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Hello, I am seeking help identifying the fossil(s) in this rock. I am new to fossil collecting myself and found this on a chesapeake bay beach well known for miocene fossils in maryland. I spoke to someone that is familiar with the area and they said that it looks like it could be a Devonian fossil that got trapped in asphalt and that it is possible that it has been displaced from its original location. I am not sure if it is an imprint or a fossilized animal and I do not know how or if I should try to remove some of the surrounding rock for identification. The pattern on the side as well as the central point are of interest to me. Thank you! It is 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 centimeters
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found this on "the auction site"
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Final batch of fossils from work. Even though there's only 2 left, these should be interesting at least. I have a bunch of other fossils, but because of what I've learned already I ID'd the others on my own. I'm not really sure what this one is, but it almost seems like a fragment of one of those spiral/circular shells because of the slight curvature. Any ideas? (My work is moving offices, so I don't have a ruler on hand. Earbud for size reference.) (1/2)
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Found this on a beach near Anglesea in Victoria wondering what it might be ?!
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Found back in 1998 in a new neighborhood in Rogers, Arkansas area where we had purchased a new house....the neighborhood before establishment was hundreds of acres of cow pasture and farming land. The neighborhood was new and the land my house was on was fresh turned dirt. My son kept this all these years and is now in college, he always called this his "dinosaur bone" and we have always wondered would it could be.
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Hey guys! I hardly know a thing about fossils and it would be great if someone could help me out. My family and I visited Chippoke State Park and found what appears to be either a fossil or just a shell trapped in sand. It’s about 3 and a half inches wide and long. Anything helps. Thanks!
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I found this really cool piece. I believe it's some kind of skull cap from a reptile. Problem is, the seller is not English. And his description is only about 6 words. The fossil is 19 centimeters, and the only words that I understand from the description are "Cretaceous" and "Brazil."
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Very curious to know what this is. Thanks!!
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This is part of a private collection that I have salvaged from an estate sale in Washington. Wondering what I have here. Thanks!
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Found his fossil/Rock is a rock pile near Winton, QLD. It has distinct markings but I can't tell is if is a fossil, it looks a bit like a marine fossil.
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Guys, I’m totally new at this but I think I found a super cool formation of sedimentary rock with marine fossils in it in Northern Eastern Huntsville, AL area. I’m going to take a wild guess and say these are Mississippian (one looks like a crinoid stem) but you guys would know better than me. Anyway, it was awesome to pick through a little bit.
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I've loved finding rocks and fossils my whole life. the last few months I've decided to learn more about what I'm finding. Any help would be appreciated this fossil I believe is honeycomb coral but it looks like it has turned into quartz possibly calcite. I haven't polished the piece yet it's still the way it was found.
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I'm very confused by the Yixian formation, it seems that I can never get a straight answer as to the age of the formation. 99.99999% of sellers who sell Yixian formation fossils claim the age is early Cretaceous, but some published papers say other wise. Example: recently I purchased a Protosephurus liui which is from the Yixian. The seller claimed the age of the fish is early Cretaceous. However, a paper I read about Protosephurus liui pointed toward the fish being late Jurassic. Maybe the Yixian just crosses over both the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous....and both time periods are applicable?
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Can someone tell me which type of fossils these two items are? I found them in a creek in middle Tennessee. Thanks.
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Hey guys! Here's my shark teeth from a recent hunt in Antwerpen/Belgium We found so many teeth at this trip This time, we got closer at the big meg, because we found some pieces from it Because i cant post more than this picture, i'll post the rest in the comments.
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Hello all, I think this question has been asked a lot here but It is still not 100% clear for me how to stabilise, glue and prep fossils. I've found some beautifel ammonites, a reptile tooth, trilobites... But every time I try to prep one it turns into a disaster after a couple of minutes. I have an air scribe and a lot of hand tools , but I am afraid of using them again since all of my tries turned out in the destruction of the fossil. Could someone give me hints on this? Greetings Thijs
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Another small coral from Michigan/Indiana. It's different from the other ones in that the imprints are really small, and only on that one side. Any idea what kind it is? (3/8)
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Time for the second batch! Hopefully these should be a little more interesting than the medley of corals from two days ago, but there are still a few corals to be identified. At any rate, I have a weird imprint fossil here that I'm not sure of. Probably from the Michigan/Indiana area like the others. Any ideas? (1/8)
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I saved the best for last, a large rock full of shells! I know, still not terribly exciting, but at least it's not another coral. Any idea what kind of shells these are from, and what era? Some of them are pretty badly damaged, but there's a handful that are mostly intact. Also, this is actually from south Kansas near Arkansas City, not the usual Michigan/Indiana. It was found in a recently-tilled cornfield. (8/8)
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I have a small coral chunk here, probably from the Michigan/Indiana area like the others. It looks similar to a tabulate coral, in my extremely limited knowledge. Any thoughts? (2/8)
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This one has a decent sized crinoid on one side of the rock, but the other has this weird plate. Is it just a different type of rock within the matrix, or part of something else? Probably Michigan/Indiana. (6/8)
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It looks like it could be a small crinoid, but the structure next to it has me stumped. Crinoids don't branch off like that, do they? Reminds me a little of a modern sea fan. Probably Michigan/Indiana as usual. (7/8)
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This looks similar to a tabulate coral, but the recessions are deeper than the others, and the stone almost has this shiny glint to it when held up to the light. Michigan/Indiana. (4/8)
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Yet another coral from the Michigan/Indiana area. Last one, I swear. Probably. This one is kind of an odd, buckeye shape. It's worn fairly smooth, but I think I see tabulae. (5/8)
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Stromatolite Fossil from Morocco
Irene Ling posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi, Here is the photos of a "Stromatolite Fossil from Morocco" that I just going to get from a seller, but after I read a post from another member, I am confused. A member named Ebo mentioned that this is not a real Stromatolite. How is the real Stromatolite Fossil looks like? I googled "Stromatolite Fossil from Morocco" and most of the photos looks similar to my photos.
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