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Likely nothing but thought it was pretty neat. Hopefully someone can tell me about it.
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Has an almost electric purple vein running the entire length and was hoping someone could identify it for me.
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Found along side the Rio Grande in Las Cruces NM. Thought it deserved to be picked up.
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Wondering if I can get some help to ID this. It seems like something but I'm still learning about fossils in this area and am not sure if what I'm seeing are indications that it could be a fossil. The curved shape, slight ridge, and raised bumps make me think it could be a partial, weathered ammonite, but I don't see a the signature shell pattern of an ammonite. That being said, I know there there are different species of ammonite and not all have the shell pattern. The cross section at the break and the textured surface is interesting as well. It's sometimes difficult to tell from photos, but any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Found near a dry leg of the Rio Grande in Las Cruces NM. To my untrained eye it looks like possible bone?
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I found this little guy today walking by a sand wash. small but out of place in Farmington NM. far away from anything bit questionable sushi. anyways he looks like coral. or maybe a dragon talon . Well why not? It's almost as logical as desert ocean coral . Anyways if anyone cares to utilize their respected knowledge . If it helps I've found lots of petrified wood and 150+/- year old navajo Indian pottery fragments in this area
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Also found on the banks of the Rio Grande in Messilla Valley NM. I believe the area is around 36 million years old. It is very heavy for it's size, it had a fairly flat surface on one so I decided to grind it further then polish and the substrate revealed was odd or maybe completely normal. Also it is very attracted to a magnet, not sure if this means anything.
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Found on the banks of the Rio Grande in Messilla Valley NM. I believe the area is around 36 million years old.
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Just unwrapped this one and doesn't look like much but that's from an uneducated perspective.
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Found near the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces NM. The area is around 36 million years old putting it in the Eocen epoch. But to be fair I found it near a state park trail that many people frequent, near but not on. It is around 4 centimeters in length by about 2.5 centimeters at it's widest. Happy Father's Day!
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Hello, I found this one deep in the desert near the Organ Mountains outside Las Cruces NM. I am not familiar with the age of the area. This piece is super cool to just look at and let your pareidolia run with it. Looking for help to identify. It's dimensions are 12x6x8 inches
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Hello, I found this one near a highway crossover to a railroad track outside of Hatch New Mexico. It's dimensions are are as follows 10x7x8 inches roughly. It is very heavy so maybe suggests Bareite? It also has what appears to be deliberate lines carved around it. Could be geologic but have a close look at the darker material and you will hopefully see this. Any ideas are appreciated.
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So I live in the mountains of Cibola County New Mexico. I regularly find early human pottery and cutting tools but I found this while out gathering rocks to build a rock wall. It appears to be a footprint. Has anyone seen anything like this? The length of the print is about 4”.
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Found in Grant county by my aunt . I'm sorry I don't have more information. Hoping you can identify this piece .
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This has a very strange texture and it's heavier than it looks. Looking for answers please.
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Spathites puercoensis was originally described as Buchiceras swallovi in: The Geology of the Albuquerque Sheet (Herrick and Johnson, 1900) Later, the species Spathites puercoensis was formally illustrated in: The Late Cretaceous ammonite Spathites Kummel & Decker in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas (W.A. Cobban, 1988)
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Hi all, I'm curious about this piece of wood I found with some interesting, round nodules on the surface. Could it be some species of lycopod? About 3/4 inch in length. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico. Camp Rice formation. Thanks for any suggestions!
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Hi again Fossil Forum. Picked this one up while I was out collecting petrified wood, but it certainly looks more like bone to my amateur eye. What do you think? Found in Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
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Don't ask me how I find the tiniest things in existence, it's a gift, lol. I don't have a proper scale on hand, but the stone is about 7mm, corner to corner at the longest. I was thinking maybe a partial crinoid or some sort of arthropod, but the underside is dimpled sort of like volcanic rock, so maybe it's just a feature of the rock and nothing more? I'll try to add more details when I get home. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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I tossed this one in my petrified wood pile because that's mostly what I find out here, but sometimes I see pictures of bone fragments that look similar or that I would have taken for wood had I found it. So what do you guys think? It doesn't stick to the tongue and shows details that could be porousness... but could also not be... There's no obvious cell structure that I can make out. Follow up question: Are there any good ways to tell the difference between wood and bone aside from wood cell structure or visible marrow? This was found in Dona Ana county, NM.
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I picked up a stone which had a nice crinoid segment imprint on it. Under closer investigation, I found other microorganisms as well. Any idea what they could be? Crinoid is 2mm and the microorganisms are 1mm at the largest. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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Yay or nay? 13mm by 7mm stone, imprint itself is only 6mm by 3mm. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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I recently found an echinoid in the Prionocyclyus hyatti ammonite zone of the Upper Cretaceous (Middle Turonian) Semilla Sandstone Member of the Carlile Shale. These creatures are not common and until now... ...I have only found fragments. After a quick clean and some photos, I wonder if there is enough diagnostic material left on this crushed and eroded specimen. scale= 1/4" I do not know much about echinoderms, but I am very much interested in learning more. Is there enough of this creature to label a genus? Thank you for your help.
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