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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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Found in NM badlands. I thought it was petrified wood but someone suggested it was fossilized bone. There are definitely dinosaur bones where this was found so wanted thoughts.
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I found this tooth In desert near Albuquerque New Mexico. Could it be some kind of marine reptile? I would appreciate any ideas about ID. Thanks
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Just found this, I think my horse might have uncovered it. We're not sure what it is, but from looking online it might be some kind of worn molar, but not from a horse or cow, but what? On one side it looks like it had been broken at one time, but it's all pretty smooth, no jagged edges. There's a lot of clay in the area & not even sure if it's a fossil or not? Thanks for the help!
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Looked odd , found them both along roadside very near to my petrified log find ( not implying they are related) your input is greatly appreciated.
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A nice, little piece I found on my lunch break today. Found in Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
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This one was found in the foothills of the Florida Mountains just south of Deming NM I have not been able to find the areas age as of yet but I will keep looking.
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Ok, fossil forum, I've got another thing I'm not sure what to make of. A partial black stone about 3/4 inch long, with some interesting texturing on one of the flat sides and some porous dimpling on the rounded side. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico. Any ideas what it could be?
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This one marks a very profound moment in my life. While out carnelian hunting 3 years ago on a dirt road heading out to the "Gray Ranch" , there had been plans at the time to pave but funding was never granted. The work had already begun and parts of the road had already been graded and widened. Among the roadside rubble was this curious looking "driftwood" so naturally I had to investigate. It was barely visible as only 5 or 6 inches was above the rubble pile. To my absolute amazement this log was no longer a log but a solid rock. I said it marked a profound moment because the following day I learned of my stage 4 Cygnus melanomas so it has been almost impossible to look at until now. For the record, I have won this round with cancer and will remain cautiously optimistic for the foreseeable future. As for my find, it's very cool to say the least. It weighs easily over 100 lbs. And has an overall length of 26inces and a 24 inch circumference at it's widest. I no longer see it as a bad omen or anything unfortunate for me simply for one reason,...I still live to write these words. Hope this forum will help me discover it's origins. Thank you.
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I'm hoping someone can help me identify this fossil. I believe it could be a claw of some sort. I was super stoked to find it.
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Found very close to my last two posts and very recently. Also this was on the surface and found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch.
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Was found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch. Curious to know more about it.
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Found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch. I know what it looks like however I know it's probably just geologic. Also, this was found among other smaller pieces similar in texture and color in approximately 20 square meter area.
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Permian prints from NE NM
JBkansas posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
These were both labeled as Dromopus "Marsh" (seller mistook discoverer name for species). While the larger prints do seem to look like Dromopus to my amature eye, the smaller print may be something else. Both were consolidated with Elmer's glue (explaining the glossy appearance).
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Hi again, Fossil Forum! I've got a stone which I think is wood, but it's iffy enough for me to ask for a second opinion. Found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. There is a lot of it out here! Anyway, let me know what you think! Size is roughly 3.5 cm wide, 3.5 cm tall, 1.5 cm thick at its thickest edge.
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Hi all, I found an odd, almost perfectly round ball in the desert. At first I thought it was an old ball bearing, but it's not metal. Maybe a coprolite? Or just an average rock that happens to be round... It's 15mm in diameter, found in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I've found other fossils in the area including petrified wood and brachiopods. Thanks for any assistance, Tekk
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I would like to ask the experts on this forum for some help in identifying this jaw fragment. It contains two complete teeth (molars?). It is from a deposit west of Cuba, New Mexico, and is, as you can see, pretty small. The teeth are complete and look like they belong to an adult animal. They are not very worn. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
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Hopefully, this will be the last time I post on this fauna until I announce the finished publication! I had originally identified this as a cretodus, but after reviewing Everhart and Welton, I am having very serious doubts as to the validity of this ID. The teeth are both labially and lingually striated. The lingual striations look totally different than the pattern found on the scapanorhynchids. The teeth have accessory cusplets, sometimes two on a side. The base of the teeth are more robust than that of scapanorhynchids, too. As you can tell by the photos, even the worn teeth have pronounced striations. Any help at to identifying these teeth to genus (maybe even species?) level would be wonderful! Thanks!
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Hey all! I have this tooth that appears to be a cretodus. It has plications on both the labial and lingual faces, with the lingual plications being smaller than the labial. Cretodus so far. Iy measures 3.88 mm in height and 3.42 mm mesio-distally, The problem arises with the accessory cusps. Welton and Farish state that Cretodus semiplicatus only has one accessory cusp on each side of the main cusp. Although one side of the cusps is missing, the other side obviously has two cusps. Was Welton and Farish mistaken, or is this tooth not even cretodus? Thanks! Randy
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Was hiking a trail in nw New Mexico and kicked this. Strange weight, shape, texture for a rock. Bumpy all over with holes in each end. Anyone know what it is?
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Human Occupation of the North American Colorado Plateau ∼ 37,000 Years Ago
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
New Mexico mammoths among best evidence for early humans in North America by University of Texas at Austin The paper is: Rowe, T.B., Stafford Jr, T.W., Fisher, D.C., Enghild, J.J., Quigg, J.M., Ketcham, R.A., Sagebiel, J.C., Hanna, R. and Colbert, M.W., 2022. Human Occupation of the North American Colorado Plateau∼ 37,000 Years Ago. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, no. 534. (open access paper) Formation and Taphonomy of Quaternary Fossil Accumulations: Advances and New Perspectives Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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This has me stumped! An orectolobid, but what? I am assuming it is a cantioscyllium, but it doesn't have the cusps that most fish of this genus have. Unlike C. decipiens, there are no strong striations. Instead, there are some small ones on the labial edge, and the lingual edge has a kind of rim. Also, there is one small transverse striae found on either side of the mesial ridge. Any ideas? There are four teeth discovered in this fauna, so they can't be pathological. Thanks!
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I'm coming to the experts once again! This is a very strange ptychotrygon tooth. It appears to be P. triangularis, but it is so elliptical. The low crown is similar to some of Bourdon's P. eutawensis, but according to Woodward's original description, there is a bit of ornamentation on the labial apron, which this doesn't have. Could this simply be a pathological tooth? Thanks!
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