith, M.C., Bevan, A.W.R., Backhouse, J., Featherstone, W.T. and Koeberl, C., 1999. Yallalie: a buried structure of possible impact origin in the Perth Basin, Western Australia. Geological Magazine, 136(6), pp.619-632. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47387976_Yallalie_a_Buried_Structure_of_Possible_Impact_Origin_in_the_Perth_Basin_Western_Australia https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Will_Featherstone/2 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/yallalie-a-buried-structure-of-possible-impact-origin-in-the-perth-basin-western-australia/0875C11713DCCD24BB7CA3135C060BB4 Rochette, P., Alaç, R., Beck, P., Brocard, G., Cavosie, A.J., Debaille, V., Devouard, B., Jourdan, F., Mougel, B., Moustard, F. and Moynier, F., 2019. Pantasma: Evidence for a Pleistocene circa 14 km diameter impact crater in Nicaragua. Meteoritics & planetary science, 54(4), pp.880-901. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maps.13244 Yours, Paul H.-
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Hey Everyone! I've found these in Toowoomba, Qld Australia. I was wondering if anyone knew what they were and how I should go about cleaning them up. These are my first fossils Ive found, im so excited and don't want to damage them!
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Early Cretaceous feathers found in Australia - Koonwarra Fossil Bed
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
First evidence of feathered polar dinosaurs found in Australia Uppsala University, November 12, 2019 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191112110235.htm The paper is: Martin Kundrát, Thomas H. Rich, Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Luis M. Chiappe, Benjamin P. Kear. A polar dinosaur feather assemblage from Australia. Gondwana Research, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2019.10.004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1342937X19302850 Related publications, Koonwarra Fossil Bed, Dr Stephen Poropat https://stephenporopat.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/4/2/24423511/poropat_2018_the_koonwarra_fossil_bed._ferns_flowers_fleas_and_fish...and_feathers_for_good_measure.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Poropat https://stephenporopat.weebly.com Bean, L.B., 2017. Reappraisal of Mesozoic fishes and associated invertebrates and flora from Talbragar and Koonwarra, eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 129(1), pp.7-20. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318676969_Reappraisal_of_Mesozoic_fishes_and_associated_invertebrates_and_flora_from_Talbragar_and_Koonwarra_Eastern_Australia Yours, Paul H.-
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Hi all I found what I think is a fossil about three years ago in a stream of the Barrington Tops/ Dungog area of NSW, Australia. It has fascinated me since and I'm currently in the process of signing up to local fossil groups to learn everything I can about this hobby. Until then, any help in identifying what I have is much appreciated! Thanks
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End-Permian (252 Mya) deforestation, wildfires and flooding (open access paper)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Below is a very interesting open access paper. Vajda, V., McLoughlin, S., Mays, C., Frank, T.D., Fielding, C.R., Tevyaw, A., Lehsten, V., Bocking, M. and Nicoll, R.S., 2020. End-Permian (252 Mya) deforestation, wildfires and flooding—An ancient biotic crisis with lessons for the present. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 529, p.115875. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X19305679 Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Pilbara stomatolites revisited (Pilbara Craton, Australia)
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Confirmed. Fossils That Formed 3.5 billion Years Ago, Really are Fossils. The Oldest Evidence of Life Found So Far Universe Today, September 30, 2019 https://www.universetoday.com/143561/confirmed-fossils-that-formed-3-5-billion-years-ago-really-are-fossils-the-oldest-evidence-of-life-found-so-far/ The Pilbara’s famous stromatolites finally give up their secret. Mark Bruer reports., Cosomos, Sept. 30, 2019 https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscience/earliest-life-found-in-ancient-aussie-rocks Earliest signs of life: scientists find microbial remains in ancient rocks University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/earliest-signs-life-scientists-find-microbial-remains-ancient-rocks Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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We’ll update this thread when we get working on it, but for now this is Skye (@Jesuslover340) and my latest prep project. Busted up Pleistocene pelvis. Not sure who it’s from yet. Pics are: 1. As found 2. Uncovering more 3. Showing size 4. Plastered 5. Breaking it free 6. Back at home. May seem ridiculous but this progression took 2 months to do. We were a bit slow/busy with life.
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Thought I would share some specimens from my recent trip to the Mt Scott Range, near the town of Leigh Creek and about 540 km north of the city of Adelaide. These Arachaeocyatha can be found just beside the main road and are from the Ajax Limestone, of Lower Cambrian age (528 Ma). I am not able to indentify genera or species but many types are represented. Best way to see them is to either find a sample that has been naturally weathered, which shows up the structure in relief, or cut and polish sections. The last photo shows a longitudinal section of one showing both the double wall structure of the caylyx and also the attachemnt holdfast.
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I have a sample of calcite crystal from Corop in Victoria, Australia. It has a collection of "growths" which I struggle to understand. Given these rocks are Cambrian and were formed in very hot conditions (volcanic, underwater ) no fossils could be expected. It's more likely to be a mineral dissolution feature, but not possible to tell. My problem is the way the "worm holes" butt against each other without joining, suggesting some kind of organic replacement. My mystery appears to follow fractures and isn't evenly tubular. It comes from a road metal quarry in the vicinity of a fault region filled with minerals, where the calcite is among material blasted from a vertical wall so the depth and surrounding rock is not clear. Perhaps it has joined the site over the eons since the rock formed. My local museum geology department has no answer yet. Photographs taken with microscope X10. Any ideas?
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Greeetings from Australia. I am a new member and retired Geologist. I did my graduate and postgraduate theses on Mezozoic faunas of New Zealand and Australia, so hopefully I can help any of you seeking IDs of fossils from these countries. My main interest is in brachiopods, the pic is from my collection : The large brachiopod is Mentzeliopsis spinosa and small ones Spiriferina (Rastelligera) sp. These are both from the Mid Triassic of the Hokonui Hills in New Zealand
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Heading to SVP Meeting in Brisbane Australia what are the Rules for Collecting in Australia
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Im heading to Brisbane Australia for the annual Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting in October with several Rowan University Professors/Paleontologists and I am trying to research the rules for collecting fossils in Australia. I know we will each need to obtain a fossicking licence but we would greatly appreciate any knowledge on the rules for fossil collecting while we are in Cairns and Brisbane. Thanks in advance -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Currently undescribed Cardabiodontid species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Currently undescribed Cardabiodontid species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed species of shark from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. The central fold in the root and shape reminds me of Dallasiella sp. ? -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed species of shark from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. The central fold in the root and shape reminds me of Dallasiella?. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed shark species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed sp. from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Leptostyrax sp. from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Leptostyrax sp. from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age.
