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We were walking along the beach to the north shore light house on block island (part of Rhode Island). I picked up several really cool rocks but this one is the best. I think it is a plant fossil but could not find anything close online. It also has sparkly metallic or crystal content throughout. Any ideas what this is?
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Hi, I'm a newbie to this forum and would really appreciate some help identifying a fossil that my son found last week in mid-wales, Upper Gilwern Hill Quarry, Powys. It was found in the same strata of slate with trilobites that the quarry is famous for. multiple photos attached. Many thanks in advance for anyone who can help identify it.
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So, this bone was collected by me earlier in the summer from the Hell Creek Formation in Montana. Upon collecting this bone I had thought that it was a Triceratops (or other Ceratopsid, I suppose) phalanx based on the shape and my memory of seeing pictures online. I was pretty confident in this ID up until a few days ago, and the following are throwing me: 1. This bone seems really big for a Triceratops phalanx. The other examples I can find online are not this large, but then again Triceratops was a pretty big animal and I’ve underestimated its size before. 2. It’s hard to tell because it is very weathered, but the shape isn’t quite a good of a fit as for a trike phalanx as I had initially thought. Also, the underside of the bone is heavily eroded, which I hadn’t noticed before as I had yet to clean all the mud/matrix off of it. So, I’m posting this here in the hope of getting a few more looks from some other people. Let me know what your thoughts are, and thank you in advance! Obligatory tag of @Troodon Thanks for looking!
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I found this with a cavity on the outside surrounding it. In limestone.
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Can anyone please help me ID a few shark's teeth?? Thanks again!!
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Hi, new to the forum, found this in my aggregate in my drive, Norfolk uk. Seems too well detailed to be real. Any help appreciated.
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Hello everyone, A few months ago I hosted the wonderful Sara the Travelling Ceratopsian and as such I received a set of fossils (and of course contributed some of my own to the box). I selected this set of New York trilobite pieces as I have literally no experience with trilobites and it's nice to add a whole new group to my collection . The label says there are 5 trilobite pieces on 3 different bits of rock (however there are 6 I think). 3 bits are ID'd as Eldredgeops rana from the Wanakah Shale, Hamilton Group, Buffalo, NY. Middle Devonian The other 2 are Cryptolithus cephalons from the Whetstone gulf formation, Lorraine Group, Lewis County, NY. Late Ordovician. My guess, by looking at the label locations that 1 & 2 must be the Cryptolithus cephalons Can anyone confirm please?
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I found this rock on the edge of the hill in my backyard in Helotes, Tx. The previous heavy rains have exposed a lot on my hillside. I am in sure what the wood looking pieces are in pictures 3&4. If anyone is familiar, that would be great.
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Picked up while beach combing. Thoughts?
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I have no clue what this is my great uncle found it in Nova Scotia.
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Mystery Piece Found Along With Edestus Teeth Illinois Coal Mine Carboniferous
Kurufossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, this strange piece came with a batch of edestus fossils that were found in a coal mine in Illinois. Have no idea what it could be, the front seems to be coated in black coal mostly while the back has what appears to be ridges. All I know about the location is it was found in a coal mine along with some edestus teeth that is Carboniferous in age. Hoping with some help to get to the bottom of this mystery.
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Hello everyone, I am new to the Forum , I was trying to determine if this is a Pachydiscus or Smaller Parapuzosia ? Thank You
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This was recovered near a gold mine in western Montana. I have absolutely no idea what it is. any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Big brook, NJ bone fragment find. Anyone have any ideas what part it is? Process is very porous and brittle. Light weight low density. There are 2 foramens and possibly a partial of a 3rd along the same ridge line the others follow. I tried comparing it to mammal vertebrae and skull bones. I thought the foramens would provide enough anatomy to pin point an ID but not successful. Attached are images. Please excuse the remaining purplish clay I used trying to reconstruct.
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Hello again! Is it Weltonia tooth? Height - 4,5 mm. Age - Eocene. Location - Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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Hello! Help please with ID. Length - 7 mm. Age - Eocene. Location - Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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Hello everybody, I found the forum while trying to figure out how to get some info on what I believe is a fossil I found on a hike. While I'm fond of fossils, I have to admit knowing next to nothing about them apart from what I learn from museum visits. If anyone could help me Id my find and/or estimate its age, I'd really appreciate it. I uploaded pictures from every side with a cm scale. I found it on a river bank in the Ardennes region (Belgium). Hope someone can tell me anything about it. Cheers!
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This was a pretty awesome find, I found it in sandbank/exposed riverbed in a remote location alongside the Genesee River here in NY, USA Also, in the cavitation where this animal burrowed, right at the "tail" of it there are these....coarse red-black hairs. Now, I washed this rock/scrubbed it thoroughly 2 times before I realized they were there...and they're still there. So they seem to be...penetrating the rock?...maybe these hairs are from this creature?? They appear no where else on the fossil. Kind of a long shot but maybe.
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Hello! Today's hunt has been very fruitful! I found this tooth in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. I believe it's miocene in age. It was laying in pieces all over the sand. I collected many of the small fragments, and carefully removed the most intact part. Once home I gave it several layers of paraloid b72, and removed it from the sand completely. I have found many crocodile fossils at the same location. I believe this is a hippo tooth, because it looks similar. I did a bit of research and saw that Archaeopotamus qeshta had been found in the same region, and I was wondering if this tooth belonged to that species. (Exposed side) (Top view of tooth) (Side uncovered) (Pic #1 shows the perfect flat surface of the top of the tooth)
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Hello! Help please to identify this fossils. Max size - 4,5 mm. Western Ukraine. Eocene. Thanks in advance!
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So I bought this ammonite at a shop while I was on vacation but it didn't have the species/genus with it. So I would really like to know what the species is (if possible). Thanks in advance!
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IMG_1404.MOV Hi all. I’m very new here and hoping to get a verdict on a possible find. The “thing” was found on the ground surface with few similar pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle in a field near Boulia (Australia). It definitely sticks to the tongue, but is it a fossil or some sort of a septarian nodule? Thanks in advance for any info. IMG_1490.MOV
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Hello everyone, This fossil really has really puzzled me, when I first found it, I assumed it was just a stick. (A cool stick, nonetheless.) On closer examination, however, it appears to have a 'vein' running through each of the three prongs and none of the typical woody texture you see on most wood specimens. Could it be a leaf?? Can someone help me figure this out? Thanks! The longest projection measures 2.5 inches. @piranha @Top Trilo @Rockwood
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Hello! My mother found this crocodilian jawbone a while ago, and I was wondering if any of you could identify which species it belongs to. It comes from the Miocene of Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Hello everyone! I haven't posted here in a long while, mostly due to lack of finds. I dug this out of my collection, and wondered what it could be. It looked like some form of calcite, but has an oddly organic shape. I also noticed that it has some small fossils, possibly shells, attached to the bottom. It came from Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, near the foot of Jebel Hafeet. I am not sure of the age, but I assume it is Miocene. I have found many numulites close to the location, as well as gastropod steinkerns, and urchins.
