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Hi everyone, found this in a new jersey cretaceous creek. Looks like a partial enamel something but I'm not exactly sure what it can possibly be from, it interestingly has some very defined ridges on the least worn side. Very hard to catch the clearest pics to show the sharpest definition but I tried to get the best I could. Maybe this can be a clue to a potential id. Pictures of it with whiteish background are upside down.
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Hi guys, Brand new to the forum, but excited to be here. I found this in an area where water used to be very high all around me. In fact in a great deal of Thornton Co. In this case I am around the Niver trail. I am not so much the expert in geological terms so I will forego the effort in outlining this, but I will say the rocks around are very interesting. A lot of petrified wood, some form of molten rocks and evidence of extreme heat, has made for some interesting mineralization many of my finds. I look forward to your advice and have much more to show and hopefully learn from your feedback. Thanks for looking
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Howdy everyone! I'm from Southern Missouri and walk the creek beds all the time in search of arrowheads and more. When I was a kid 10 years ago I found this dinosaur head around rockbridge Missouri on our property. I finally wanted to find out what it belong to as only one Dinosaur has ever been identified in missouri?. Thank you everyone!
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This may sound like a stupid question to the more seasoned collectors, but I've recently started buying dinosaur teeth to collect and I can't help but notice a pattern when searching through the various fossil websites. Almost all dinosaur fossils are American or Moroccan. I've seen that international fossil trade is actually illegal in some countries causing some fossils to be unobtainable realistically. Some fossils are also extremely rare as well and are valued much higher making them extremely difficult to find.. Is it really that common for dinosaur fossils to be unobtainable? I don't mean the rare ones, I mean there's absolutely NO WAY to legally purchase them. I've seen the usual suspects on almost every website. Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus. As well as certain Raptors, Pterosaurs, and theropods here and there. There are certain popular dinosaurs I never seem to come across though. Giganotosaurus? Brachiosaurus? Suchomimus? Are these dinosaur fossils just hard to come by or are they unobtainable to the average collector? If they are available, what's the best way to obtain them?
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Does anyone recognize what this could be? I Saw what looked like bones in a dry wash. I brushed away some dirt and It looks like there’s teeth, vertebrae, wing bones, armor like scales, and a pretty obvious looking dragon skull.
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I can't remember exactly where or when I acquired this , but I think I found in second hand store a few years back. Thought it was petrified wood but found images of eggs and thought maybe, it's not wood after all. Me and my rock hunting buddies would really like to know.
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Hi, this was found in a dry wash in Phoenix, AZ. It was pretty dirty and dusty before I cleaned it off. It has an odd shape, it’s angled and curved. Don’t have any other info really. It feels how I would imagine a dinosaur skin would be though... or maybe dragon.
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Last Spring Break I took a fossil hunting trip to the Late Cretaceous Cerro del Pueblo formation of Coahuila, Mexico. Found a lot of cool stuff, including partial tyrannosaurid teeth, a partial hadrosaur tooth, a bunch of turtle carapace pieces, a croc vert, a lot of Ankylosaurian osteoderms, tons of freshwater and marine gastropods, and much more. This piece stands out, because I have been unable to ID it. My best guess would be a Pedal Ungual from some dinosaur, but it is unlike I’ve seen online. I’m hoping some dinosaur experts can help me out.
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Is this a skull of a baby raptor or is it just a rock? I just want to be sure before i take next step.
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Carcharodontosaurus teeth - serrations
Vleuver posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hey all, The serrations on this cacharodontosaurtooth seem to be fake. Am I correct? Thank you for helping out!
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New member. I did post in an old question too. I’ve been legally collecting surface finds from an area where I know others have collected too. I mostly find small fragments and want to see if anyone else has fragments from the area they don’t want so I can take them to the small schools near me and show to the kids and out of curiosity see if any fit with what I have. I want to note I know the laws about collecting and have met up with some folks from U of A when I’ve found anything for them. It’s just junk stuff I’m wanting. Like to show kids what they are more likely to find. Anyhow given as we cannot sell, how can I try to acquire from others similar fossils? Can I trade?
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I need help identifying these sauropod teeth from Yixian Formation
-Andy- posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, I have several sauropod teeth from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning that I need help identifying. This is Tooth 1 - White Length: 44 mm Formation: Jianshangou Beds of Yixian Formation Locality: Chaomidianzi, Sihetun, Beipiao, Liaoning Province I believe this is a Dongbeititan dongi tooth as this tooth has the morphology of titanosauriform teeth, and Dongbeititan is the only titanosauriform from that locality as far as I know. The formation is based off the locality of Chaomidianzi (my source was confident of that locality) --- This is Tooth 2 - Red Formation: Lujiatun Bed of Yixian Formation Locality: Yanzigou, Shangyuan, Beipiao, Liaoning I believe this is a cf. Euhelops sp. tooth as this tooth has the morphology of titanosauriform teeth, and cf. Euhelops sp. is the only titanosauriform from that locality as far as I know. The formation is based off the locality of Yanzigou and the red matrix. I've compared this matrix to multiple Yanzigou locality fossils of the Lujiatun Beds and they are identical My ID is based off this paper "Basal titanosauriform (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) teeth from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China" --- This is Tooth 3 - Partial Formation: Lujiatun Bed of Yixian Formation Locality: Yanzigou, Shangyuan, Beipiao, Liaoning I believe this is a cf. Euhelops sp. tooth as this tooth has the morphology of titanosauriform teeth, and cf. Euhelops sp. is the only titanosauriform from that locality as far as I know. The formation and locality is based off the red matrix in the cross section. This tooth was resold from my source but he confirms it's definitely within Beipiao and either from Yanzigou or Sihetun. I've compared this matrix to multiple Yanzigou locality fossils of the Lujiatun Beds and they are identical --- This is Tooth 4 - Tiny Formation: Yixian Formation Locality: Sihetun, Beipiao, Liaoning This is the toughest tooth of all due to its size and incompleteness. It's the top half of a spoon-shaped crown. Again, the source admits being a reseller but he promises the locality is accurate. I believe this is a Titanosauriform indet. I showed this tooth to @hxmendoza and he agrees it's a tooth, not a claw. The closest match I can find to this tooth is MSNM V6214 from "Sauropod teeth from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar, and the oldest record of Titanosauriformes" May I have your thoughts on these IDs please? Thank you.
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Hi everyone, I have a theropod teeth that I need help identifying. This tooth first came from a reseller from Morocco in 2019 (before Talsint teeth flooded the market). He promises this came from a Boulmane digger, and calls it a Jurassic tooth. Irregardless of whether this is a Jurassic tooth or not, the reseller is reliable when it comes to locality I have tried identifying this tooth but all my best guess is that it's a Megalosauridae indet. Here are its info: CH: 26.1 mm CBL: 13.7 mm CBW: 8 mm Distal denticle count: 13/5mm on mid line Mesial denticle count: 17.5/5mm on mid line Unique trait 1: Well visible transverse undulations Unique trait 2: Mesial carina ends well above the cervix. Even accounting for the worn tip, it's half the length of the distal carina Unique trait 3: Distal denticles significantly larger than mesial ones (DSDI > 1.2) I read "The distribution of dental features in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: Taxonomic potential, degree of homoplasy, and major evolutionary trends" but I am still unable to confidently assign a theropod family to this tooth. The lack of locality data from Boulmane further hurts the ID. Here are some of the relevant pages I highlighted from the paper: Regarding denticle size: Regarding the mesial carina terminating above the cervix: Regarding the transverse undulations: A compilation of features about my tooth and the potential IDs for it: If you have any insight regarding my tooth, I would love to hear it. Thank you
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...so I headed out to find some Dinos. All fossils dinosaur park fm. Got some new land permissions so I have lots of area to wander. Here’s some notable finds from today. Large hadrosaur (or possibly ceratopsian) foot bone, large hadrosaur foot claw, tyrannosaurid caudal vert, possible tyrannosaurid toe bone, and some indet. fused verts. These will be pictured, there were various other verts and smaller bones found that I may post later.
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Hi Is looking to buy my very first dinosaur fossil, what is going to be a center piece in my collection. Started looking at online a long time ago, and found out fast how many fake eggs etc that is being sold as legit - Wow Then started looking at "normal" shop, and must admit there are really many all selling legit item (What they say) - But how can I be sure that its not just fakes. And MANY more. Was planning my first dinosaur fossil, and looks like something like a nice big tooth is where I can get the best "wow" piece - Any input ? (Hope to show my collection to the locals in the future, so thats why "wow" factor matters a bit. Regards Henrik
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I have here three vertebrae from the Kem Kem of Morocco sold as "Dinosaur or Crocodilian." Is there any way to identify which of these they belong to, and if so, can they be narrowed any further? Thank you, Bellamy First one is 1.5" long and 1.5" wide
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I have here three verts from the Hell Creek of Harding County, South Dakota. They were sold as dinosaur. I'm wondering if it's possible to narrow it down further than that. This one is 2.13" long and 1.89" wide
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I just recieved a box with a random assortment of Kem Kem fossils and I was wondering if some of you might help out with some of the ID's 1) A fish scute, Adrianaichthys (Lepidotes) pankowskii would be my guess. 2) Another Adrianaichthys (Lepidotes) pankowskii scale? 3) A small bone, turtle perhaps? 4) Crocodile osteoderm 5) Crocodile osteoderm 6) I often see similar fossil sold as Kem Kem coprolites 7) base of an Onchopristis numides rostrum tooth 8) A large fish vert, could it be Chondrichthyan like Onchopristis or probably just bony fish? 9) A fish vert? 10) Spinosaurid tooth
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Real or Fake Oviraptor Egg?
Charlotte787 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi guys, I was considering buying the attached egg from a trusted dealer, but I’m aware that there is an awful lot of fakes out there and some can even fool the experienced dealer. Any input with regard to its authenticity would be much appreciated!
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I have here a dinosaur bone from Isle of Wight, England. It's from the Wessex Formation, Cretaceous in age. It's around 1.5" x 1.5" How much credibility is there to the claim that this is a dinosaur vertebra? And if that's what it is, could be be narrowed down? Thank you, Bellamy
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Hi! I got this Hadrosaur caudal vert from the two medicine formation. in Pondera County. I was wondering what part of the tail this bone would have come from? the seller says it is likely a proximal vertebra, but couldn't give any details on its placement. Is there any possible way you can tell what part of the tail this fossil belonged to? assuming a grown individual of the species. If exact placement isn't possible, Ill settle for general region. The centrum of the Vert is 2.7 x 2.3. x 2.2" and the process is 7.6" long in a straightline including the anterior points of articulation. As always I can provide more detailed pictures/measurements of requested parts of the specimen.
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Tate Museum virtual Speaker Series... and invitation
jpc posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Greetings y'all. As many of you know I work at the Tate Geological Museum in Casper, Wyoming. As many of you don't know, we used to host a Spring Lecture Series every year for the people of Casper. This year we decided to start it up again, using the newly acquired skills of Virtual Gatherings. The theme this year is Cretaceous Dinosaurs. The talks are scheduled for the first Tuesday of March, April and May. Here is the link: https://www.caspercollege.edu/tate-geological-museum/events/lecture-series/ The Zoom link is on that Tate Museum web page. The talks are at 7PM Mountain Time. It may be late/early for folks in Europe, but for those in the States and elsewhere, please feel free to join in. I leave it up to you weather to join in with a real name, a pseudonym or with your Fossil Forum name. Tomorrow night's talk is by Pat O'Connor of Ohio University and he will talk about Cretaceous Dinosaur of southern African and Madagascar. I had the good fortune to be party of Pat's explorations in Tanzania for two years back in the mid aughts. Even though the talk is primarily about dinosaurs, I include a couple shots of this cool little crocodilian we found, Pakasuchus.
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This was found at the Virginia/Maryland Aquia Formation, Potomac River. It’s about 3 inches (7.6 cm) long and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. I have an idea of what I think/want it to be but would like the opinion of someone more experienced. Thanks for any help!
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Land near Bernissart: Chances of finding anything?
IguanodonGhost posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Let me start by saying I don't know the first thing about fossils and the like, so I admit this question is probably a bit silly, but humour me please. I recently inherited some land near the Bernissart coal mine. (For those who don't know it, that spot is famous due to the discovery of over 40 Iguanodon skeletons in 1878 at a depth of 332m.) The land itself is situated less than 5 km away from the mine (as the crow flies) and is about 12-13 square km. The terrain isn't really worth much since it's classified/protected forest (not sure what the proper term is in English). I have to make a decision whether I want to keep it or sell it, so the litlle kid in me was wondering what the chances would be of finding dinosaur fossils there? And I mean a major discovery, not just a small tooth or so. I obviously realise that digging 300 meters deep isn't very feasible (and possibly not allowed due to the status of the land anyway). But would there be any reason to keep it? Is there any easy way to know if the land holds any secrets deep down? (Ground-penetrating radar or things like that?) Cheers
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