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Triassic Phytosaur Tooth
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Hello, I'm simply looking to buy a phytosaur tooth and I was wondering if it's authentic. The pictured tooth is from the Redonda Formation of New Mexico and Triassic in age. Thank you.- 2 replies
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Strange Sandstone Cylinders Found in the Lower Permian Glorieta Sandstone, Northern New Mexico
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Lucas, S.G., DiMichele, W.A. and Karnes, J.M., Unusual Sandstone Cylinders from the Lower Permian Glorieta Sandstone, Northern New Mexico. New Mexico Geology. vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 63-75. New Mexico Geology Volume 44, Number 3 - Full Issue New Mexico Geology — Back-issues Yours, Paul H.-
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Was found at a depth of around 8 feet underground in the desert of New Mexico. It's roughly the size of a softball. Any ideas?
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New lines of evidence support the 21,000 to 23,000-year age footprints at White Sands National Park
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Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America Two new lines of evidence support the 21,000 to 23,000-year age footprints first described and dated in 2021, USGS, Earth Science Matters Newsletter, September 5, 2023 Public Domain media images Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Found in southern New Mexico by my late aunt. When I came across this rock on her desk it looked like she had been working one side by means of small tools like picks and brushes so naturally I did my best to continue where she left off. Approximately 40 hours in total and a picture began to emerge. I share a few photos now in hopes to understand what they show. It measures roughly 6 centimeters by 3 at it's widest.
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New to the site. I found this tooth in the mountains while digging a 14ft hole it seems fossilized but I am not totaling sure. It has crust that does not come off and is solid. I’m new to fossil hunting and do it as a past time. I was wondering what the group could tell me about this. It was at a pretty high elevation. I usually find shells but never mammal fossils up there. Any suggestions would be much appreciated thank you
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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 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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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 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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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 also 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.
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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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Welcome to another microscopic look into the wonderful world of coprolites. Here we have a squished (flattened) spiral coprolite from the prehistoric floodplains that now form the Bull Canyon Formation in the badlands of Quay County, New Mexico. Today's mystery was most likely not ingested. Many times the posterior (non-pinched end) of spiral coprolites can be hollow. I may be wrong, but I think this branchy thing (for lack of a better term) slipped in after it was expelled. To me this looks like part of a branch from a delicate coral - but the poop was in fresh water. Any ideas?
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