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Hi again. Today I would like help with these two very similar fossils I found in Lyme Regis UK many years ago. They seem to be Mudstone from what I'm learning and have many boring worm holes on the outside of the rock. The inside has triangular patterns with ripples which resemble plant forms. Any help with a name would be much appreciated, so I can properly record my collection now. Thanks, Jes.
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Live in NSW Australia and was wondering if there are any good fossil sits near Sydney I could collect fossils from. Very into them and want to get started up, so any information much appreciated. Thanks Also found these rocks and would want some identification to see if they are fossils. First one found at Newcastle and second and third near Wollongong. Thanks
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Hello everyone, and hope you've all had a good day so far. I am currently having a break after putting most of my bookcase together. Here are some fossil plants found in the Triassic layers of the Sydney Basin I would like identified if possible. As before, I would like the most specific identification possible, but don't mind genus or clade names if they'd be more accurate. I know the general location for these, so don't worry about that. If you need more photographs for a proper identification, I can take more in a couple of hours or tomorrow. Specimen 1: Shale plant fossil This fossil was found by a friend in the shale rock layer in the Northern Beaches region. This makes it Triassic in age. I read this document (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gregory-Retallack/publication/241677571_Geological_excursion_guide_to_the_sea_cliffs_north_of_Sydney/links/55d2119008ae0b8f3ef776a9/Geological-excursion-guide-to-the-sea-cliffs-north-of-Sydney.pdf) and after comparing the plant to various images on the document, I came to the conclusion that the plant was a specimen of the seed fern Dicroidium. Is this an accurate identification? Specimen 2: Plant Assortment This assortment of various plant fossils was found by another person I used to know in the Sydney Basin. I assume it is Triassic, as the vast majority of exposed sedimentary rocks in Sydney are of that age, although it might be Permian. I do not know the exact region. There seem to be multiple different plants on the slab, and they seem to be more poorly preserved than the shale layer plant. Does anyone know what they are? Also, do any of you have any tips for getting better images? If I take any more, I'll probably use my SLR camera, as my phone's camera is terrible. Thanks for the help! Edit: Changed the title to make it more obvious this is a new thread.
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September 2023 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends October 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Sea urchin (Tylocidaris clavigera?) - Cretaceous, Turonian, 93-90 mya - Dieppe, Normandy, France 2. Neithea regularis bivalve - Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Laumont Horizon, Nekum Chalk - Province de Liège, Belgium 3. Properisphinctes bernensis ammonite - Jurassic, Oxfordian - Col de la Plaine Morte, Valais, Switzerland
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Found this about 40 years ago on the shores of lake Huron (in Sarnia) and have always wondered what the fossils were - are they plant or animal? Anyone able to assist? Many Thanks
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Mazon Creek Formation (Fossil Identified) Lepidostrobophyllum
TheGoblinKing posted a topic in Fossil ID
My great grandfather majorly shaped who I am today by getting me introduced to biology, paleontology, and earth sciences at a young age. He left me with many fossils that he had gone out and found himself, picking about in the Mazon Creek Formation of the Carboniferous. Among the ferns and leaves I had found this one, it looks a lot like a negative impression of an invert to me, although I could also see it being a leaf impression. I'm pretty immature so I'd appreciate any help, thank you
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Hello to all. Please help me identify this branch. It was found on the banks of the Kremenchug reservoir in Ukraine. This is a large reservoir, which is adjacent to three regions. It is difficult to determine the age - water erodes the layers from the Neogene period to the Jurassic. Thank you!
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From the album: Plants
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Tarrantoceras sellardsi ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Clay Mesa Shale - Sandoval Co. New Mexico 2. Phylloceras heterophyllum ammonite - Lower Jurassic, Upper Lias - Saltwick Bay, Whitby, UK 3. Cryptolithus tessellatus trilobites and unknown starfish - Ordovician, Trenton Group - Central Pennsylvania 4. Unknown starfish - Cretaceous, Upper Glen Rose Formation - Texas 5. Unknown gastropods - Lower to Middle Ordovician, Cow Head Group - Western Newfoundland, Canada 6. Fractofusus misrai - Ediacaran Period (560-575 mya) - Eastern Newfoundland, Canada 7. Unidentified sand dollar - Oligocene-Pliocene, Ashley Formation or Goose Creek Limestone - Ladson-Summerville area, South Carolina
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Hello dear fellow forum members, I see this burmese amber inclusion online and wonder, is it a feather with a peculiarly branching structure, or is it plant matter? size is about 4 mm length of the biggest part as far as I can tell . Thanks in advance, J
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Rock about an inch long for perspective. Found in what seems to be cretaceous strata but may have broken off of carboniferous. Any ideas?
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
Archaeopteris sp. Early progymnosperm frond and other plant debris Fammenian Catskill Formation Pennsylvania-
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Found these in Romana, town: Anina. (Eastern Europe). The place is known for plant fossils and other such things. In an article, I saw a journalist say the fossils found there are Jurassic. Are these plant fossils, stems or just markings? I am bad at telling. If it is plant, do you know which one could it be? Bonus one: I am not sure if the order of the pictures will get messed up, but last few pictures I uploaded is a grey "slate" with something in the middle. What is that? If these are just rocks, pretend you've never seen this Thanks!
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Hello everyone again! I have been gone for a few days and finally back to home base. As previously mentioned, I beyond a novice, but my fascinating level is pretty high. Here are two more items in the collection, and I have no idea what I am looking at (other than its neat!) Looking forward to identifying what I have here. Thank again everyone! Dan
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Cunnolites elliptica (= Cyclolites ellipticus) pathological solitary coral - Cretaceous (Turonian) - near Le Bugue, Dordogne department, France 2. Helicaulax pyrenaicus gastropod - Cretaceous, Upper Santonian - Southwest France 3. Ecphora gardnerae gastropod - Miocene - Calvert County, Maryland 4. Gastrolith with tabulate coral inclusion - Late Jurassic, Morrison Formation - Utah 5. Stiphrothyris tumida brachiopods - Middle Jurassic, Bajocian, Salperton Limestone - Gilbert’s grave railway cutting, Cheltenham, UK 6. Pseudophyllites indra ammonite - Upper Cretaceous, Matanuska Frm, Member 3 - Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska 7. Trachyscaphites spiniger heteromorph ammonite - Cretaceous, Campanian, Ozan Formation - North Sulphur River, NE Texas
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Hello everyone! I'm glad to be a new member of the community. I purchased a treasure trove of fossils, arrowheads, petrified wood and other neat items. Problem is, I don't know anything about this subject. This will be the first of several, and I look forward to those with knowledge to help me out. Any thoughts on this one? It is the only one like it in the collection. Thanks! Dan
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Looking for suggestions for last minute hunt near Birmingham, AL
RandyB posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I will be traveling through the Birmingham Alabama area Thursday afternoon/Friday morning - 6/8-9. Looking online there seems to be a decent opportunity to look for road cut exposures and such in the area. I would be most interested in plant material if anyone has any suggestions though anything would work for a mini hunt. Any assistance would be most welcome. -
Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends June 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Eurypteris remipes eurypterid - Upper Silurian, Fiddler's Green Formation, Phelps Waterlime - Lang's Quarry, Ilion, New York 2. Vaccinites sp. rudists - Late Cretaceous, Upper Santonian - Lower Campanian, Upper Geistthal Frm - Kainach near Voitsberg, Styria, Austria 3. Phacops sp. trilobite - Devonian, Ihandar Frm - Alnif, Morocco
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Unidentified Plant Twig 3 and 1/2 inches long Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road Quarry Earlville, N.Y.-
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Hi everyone this is matt again can anyone tell me what this strange fossil is I just found today here is a photo
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found this looks like corral or a plant? or perhaps something else? also included magnified photos of item.
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An uknown fregment of something found at Lyme Regis. this isnt particualry big only around 3cm in size ive attached images of the structure as well as how the piece looks. any help would be hugely appreciated
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April 2023 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends April 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Xipheroceras planicosta ammonite - Jurassic, Lower Lias Obtusum Zone - Black Venn Charmouth, Near Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK 2. Amphiscapha sp. gastropod - Late Pennsylvanian, Kasimovian, Pine Creek limestone - Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 3. Acanthoceras amphibolum ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian), Paguate Mbr. of the Dakota Fm - Sandoval County, New Mexico 4. Holaster simplex echinoid - Lower Cretaceous, Weno Limestone - Tarrant County, Texas 5. Macraster sp. (possibly M. aquilerae) echinoid - Lower Cretaceous, Fort Worth Limestone -Tarrant County, Texas 6. Hypodicranotus striatulus trilobite - Middle Ordovician, Trenton Group - Mohawk River Valley, New York 7. Codiopsis stephensoni echinoid - Cretaceous, Corsicana Formation - Texas 8. Mahoningoceras sp. nautiloid - Late Pennsylvanian, Kasimovian, Cambridge Limestone - Brooke County, West Virginia 9. Flexicalymene sp. trilobite - Upper Ordovician, Reedsville Fm - Pennsylvania 10. Cladophlebis sp. fern frond - Cretaceous, Campanian, Afling-Formation, Gosau-Group of Kainach - Hasibach, Geistthal, Styria, Austria 11. Eromangateuthis soniae (previously referred to Boreopeltis) giant squid - Early Cretaceous, Toolebuc Fm - NW Queensland , Australia
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From the album: Misha's Carboniferous
Dunbarella striata Bivalves Late Pennsylvanian Kinney Brick Quarry Lagerstätte New Mexico
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