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Dear everyone, I would like to hear your ideas on preparing a fish fossil from Turso, Scotland (Devonian). I am unsure of the best approach. The fossil was embedded between two layers of hard rock. The impression on one side is not entirely clear; the other side is not entirely complete (90% is there). Additionally, fish fillet has fallen out, and I have many loose pieces such as the fins, which are very thin and have matrix (grains) attached. I have been contemplating soaking the small loose pieces in acid (5%) and then rejoining them. For the larger pieces, I plan to reattach them and clean them using an air scribe and sandblaster (2.5 mohs). Another idea is to place the pieces in their original positions and create a replica on the opposite side using epoxy or cement, although this doesn't seem aesthetically pleasing to me. The tools at my disposal include: - Magnifying glass - Air scribe - Engraving pen Dremel - Dremel - Sandblaster - Sulfuric acid 100% - Cleaning vinegar I appreciate your input and suggestions. Kind regards,
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A nicely preserved one inch Phyllodus toliapicus crushing tooth plate from the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia. -
Found this while splitting some chalk (80 myo) from Molecap Hill Quarry in Gingin. The whole section of “scales” is about 2 cm long. Not sure what these “scales” are but my imagination goes to fish scales. Any ideas?
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a friend sent me this photo to request identification if possible; the squares of the paper measure 5 mm on each side; This fossil comes from Madagascar. if you have any possible help, thank you for your contribution
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I found this last year, just now got to it. While I put fish fossil in the title, I don’t really have any ideas on this one. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Pleistocene Glacial material of eastern Kansas, USA. Measures roughly 21 mm long. Possibly vertebrae?
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The bones visible in the photos belong to the placoderm Kujdanowiaspis podolica. I have a question. Can these bones be recognized? Where were they in the fish skeleton? The first photo shows a gross bone. The object comes from Ukraine (Ustechko, Dniester formation, devonian, Lochkovian - approximately 415 million years).
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Trying to find out any information. I inherited 2 Fossils that were my deceased ex-husband. I don't know anything about them..they are made of rock.i know nothing about Fossils. How old is it..yes that is the whole fossil..I think the tail is curled up on the back?
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Found this in Sweden and I’m quite sure its a fish tooth, anyone able to confirm?
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Found in an area overlooking the Little Missouri River basin, Clark County , Arkansas. I have found mosasaurus vertebrae, ball and socket in the general area where I found this one. My confusion is the intervertebral socket. Also, the overall shape is not round but flatter and with a figure 8 shape. Please comment and if possible, what is it.
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Hello. I'm a new member here and thought I would share a fossil fish mosaic I made. I looked and searched but didn't see anything like it. There is nothing for scale but it is 2'x3'. I usually just look at a photo of a fossilized one I like and then create it how I think it should look. That is part of why I am here, for research so I can add realism to my art. The other part is I like fossils. 8-). I also do metal sculpture. Thank you for looking. Scott
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I found this the other day in a Middle Cenomanian shell hash layer. It is about 30 mm long. It seems to be absent sharp teeth and instead has some type of crushing dentition. But, I'm not sure that it's even a jaw. It could be a fragmented fish fin or split spine. Does anyone have a good idea?
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Hi everyone! A few months ago I came across a post by another user displaying their impressive collection of marine reptile bones they collected between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, U.K. I had no idea that you could have such success with bone fossils along this stretch, so I decided to take a trip and see what I could find. I had a great time and found a good amount of bone pieces, Here is what I came back with after 5 days of looking on Charmouth beach, in order of finding: Now some closer photos by type. I found 2 full Ichthyosaur vertebrae, one from the ribcage section (which I forgot to include in the overall photo), and one from the tail: One very small partial Ichthyosaur vertebra: 2 Ichthyosaur paddle digits: 2 pieces of Ichthyosaur rib bone, from very differently sized creatures! These two are harder to identify, the best guess so far is possibly part of a shoulder bone on the left and possibly a piece of Ichthyosaur jaw on the right, though they are quite rolled and thus hard to get a solid ID: A partial fossilised shark fin spine from a hybodus shark: Another unidentified and heavily worn piece of bone, perhaps from the skull of something, the man in the heritage centre seemed to think it wasn’t Ichthyosaur or plesiosaur: and finally, another unidentified piece, possibly some part of a fish? I have a separate ID post for these last 2 with videos and more photos of you have any ideas for them! All in all extremely happy with what I found, and will definitely be returning!
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Found this walking the beach. I assume it’s sandstone. After a closer look I noticed either a feather or fish fin stuck in the middle. Not sure if anyone can see it clear enough to help identify what it is. Sorry, I took the picture with my phone.
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I found this fish scale in the lighter grey layers of Granton Quarry. It is about 1 cm in length, and seems to be rather characteristic, so I am hopeful of a ID. Lockatong Fm Granton Quarry, North Bergen, New Jersey Upper Triassic Thanks.
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Hi everyone, this is a fish I found a few years ago in Santa Barbara. If anyone could help with ID, or provide any resources on fossils in the area it would be greatly appreciated. The fossil is in very soft shale, measures just over 3 inches head to tail, had lots of bivalve and gastropod fossils nearby. I can provide additional pics/info if necessary. Thanks!
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This specimen lacks any data. I think the plate is no more than about 15 - 20 cm long. I don't have it in hand, so I can't give an exact scale. Does anybody recognize the taxon or the matrix / formation?
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Hi everyone! I found these at Charmouth over the weekend (Black Ven side) and just was hoping for some help with identifything them. I took them to the Heritage centre and Phil said they were likely a bone from the top of the skull of something (not sure what), and maybe a part of a fish - possibly the cheek? He suggested to post on a fossil ID Facebook group which I have done, IMG_4516.MOV IMG_4519.MOV and I thought I would also put it here too just to see if anyone has any ideas. I can add some still images of these videos are not clear enough.
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Hey, Over the weekend, I took a little beach vacation to Port Aransas and I found some cool stuff. From what I know, the South Jetty is known for its pleistocene era fossils so I'm hoping that's what some of these are. 1. This one is probably a long shot but it kind of reminds me of a bone. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't though. 2. Now I do know that these are ray teeth, but I was wondering if these are modern or actual fossils. 3. I'm not too sure if this is a fossil either. It reminds me of a fish spine though. 4. Originally, this was complete, but sadly, on my way back the top broke off and got lost. Like the last one, this also reminds me of a fish spine. 5. Probably the find I'm most excited about. This reminds me a lot of a mammal tooth from the pleistocene era. Now I could be 100% percent wrong and it could all be high hopes but if it is, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the help!
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Hi all, I found a small fossil bone near Airey's Inlet. It was located in the scree slope ~3m above the beach, in material that appeared to be eroded from the sandstone cliff (mixed in with fossil shells, sea urchins and sea urchin spines - one of these is pictured). It looks like there is also a possible bryazoan or sponge on the surface of the bone. Thoughts on ID/age? Cheers Oli IMG_9484.HEIC IMG_9496.HEIC IMG_9493.HEIC IMG_9491.HEIC IMG_9500.HEIC
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Found on a buddies ranch in south western Utah. I’ve been slowly chipping away the sandstone matrix around it revealing smells of sulfur and low tide lol first I thought shells, however, the more i prep the more I’m revealing the scale sections are of one piece… 50 lbs or so. 18” long 12” wide and 7-10” thick. Any insight Is appreciated. I’m new here and have some others i need help with also. Thanks again!
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Hi all, We spent yesterday in a different section of the quarry I posted about here. This section yielded some nice fish, plants and even another temnospondyl! Phyllotheca or a different horsetail Xenacanthid pieces Various fish bits A nice nodule with a fish inside I will post some more photos of the temnospondyl once it gets excavated, but here is a loose section from the rear of the skull. After our quarry visit we went to a terrific Eocene plant locality, will post some photos from there next!
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Could anyone help with identification of this fossilized fish head section which looks like the upper palate & eye sockets. Found QLD Australia Jan 2024. Some type of gills seem to still be present. Thanks for any information 😄🙏 Kate
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Curious about this piece of fish bone. From a Middle Devonian (Givetian) site. It's fragmentary and weathered, but the weathering exposed some interesting structures on the underside, consisting of parallel rows of indentations. Not sure what to make of it. Any thoughts?
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I have this fish in my collection . I've got it for Christmas , but sadly without a lable . The surrounding matrix is shale if this helps. I dont know where it was found or how old it is which makes identifying it much harder than usual . But maybe some of you guys know ?
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