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Hey everyone, what are the standard tools for fossil hunting? I'm guessing a hammer and chisel. Are there any preferred brands? How about videos for teaching newbies how to use this stuff? Best, Chris
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Can anyone id this tooth for me? I believe it to be from a dinosaur, but not sure which. No location was provided. Thank you!
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I have this piece I found at Beltzville State Park pretty recently and really want to try to get it more exposed without destroying it. I have no experience at all with fossil prep, therefore I have no tools aside from basic chisels/hammers. I’m just wondering if there’s any suggestions as to what I could do to try to expose it, or anything I might acquire to do so.
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Hey friends, Hope you're all well. I recently went to New York for the first time and throughly enjoyed what the city had to offer, however one of the stand out days was definitely a trip to the American Museum of Natural History. I won't bombard you with thousands of picture but I will post a few of my favourites Also a question, annoyingly I was on limited time and wasn't able to make the last slot of the "Meet T-Rex: The Ultimate Predator", has anybody done the tour and is it worth doing? I was gutted I missed it and would like to hear what others thought of it. I'm sure most of you know the I.Ds but i'll list a few of them just incase. So here's a few pics from my journey This specimen is AMNH 5027 and it was excavated in 1908 by Barnum Brown in Montana. Interestingly enough this specimen also provided the first complete skull of Tyrannosaurus rex. Not an alien, a pano that went a little wrong, it's hard to fit these guys in.
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Hello everyone, I am a little confused about the precise legality of fossil hunting with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation area. I have collected fossils here numerous times in the past, and have never had any issues in the past. However, it has recently come to my attention that are now plenty of laws restricting the collecting of fossils. So I have done my research, and that has only resulted in a great deal of confusion. So I have encountered a great number of online webpages that state that fossil hunting along road-cuts is illegal. I have personally done this in the past, specifically along Mullholland highway, and have never had any issues. I am aware that fossil hunting along the road is a safety issue, and can contribute to rock slides. But what about collecting along hiking trails? When I read the official law code in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, I did not encounter any prohibitions about collecting fossils with the park boundaries. But perhaps I did not encounter the correct clause. Does anyone have any input/advice? Thank you in advance.
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Hello, since it is the holiday for me, I was wondering if anyone here knows about dinosaur fossil sites (or sites in Europe near France) that I could visit and be able to collect specimens from. As I know certain sites like Cherves de Cognac are closed, I want to make sure that I go to a site I am positive I can hunt in. Regards, indominus rex
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This really cool trilobite came out of the wanakah shale of the Hamilton formation.
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My dog brought this in from our backyard, Orlando Florida. It's hard as a rock; I don't know much about fossils or mushrooms, any help would be appreciated---wondering if it's ok to just throw out. Thanks.
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Hi all! I was fossil hunting yesterday and came across this mysterious piece. Being new, I am not 100% sure what it is but I believe it's a joint of a mammal... possibly camel or horse? It's only an inch and a half or so tall. I was wondering if someone could identify it for me? Thank you!
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Can anyone say what it is?? Looks like a cartilage or a shell
Victoria B posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone! I have no experience with fossils whatsoever, but this looks like a fossil to me. It is very heavy and feels like a petrified bone / cartilage or shell of some kind. Very peculiar. What is it? I bought it in a second hand shop in Sweden. Thank you in advance!
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Hi folks. Found a rock in our pasture, and am wondering about the imprint on the side. A search turned up this forum, and I thought it might interest some of you. I attached 3 pictures. After reading your guidelines I see that it suggests pics from 6 different angles, measurements, etc. At this point I don't have those. If you want them I'll get them over the next few days. The first pic shows my Wife holding the rock. I figured that gives a reasonable sense of scale. The following 2 pictures are of course closer views. The rock was found on a steep hillside in a pasture in Illinois. About 70 miles NE of St. Louis. I assume it was uncovered by erosion. Our soil is not rocky, but rocks of various types turn up from time to time. The boss (my Wife) said it looks like teeth marks. I think it's a tire mark from Fred Flintstone's car. I hope you guys have a sense of humor. And that you can shed some light on just what exactly this is.
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Found some more interesting pieces. Going to post a few on this single forum post. Here's the first 2
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I'm going to a family reunion in Tennessee in 2020. Somewhere around Murfreesboro. Is there anywhere to go looking for fossils while I'm down there?
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Hey guys! Thanks for the add, I am an amatuer hunter who is looking to expand my indentification base. Quick Q: I found a small, lightweight, white "fossil" in a gravel pit; it looks like caulking but the center of the specimen is starting to crystalize as stone so I know it isn't man made. The specimen looks like a mushroom at glance, any suggestions on what to look up for reference? I am currently unable to upload a pic.
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Hey there! Today I've encountered this piece and I would like to know anything about it. Thank you!
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I am planning a trip to Tucson 2020. The Tucson website says the event goes from 1-16 Feb. I have no experience going there so I would have to ask you experts some questions: 1) How many days should I spend if I am only interested in fossils? 2) When should I arrive at Tucson? A few days before? On the opening day of 1 Feb? Or should I go nearer to the end to get better deals? 3) Where's the closest place to Tucson where I can legally dig for fossils? I was considering Texas. 4) Any other general tip or advice?
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Ok everybody. I know there are some very smart and clever guys here on the Forum. Heres what Ive got: Last year I got me a super duper, most wonderful, most awesome, most spectacular, and hopefully most bestest crab concretion ive had in a very long time!!! Even though I paid moneys for this concretion, I know EXACTLY where it came from, (locality wise), and its the easily the largest concretion Ive seen from that location, and also, and very sadly, that locality is now gated and posted and closed off to any and all collecting, which is why I paid so much for it. Actually I got it for a good deal cause it was from a good freind of mine. Anyways, Over the last few months Ive been preparing for the preparation of this very special concretion. Ive cut out a certain size piece of plywood, ordered and received two clamp on lamps and then ordered and received a camera tripod. I still have to get myself a decent camera for the tripod. Now here is what I really need help with. My plan is to take lots and lots of pictures and then in the end of prep put all those together in a time laps kinda thing. My problem is: How to always put the concretion in the exact same place and the exact same angle each and every time I take a picture. Ive lost sleep over this! My fingers are crossed. RB
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From the album: My Fossils
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Can anyone tell me if these two stones are fossils or not? Dimensions: 1- 20 mm ; 2.5 gr 2- 35 mm ; 5.6 gr. thickness : 1 mm Thanks
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I made this chart about the Greenriver formation, and I was making sure I had everything right. I know I am missing 3 fish, but I could find no evidence of predation or them preying on any other fish. My conclusion was that Amia was the super predator!
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Some pics from this year:
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This year's second hunt was successful, considering the snow. There is still a bit of snow covering some places. I was still lucky enough to find some ok fossils. The area where I found these trilobites is called fossildalen/fossilvalley in slemmestad (i`ve showed pictured from the area before). The fossils here in the area stem from the time periods of Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian, a period of 541 million to 419 million years ago. At that time, Slemmestad was a seabed in a relatively shallow sea. The trilobites fossils I found are about 420 million years old I believe. I found around 10 trilobites or parts of them.
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Found this is in post Oak creek. Late Cretaceous. Is this a urchin if some kind? Or is this not even a fossil. Thanks for any help.
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Hey guys! I was in peace river last month and it was sooo nice! (Im from Denmark) The water lvl was too high, but it didn't stop us from finding fossils We were 3 days in peace river and 1 day with a guy at an another creek. We didn't find any meg, only fraglodons But this result is nearly better than a meg Nice gator teeth, parrot fish mouth plates and alot of other fossils! Sorry for my bad pics, but i dont have a good phone haha
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Hey guys. I purchased this very small serrated theropod tooth from Hell Creek, USA. It is serrated on both edges and complete so I was wondering if it would be possible to give an ID on this tooth. It is 0,6cm on the largest end and 0,5cm on the smallest. Serration count on the smallest end is around 29-31 per 0,5cm. The long end serrations are a little worn to tell for sure. Thanks for the help and input Kind regards.
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