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Hello all, Can someone help me to identify this tooth? (Neogene age). Found a while ago in Belgium. Very small (8-9mm root with). Kind regards!

Today I stopped at Goodwill to see if I could find any plastic Plano fishing containers to store some fossils and instead found this extremely large pill container that I will use to store small / micro fossils. It is a very secure case and should work out nice and limited clutter from other cases, and at a price of $3.99, not a bad deal.

Please help identify Found in country of Georgia.

I’ve always been interested in rocks and fossils but living in the big city searching for them was nearly impossible. I recently moved to the country and live in a place that was populated by the early Caddo Indians and is known for artifacts and fossils. I have found several items that I hope to find out some information about them. After following the fossil forum online I decided to join. I thank you all for your assistance and your expertise!

Newer to fossils. Been searching the same location for awhile now and it's the first time coming across one like this. Just seems so interesting to me. Maybe it's just a rock? Idk any help is appreciated.

Hello everyone! Already made a post but figured I better introduce myself as well. My name is Jeff from Salem County, NJ and haven’t been fossil hunting for long so please bare with me. I was introduced to it by an older coworker of mine who had told me of his hikes and finding shark teeth at a small creek located not far from me. I had heard of fossils in New Jersey but couldn’t believe what this old fella was telling me until sure enough I adventured out with my 3 boys and found half a dozen shark teeth in a creek/dammed lake area I never even knew exsisted even though it was 15 minutes from my house. I’ve been hooked ever since. Hoping to submit some of my finds as well as learn more about what I am finding in some well under explored areas here in Salem County! This was a photo of our first trip out and now have gone out at least once a week to find what we can find!

I would like to call any and all pixel artists here on the forum for assistance in creating fossil-related pixel art, namely so we can work to put said art on collaborative pixel canvases such as pxls.space and r/place (when the latter comes back again). If you think you are up to the task, I can't wait to see what you guys are capable of creating! Here are some examples of pixel art that I've created to give you all an idea of what I'm looking for: Multiple different versions of Megalodon teeth A Squalicorax shark tooth depicted on a beach

Alright family, majority of my life as a child I used to be apart of a ranch as a worker than a guide with my brother and father. The name of the Ranch before Mr. Taylor died was the the Double TT Ranch located 5 mile down the road for the YO ranch in mountain home TX, Mr. Taylor was our boss and owner of the ranch and gave us permission to take rocks and shedded antler, one of the benefits of working on the ranch forever. during our time here before the ranch was sold we used to find tons of these Crystallized Rocks at different parts of the ranch I have buckets and buckets of them. now that I'm getting older I started looking for information on what we were picking up. I talked with an individual that graded our crystals and the solidity of them are right under diamond as far as hardness. now after doing research The only thing I can conclude is since we find a lot of sea shells imprinted within our rock is that these used to be highly carbonated humongous tube-worms form the per historic era.. that are now crystallized. I've been told that when the meteor hit that killed the dinosaurs a splash ring of highly heated mass of rock and critters made it this far and are now crystallized from the heat and time.... I have no idea and would like to know if anyone has answers on this matter???? Ive attached a few pick and can send more.

Assembling an Archival Marking Kit for Paleontological Specimens this PDF shows some of the do's and dont's of archiving/ cataloging and record keeping systems, and making an Archiving kit.

Not a lot of finds,but a nice Sunny Day

I have some ribs I would love to ID.... I found them in Peace River, FL. Thank u for ur time.

Another great weekend in Peace River, FL... Need some help IDing these pieces... Thank u for ur time... =)

Hi all, A longer time ago I found a thick shark tooth from the Tertiary (about 3 cm long). From the Netherlands. It looks like a Parotodus benedeni tooth (a very thick rooth and thick tooth overall). It looks like the one on this site: LINK Perhaps other opinions?

You all can now meet,,,,,,,,,,,,,THE GREAT RONDINI !!!

Hello, I've been recently fascinated by large isotelus trilobites. Does anyone on here own one and would like to show and talk about it, I would if I owned one but I don't see that happening anytime soon haha. This is the largest I've seen for sale so far that would've been 8 inches, would be nice to be able to find one but I don't have that luxury.

I grew up in Austin, going to Shoal Creek and Barton Creek and my local backyard creek, picking up the odd fossil or rock and stashing it away. It has only been recently (within the last 8 years) that I really got interested in Paleontology and finding out about the formations and proper fossil names etc....so it's been fun to revisit a lot of the places I went as a kid and see them in a whole new light. When the Paleontological Society of Austin used to hold meetings in person, I'd go up to Austin early and go fossil hunting in Shoal Creek - it has easy access and is a hop skip and a jump from the meeting house. And I've found a lot of great stuff there - ammonites, echinoids, etc.. But....now I have discovered the world of Microfossils! So I got myself a gallon baggie of creek matrix, not really knowing what to expect aside from the ever present Ram's Horn Oysters (Illymatogyra arietina) which are found in the millions there. And WOW.....I was astounded! Lots of great stuff from the various formations that make up Shoal Creek - Buda, Georgetown, Eagle Ford and Del Rio/Grayson. Some of the fossils I can pinpoint to specific formations, others, not so much. So here are my favorite Shoal Creek Micro Fossil Finds! First up- The Crab Claws! So many little tiny crab claws of all kind of species. These are all 3-5 mm And the Brittlestar arm segments! Ophiuria sp. I found the first one and was so excited...and then I found an even longer segment! 6mm The first segment I found (thanks to @erose for the ID) Next favorite - Floating Crinoids! Roveacrinus signatus 3mm Another one, but with more goblet shape : Roveacrinus signatus 3mm Plotocrinus spiculatus 2mm Not completely sure about the ID on this one. I think it's Drepanocrinus paroculus 3mm Some little tiny teeth. I did find ONE broken shark tooth, just the blade, but it's my first Shark Tooth from Shoal Creek! My most exciting tooth find - Ray Pseudohypolophus ellipsis 3mm A couple of unknown Fish Teeth 2mm Not sure if this is a denticle or tooth: 3mm A couple of little vertebrae: 4mm Some funky little Foraminifera: Nodosaria sp. Size 4mm 3mm An interesting chunk of what I think is Bryozoan. Size 2mm And finally, some little gastropods. 6mm I can't wait to go back and get another baggie full of matrix!

On my way back from picking up my wife in Georgia, I stopped in Marion, Illinois to attend the Southern Illinois Earth Science Club Show. The show runs for 2 days, 4-9-22 and 4-10-22. A lot of people attend this show and I attended in the past. I will state, that I would have been disappointed if I drove the 5 1/2 hours to just attend this show, due to the lack of fossils. I will post some of the fossils that were for sale, but nothing struck my fancy. The best part of the show was looking at some Pennsylvanian plant fossils that were collected a few miles from Carterville, Illinois. Pics of the show- Fossils for sale-

The world is about to meet The Great Rondini. First time in the history of the planet that a fossil will be prepped with magic. RB I hope the Fossil Forum can put up with my goofyness

@lizardite I thought that we should move this interesting reminiscing about northern California geology and paleontology out of the member introduction section so that more people might see it. Continuation from: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/122442-greetings-from-carlsbad/&tab=comments#comment-1339414 Here is one of my interesting finds from the Bay Area. The most recent palm fossil found in Northern California. I could not convince UC Berkeley to keep it.

Today I drove 34 miles stop by the Des Plaines Valley Geological Society’s Annual Mineral and Fossil Show that is held at the Des Plaines Park District building. This is a very small show that runs For 2 days (Saturday and Sunday). Even though it is a small show, sometimes you can find some nice stuff. One dealer had some insects from the Santana Formation in Brazil and she had some other pieces from Bear Gulch in Montana, these are things that I would not expect to see at a little show like this. With that said, there are also the usual suspects, i.e. composite Mosasaur jaws from Morocco. The show also had displays, a silent auction, raffle items, and kids corner. These types of things help draw families in. I only bought one thing today and it was a nice piece of Agatized coral from Tampa Bay. After winning a couple auctions that John @Sacha , had to benefit the forum, I fell in love with the stuff, and for $20.00, I could not just let this piece sit at the show. If you live in the area, stop by, you might find something to take home. Here are some pics of the show. Displays Raffle item- Silent Auction Items for sale-

Hey everyone! So I keep buying fossils that are not good for someone who does not have a lot of experience with prep. And I was just wondering what are some good fossils (and locations) for someone who does not have much experience? I am thinking that I should have asked a while ago, but I did not think about it until now. Thanks in advance! -Micah

Hey guys! As a new fossil hunter, I am terrible at keeping up with my trip reports, so instead of struggling to remember the little details, here's a compiled post on how the past three months went. I don't have professional photos of every find, but hopefully what I do have will scratch the itch for anyone interested in my escapades. Oh - I'll be in NJ this Saturday for another hunt with DVPS - any tips for shallow creek hunting would be appreciated! ~ January My first ever attempt at winter hunting. Armed with tips from you generous folks, I went solo! Due to high winds, low temps, and icy shores, my scant finds were all broken or small. Even so, I learned a lot and went home with tiny, worn ecphora. This trip was originally scheduled to be a CHAPTours trip, but Paul wisely cancelled due to the weather. I, however, had gotten myself a hotel room in the area and couldn't get a refund. Therefore, I made the...interesting choice to try hunting in 20-degree weather with 10-15mph winds. I posted in the forum to get some tips on winter hunting, adapted my plans accordingly, and when the date came, headed out. The signs pointed to "go the hell home, Samantha" rather early. When I arrived at Matoaka, the owners were out and I didn't have change with me for my ATM-obtained $20. I hope they used the extra $10 to feed that new pup of theirs! After I came to terms with this, I went down the cliff and started my hunt. Well, attempted to, anyway! The ice made hunting very, very difficult. The waves reminded me of a melting slushie (video!), building up more ice with every wash. I discovered quickly that walking on the ice was a no-go unless I wanted a busted ankle from falling through into the shallow water. Pulling clayfall apart was impossible too - the blocks were frozen solid. Therefore, I stuck to scanning the beach for material. The cold never once really bothered me; I was dressed in chest waders, a polar knee-length coat, 5mm neoprene gloves, and a neck gaiter to protect my face when needed. The wind, however, bit like nothing else! My glasses fogged no matter what I did and what direction I faced, and my nose and ears were all complaints when not covered. @RuMert was a genius to suggest a vacuum-sealed thermos containing hot water, because keeping my core warm was what allowed me to stay on the beach for 6 hours. At the end of the day, the hunt was not at all productive for a tooth-lover like me. I found a broken hemi, a drumfish tooth, and a few other tiny fossils. However, I did walk home with the smallest ecphora I've ever seen, about 90% complete (still needs prepped), and a wealth of knowledge about winter hunting. This was an important lesson. February My first tour with a guide, Paul of CHAPTours and DVPS. Tides were low and the weather cooperated for the most part. While my finds were few, I walked away with my first whale vert! Rescheduled from January, this was my first time going on a guided fossil hunt. I finally got to meet Paul, a fellow member of DVPS and owner/operator of CHAPTours in Maryland. He made the experience smooth for me and the other attendees by having us caravan from beach to beach, with GPS for back-up guidance. At the first beach, the exceptionally low tide exposed sandbars that prevented wave activity, and my rubber boots allowed me to walk several meters out into the crystal clear water without getting wet, which made hunting so very easy. While walking along towards the cliffs, diagonal to the shore, I came upon an old drone that had been in the ocean for a few weeks at least. I pulled this out of the water to be discarded on my way out, and placed it on the shore with my heavier belongings. Then, I returned to where I'd been walking to be sure I hadn't missed anything. A few moments later, I found my first ever whale vertebrae in about a foot of water! Further exploration yielded a broken piece of cetacean bone, as well as a thin piece of rib from a land animal of some sort, as well as a few small hemis, but the highlight of this beach was definitely the vert! Beach two was known as an "unusual" beach, where unexpected finds tend to pop up. Personally, I had no luck here, though I brought home a few interesting shells for friends. Even so, I enjoyed the walk and took a photo of some of the impressions left in iron by shells. The final beach of the day was good ol' Matoaka! Being that we were there thanks to Paul, we were able to park much closer to the beach than usual. The wind picked up though, so the crowd thinned out rather rapidly. I found a couple more tiny teeth before the unexpected cold chased me to my car as well. I thanked Paul for his time and effort, then headed on home. All in all, a great first time with a guide! March The experience with CHAPTours was so good that I signed up again. The weather was better, but the tides were higher as well. I found an unexpected artifact in fresh fall and educated a passersby here and there. A large clay-fresh hemi made the trip for me! This tour was quieter than the last, with a scant four attendees plus Paul leading the way. I enjoyed the peace, and the weather was nice too! While the tides were higher than desired, the water temperature was just nice enough that I was excited to sift with my sore feet in cold water. We began with an unfamiliar beach, one that was best known for large shells. While this wasn't really my speed, I made it my goal to help spot fossilized invertebrates for the shell enthusiasts along with me. It turned out, however, that I had very little spotting to do! We came upon a massive amount of fresh fall, yet undisturbed by the weather or other people. This fall was so fresh that we were trying to avoid falling through the loose dirt and clay! Needless to say, my fellow hunters found many a large shell here. I picked up a smaller, easier to carry shell, and a delightful but small hemi. While the guys continued to fawn over their massive bivalves, I started back towards the cars. Then, I found something even further out of my wheelhouse - a lid to a clay pot! Once home, I contacted archeologist Dr. Alex Glass and provided her with additional photos. She had this to say: Again, I don't typically have much interest in archeology, so this lid will be donated to the archeology lab when I next visit Maryland. I thought the extra information was very cool to read though! Now, back to the hunt! For the second beach, we once again headed to the place where I found my whale vert. This time, the sandbars were submerged and the tide kept us close to the cliffs. There was some older but "new to us" fall here, which we had to navigate, including some fallen trees. I didn't have much luck this time, finding only small teeth, but I enjoyed myself nonetheless! We then hit Matoaka as our final beach. It was busy this time, as the weather was good enough for beachgoers to be out and about. This time, I had my sifter out, and I was prepared to get wet. I spent the majority of the time there sifting away, pulling up small but pristine teeth - some of which I was able to send home with curious folks who had budding interest in what we were doing. (It was this trip that convinced me to start bringing along a dry box of small or broken teeth to give to potential hobbyists, because there's nothing like the excitement in someone's eyes when they realize what you've given them!) Eventually though, I took a break from the constant bending and lifting, and began using my fossil-hunting stick to dig through some fall. This was where I found my best find to date - a large, prisitine hemipristis serra, protected from erosion by the fall it was buried in. You don't find them much bigger in Maryland, from what I've heard! This was a dream find for me, and it sent me over the moon. I found other beautiful teeth on the beach that day, but nothing surpassed my gorgeous bed 17 snaggle. Going home that day, I was exhausted in the best way. The hunt was a delight, the company was good, and the experience was unforgettable.

Head down to Ocala to volunteer for UF at Montbrook! Would love to be able to hunt after work !

Top Rare 12 cm Unidentified Fossil Plant

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