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Hello hello all. My kids have come of age when it comes to being able to understand things and have become hooked on fossils. It's pretty tough to find places where I'm from theres limited information on sites / locations. We dont really have any fossil clubs or official sites etc, everything we've ever found are shells. Fossils online seem to all be prepared. Can anyone point me in the direction of unprepared fossils that the kids can work on, they don't have to be anything fancy. Thanks in advance!
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So decided to try one last hunt on the river before things got too high, and cause I was hoping to find a complete Meg in the river as I still haven’t. Ended up getting caught in a massive downpour for the second half of the hunt, which has cued me into bringing a tarp next time so I can see what I’m actually doing. Trip was relatively uneventful with finds, though I found a couple neat things I wanted to share! So first up is this very tiny Glyptodon scute I found. Not quite a full piece, but still very pretty and neat: Next is a common bull shark tooth - the unique part is how incredibly well preserved it is. It hasn’t been dyed black nor worn down by the river and is fully complete. The serrations are sharp enough still that I actually managed to cut my finger open slightly just running my finger across it: Also found a gator osteoderm piece and 2 small gator teeth: A partial piece of horse tooth: What I believe is my first C. Hastalis from the Peace, although it’s just the blade so I’m not certain: And finally a large collection of turtle shell. I found LOTS of it, including one red piece that seems particularly well preserved: Gonna be probably trying Venice Beach or heading to some dry sites over the summer, see how I fare there before October comes around again!
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Any of these fossils?
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What is your guess on these?
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Look I found a thing! Usually when I see a rock embedded in another rock I think fossil... however IF this is a fossil I have no idea what it would be. So at this point im thinking maybe its another Xenolith. What are your thoughts? For anyone interested, this was found near Vancouver Canadia.
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Hi all, I have just had a read through all the information for new members when submitting new fossils for identification. I will do my best to try and cover all the items listed and hope it helps anyone to identify my 2 fossils. The two pictures are indeed high-res images so that’s a good start. However, first off, I purchased these two fossils from a large estate sale. There were a number of other fossils available but these two were the most majestic which caught my eye as they looked quite bizarre and unusual to me. They are mounted on perspex. Sadly, since they were from an estate sale, there was zero paperwork available and no one at the auction house could assist with identification. I have done a bit of research (thanks Google) but couldn’t pinpoint any dino fossils that even looked similar to these ones. I did suspect Mesosaurs but the head just doesn’t look quite right. I also do not know if both fossils are of the same species. I am located in Australia, however that in no ways implies these fossils are Australian. The estate sale included items from the US, UK, Africa, Peru, Europe and everywhere else. Whoever the estate belonged to had an impressive collection. Here are some measurement for the 2 fossils. Photo 1 (with the head and beak pointing upwards): Head to Tail Length: 650mm Width at widest part of the body: 60mm Head and beak length: 50mm Tail Only length: 320mm Body Only Length: 200mm Photo 2: Head to Tail Length: 520mm Width at widest part of the body: 50mm Head and beak length: 60mm Tail Only length: 250mm Body Only Length: 240mm In any case, any help with IDing who these 2 little fellas are would be very much appreciated. Anyone else think it’s a Mesosaurs?
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I made two trips this spring down the Alaska Penninsula and will share some photos from these trips. The first are from the Pacific side taken last week of petrified wood from volcanic ash coverage, fossilization and subsequent exposure. Currently the biggest “trees” there are stunted alders with a tall one reaching 8’ in height. Brown bears use the beaches for travel and while searching for food. Their trails are unique in that they will step in the same spot and leave foot sized depressions as well as compact paths. A partial view of Aniakchak Crater with one of many small cinder cones and Surprise Lake on the way to get fuel on the Bristol Bay side. On the way home stopped to look at a site to view the fossils there. This area is a National Wildlife Refuge so no collecting of fossils is permitted. We were not the only ones walking along the beach. Wolf and brown bear tracks. Red fox neighbor to our first camp. Japanese glass floats are still being washed up on shore or re-exposed after winter storms and present until collected by passing aircraft pilots. Sea lion remains that were likely hauled up from the beach by a brown bear. Sleepy brown bear in the afternoon sun. Also no brown bears were collected on the trip but a good excuse to get out in the field for an another adventure.
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Tidying up my old shell collection, I found shark teeth that were given to me as a child. I have no indication of where they came from, but they look similar to fossil shark teeth I have come across on some sites. Could someone be able to help me identify them? This reminds me of a Squalicorax teeth This other could be Rhombodus binkhorsti? And those are the other two Thanks every one for the help!
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Hello! I have a Drotops armartus fossil and some of the spines are broken off which glue would work best? Thank all of you for any help!
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Dicranarus Monstrosus fossil, is it real?
Fossil Maniac posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
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A very nice WE first day The Cap Blanc Nez
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Any idea? Found in the North Saskatchewan River (Alberta)
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Found in the North Saskatchewan River (Alberta). I've received some guesses that it could be equine or bovine, do you agree? It's also definitely fossilized so cant be too modern.
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Some Messel Pit specimens: real or not?
Kim sung hyun posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Here are some messel fit specimens I recently got and saw. These are from German collector, old collection. I guess that bird and fish(amia) specimens is real, but not sure about the others. Is there anyone who can identify it?
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Was hoping someone could tell me what the fossils I found are from and about how old they might be but any information is useful thanks
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Hello, This might be a simple/straightforward question, but I'm still curious to know how you guys deal with all the rubble created from fossil preparation.
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Hi everyone just joined and will upload some of my finds soon. I am looking for some great locations to take my kids and some for my buddies as well who have just gotten the fossil itch. If anyone has some suggestions for NJ and closer PA locations please let me know (directions or addressesare very appreciated and would love to join up on trips as well!). Have an awesome time on your digs everyone!
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Found in Venice Florida beach. Any idea? I’m showing both sides
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Found in Caspersen. Any ideas?
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I decided on a whim to make the trek to the North Sulphur River ONE MORE TIME before they dam it up and the good hunting spots are under 60 feet of water. I wasn't planning on going back, as I have not had much luck on the NSR finding my most desired thing....a Texas Mosasaur Tooth (or Vertebra...I'd settle for that even!) but a friend from North Texas was going to go and he KNOWS that river so I figured I'd tag along and maybe, just maybe, this time, the NSR would give up the goods. So I drove the 5 hours up and met up with my friends and had a nice long 6 hour hunt. (and then a 5 hour drive home....a long day). Alas, my fossil treasures were not to be found. We had a great time and I found some great stuff, but that dang Mosasaur eludes me still. The day was GORGEOUS. Partly cloudy, 77 degrees F, there had been rains recently and we went in at a spot about 3 miles upriver which saved us the 3 mile hike through the mud to get to the "good spot". The water was receding rapidly, so although not as clear as it is sometimes, it was only knee high at the deepest. We hit all the gravel bars on our trek up with some success, but not as much as we'd hoped. I found some bone material, including a large fish possible jaw fragment, and did find one vertebral process and a small rib bone that are nice. My friend had the find of the day, a nice little jaw section with some tooth sockets. He decided to keep that one. But at least I got to take a picture! We found a nice exposure of the red beds and I managed to find a full Trachyscaphites which was my find of the day, plus a couple of partials of a few ammonites I've not found before. I found an almost decent take home of a Glyptoxoceras. It's not the best, but more complete than I've ever found before. My REAL find was a very nice shark vertebra and a fish tooth, possibly Enchodus or Xiphactinus fish tooth. Leaning toward Enchodus. If anyone can confirm, I'd appreciate it! So I never found my Mosasaur Tooth or a vert, but I did have a lovely time wandering along the river, getting my feet wet and the odd patch of poison ivy. It was worth it, but I suspect it's my last trip to the NSR. Some you just leave them where they are: THE find of the day: Mosasaur Jaw fragment. Size 2 inches Rib Bone: 2 inches Large Fish bone, jaw maybe Size 3 inches fish tooth Size 1 inch Shark Vert Size 1 inch My lovely little Trachyscaphites spiniger Size 2 inches Glyptoxoceras Size 3 inches Pachydiscus paulsoni Size 5 inches Mosasaur Vertebra process Size 4 inches Another Mosasaur chunka bone. The Full Hoard
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Hi All, Today I went fossil hunting (Neogene sediments in Belgium). Found some pretty nice shark teeth and 2 Squalodon sp. teeth (one with crown only and one with crown and root). Also some Carcharodon hastalis (Agassiz, 1843) and two tiger shark teeth. For the rest smaller shark teeth, a partial shark vertebrae and Notorynchus sp. teeth. Found 1 special tooth and thought it could be a Parotodus benedeni (Le Hon, 1871). Thick root and crown. Quite big (3.5-3.6 cm). Very curved.
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I started a post about my first Pleistocene Texas Coast finds and was going to add to that anything I found over the subsequent week I was at the Texas Coast in Port Aransas, but I decided they needed their OWN post because wow...I had some great finds over the next 5 days of beachcombing! I had heard there could be shark teeth found in this particular spot, so that was really what I was looing for, but quickly realized, the bone material was surprisingly abundant! As I mentioned previously, I have tried finding fossils in various spots on the Texas Coast but had not had any luck but apparently 2022 is my year for Pleistocene finds! Maybe a mammoth or mastodon is in my near future...fingers crossed! I started off finding a couple of nice turtle pieces, then a few other little random bone bits. Happily I found a really nice largish vertebra and my Dad found a really lovely small vertebra - I think I got him hooked on fossil hunting! But on the fourth day I found my "best find" - a bit of skull of either fish or turtle. If anyone can give me a positive ID, I'd greatly appreciate it! I did a major Happy Fossil Dance with this find! 1 inch And on the final day, I FINALLY found the shark tooth I was looking for! Just the one, but it's a nice big one. 1 inch The Big Vertebra - 3/4 inch the little vertebra 1/2 inch The two turtle pieces Both are 1 1/4 inch My mom found this nice little fish spine on the last morning. She loves fossil hunting too and fortunately, she is happy to let me "keep" them in my collection for her! 1 inch A couple of the interesting "boney" bits. I am fairly sure this is turtle also. It looks like maybe the final vertebral plate on the shell? 1 1/4 inch And this really lovely patterned something: 1 inch SO needless to say, it was an AWESOME week of fossil hunting. Oh and we also got to see Dolphins surfing the waves in front of a big tanker coming through the channel, so I got a couple of great dolphin pics too: Zoomed in: Full Picture: And pink waves at sunset our last day: And some beach art I did:
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I am on the Texas Coast for the second time this year!! My husband and I stayed in the Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas for New Years, just for a couple of days and now, this week, my parents rented a house in Port A so I am here for the Second time in 2022....more beach time in the last two weeks than the last two years!! I love the Texas Coast in the winter. Right now it is 74 degrees and I'm hanging out under the tiki cabana writing this. Tomorrow will be cool and possibly rainy, so I am getting my fossil (and shell) hunting in today. So, as for the fossils. They may not seem like much, but I am SUPER excited because they are not only my first beach fossil finds, but also my first Pleistocene finds! (Aside from a vole molar I found in some Post Oak Creek matrix, but that wasn't really IN the field). On New Years Day I was beachcombing hoping to find shark teeth, but found this instead, which actually is even better, in my opinion! A small bit of turtle shell!! 1 inch My first find of the year! So now today, now that I know that fossils can be found here....I'm looking HARD for them! Not finding anything washed up, I scooped up a bucket of shell hash and looked through it when I got back to the "cabana" and was happy to find a little albeit broken vertebra. Yay!! It's not much, but it's at least something! And just because these are awesome, a picture of the crab claws I found. Not fossils, sadly! Big one is the size of my thumb! So I shall continue my beach fossil hunting and hopefully have some more to add in a few days!
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