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Phylum Porifera (sponge) M. Odovician Bobcaygeon Formation Kirkfield, Ontario. Cananda 4.5 cm long This is another from an old collection as found. Wrapped with a number tag to match a hand writ-in entry. The sponges I have shows some formation. I will put it in the ultrasonic cleaner. What do you think, do the come smooth? Bob
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Hi, I found 2 large fossils on th e shores of Lake Erie Ontario and I do not have a clue what they are. Both of these fossils are approximately 24" in diameter. Can someone identify them?
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Unknown possibly collected in the 1960's. Looks crinoid related. M. Odovician Verulam Fm. Gamebridge, ON Canada 4 cm w x 4 cm
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Can you please help me ID the fossil rock in the picture? Also would like to know anything about it you can share. I found it on the shore of Lake Ontario this afternoon. Thanks in advance!
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Found these fossils in a gravel in Toronto. Help me identify it
wintrbird89 posted a topic in Fossil ID
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I found it in a gravel near the road. Please help me identify it.
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Found another cool piece at work today- is it anything special? It came out of a load of rubble from the Milton Quarry, in Milton, Ontario.
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I had mentioned in prior posts that I had found a large trilobite (Isotelus apparently) and I just got it back from Malcolm so I wanted to post pics. I definitely wish there was less damage but the size is very impressive to me (about 8 1/2 inches long by 6 inches wide by about 1 inch high), so I really like this guy, especially since it is the first trilobite I found (earlier this year). The first pic is how it looked when I found it - it was covered in calcite and was barely recognizable (to me, anyway) as a trilobite. While part of me wishes it WASN'T covered in calcite, the fact that it was a large white-ish rock is what allowed me to find it, and I think the calcite actually protected it somewhat from the elements. The one side of the trilobite was completely encased in limestone, and Malcolm had to 'liberate it' - I can only attach three pics with this post but I will reply to my post and try to post more pics showing the prepping process. The second pic is the finished trilobite, with the ruler to show scale. The last pic has the 'little' 4 1/2" trilobite that I posted earlier in the foreground, to show the scale / size of the larger one. I am still working on my photographic skills, so sorry for the pic quality. This was found in Ordovician limestone in the Eganville, Ontario, Canada area.
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Hello! Found these cool pieces while at work- they came from the Milton Quarry in Milton, Ontario, Canada. I am completely new to fossil identification, but am very interested to learn more! Can anyone tell me what these might be?
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Hi I just found this while fossil hunting Saturday and am wondering if it could be a piece of a Trilobite? And if it’s to hard to tell is there anyway I can prep it without breaking it to reveal what it is? Thank you!
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Note: This is a follow-up post to my original post of about a week ago. I found this trilobite fossil near Eganville, Ontario, Canada. When I first picked it up, I thought it was broken but then I noticed that it was just slightly rolled and the pygidium was curved downwards. I have already posted a couple of pics of this Isotelus as found, but now that I have had it prepped (thank you Malcolm), it looks even better so I thought I would share.
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I am posting some pics of my trip to Etobicoke, Ontario on the Georgian Bay formation, Lower Member. I only went a couple times to different localities in Etobicoke since the lockdown put a strain on my wanted public transportation service. I visited the Humber River and Mimico Creek. I only came home with 2 specimens from the Humber while I didnt take anything home from Mimico. This year's winter has been mild so that is why I believe there has not been any turn around for [good/unusual/extraordinary] material. I recall back in 2015, which had a rough and severe winter, generated more good fossils for me than this year's mild winter. I didnt have to do a lot of digging and just surface collecting just to find good specimens when the winter is rough before the following Spring and Summer. The ice didnt form thick and did not cause any strong erosion in the creeks in my opinion. These pics are from the Humber River This right below is a partial Treptoceras crebiseptum I collected along the bank. Sorry for the blurry pic, this one is a Pholadomorpha pholadoformis.
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Hi - this is my first post to this group. I found this partial trilobite fossil this past summer in Ordovician limestone near Eganville, Ontario, Canada and I am hoping that someone here can help me identify the trilobite species it belongs to. This piece measures 3.5 inches in length by a little over 2.5 inches wide and I believe it is the pygidium and most of the thorax (so a little more than half of the full trilobite). Also, it has a little over 1/2 inch in depth, so it is not completely crushed flat. I would have much rather found a full trilobite - and I do have a full trilobite that I found that I am having prepped, that I will post at a later date - but I am very happy with the size and condition of this sample. I broke it out of the rock in this condition - no prepping has been done to this sample. Any thoughts?
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My daughter found this small piece washed up on the beach. It is apprx 1/4 inch thick and has a grover through top. It was found on Beach 6 of Wasaga Beach Ontario.
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Hi everyone, I found this fossil in Eastern Ontario. I was wondering if anyone can identify the fossil. I don't think it's a trilobite. I'm also wondering if it can be extracted. I believe it's in limestone. Thanks!
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Found this the other day in Eastern Ontario and I'm not quite sure what it is. I asked on reddit and someone suggested it could possibly be a crinoid holdfast, but I wanted to get a second opinion just to be sure. Ordovician, about 2.5cm in diameter.
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New fossil enthusiast here. On my first few trips I found these in the Humber River and Etobicoke Creek and would like some help identifying them. 1. I think this is a trilobite?
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Hi guys I recently found this nice sized Pholadomorpha pholadoformis at the Humber River in Etobicoke, Ontario. It belongs to the Georgian Bay formation and is late Ordovician in age. The specimen has pyrite in addition to the black film. Does this fossil have some sort of pyrite disease to it?
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So I have been looking at my collection and it baffles me whether these two specimens are the same species with just different growth forms due to their deposition environments or are they entirely different species from each other? These stromatoporoids both come from the same locality (Streetsville, Mississauga, Ontario) in the Upper Member of the Georgian Bay formation, late Ordovician. Can anyone provide me with any PDF on late Ordovician stromatoporoids so I can nail down the differences between Stromatocerium and Labechhia? On the site where I collected these, I have also found mounding round stomatoporoids ranging around 4 inches to over 1 ft in diametre. I think this must be Stromatocerium. With the stromatoporoid with the prominent mamelons I have found it encrusting Prismostylus sp. specimens on the locality (what an odd association). This stromatoporoid, from my experience with the locality, usually just grows over the size of an open hand. Is this Labechia, the one with prominent mamelons?
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Hello everyone I have a pretty small collection, so I thought why not share it since it would only take a few posts? First up, these are my only self collected fossils. From walking along the Humber river in Etobicoke, which puts them in the Georgian Bay formation I believe. I would love some more information! Sweet little orthocone is why I took this one home. The back of the rock which shows an imprint of somebody's shell. There may be some other stuff going on in the matrix here but I've got absolutely no idea. Another orthocone with siphuncle pic if it helps with identification.
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Hello, I am new here, but very happy to find this forum. I found this rock while digging in my garden. I am in Ontario, Canada, close to the shores of lake huron. It may be nothing, but this rock looks like it is part of a petrified bone. I would love for some insight.
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Hi there, I found a number of fossils in the riverbanks of the Don River in Sunnybrook Park in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Here is a google maps link to the spot where these fossils were located. It is just north of where the pin is dropped. https://goo.gl/maps/yBbyfVTwHY3SGbbM8 I've attached images of the fossils I found and I'm looking to ID them. I'm wondering if someone could also point me in the direction of some further reading about the geology in this area. Thanks very much!
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Hello there! I was just organizing my Hungry Hollow fossils when I noticed this odd object. It looks like a small jaw with teeth, but I know that bivalves have "teeth" along their hinge so it could be that. Does anyone out there recognize the identity of this little piece? It's from the South Pit of Hungry Hollow near Arkona, Ontario and it is from the Middle Devonian. Thanks in advance for your help! Monica
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