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I thought this would be an easy ID, but everyone is stumped. I found this in Florida's Peace River in a mix of pleistocene and miocene material. It is approximately 3 1/4" long by 3/4" wide by .5" wide. I've looked at photos of giant beaver teeth and this item is quite straight, very little curve to it. It was also suggested possible juvenile proboscidean tusk but I have zero experience with those. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi all, Found this tooth in Eastern NC. I haven't explored this particular site much yet but so far it has produced Miocene-Pleistocene. I can't seem to find a good match for this one. I'm thinking camelid or cervid but I haven't found anything quite like this tooth in NC. Scale is in inches and the crown measures 1.36" in length. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I was out Wednesday. Found some interesting fossils including one of the better Whale Bullas that I have ever found. Also a few Horse teeth and this oddity with a broken occlusal surface that originally I thought might be bear or tapir and now I realize that I just do not know. So here are some photos. Let me know what you think. Size 32.5x18.5x14 (mm).
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Today I decided to hit an all new location. I have my personal Mosaic spot, which is a stretch of river that isn't very populated. But, we've hit this area in force last season, and due to the nature of the fossils they do not regenerate in one season. The fossils in this area are actually extracted from limestone, rather than the bank, so it takes time to replenish. At least, this is my personal observation. I actually prefer this, because I am not fighting other people for spots, and the fossils are usually of a more beautiful color because they are straight from limestone. Anyway, I've hit my mosaic spot for a couple miles north and south of the put in point, but today I decided to put in several miles south of the furthest south I've gone, with the intent to make my way north until I recognize the surroundings, which I did. So, 10 minutes into my northern trek into unfamiliar territory, I come across several gravel bars that had been lightly hit. I don't sift, but, there was a limestone embankment that I decided to nose around. I immediately saw what looked like a huge chunk of tusk tangled in palm roots. I pulled it out with my paddle, and being fooled before looked for the schreger lines, alas they were there, clear indication that this was mammoth tusk(still looking for those 90 degree mastodon lines). Upon closer inspection, there was several mammoth jaw bone fragments as well. I dug what I could out, and decided to push forth. I figured, today is already a good day! I moved on until I hit an area with large limestone embankments and a waterfall. There was no sign of vertebrate fossils(oddly) so I started breaking open limestone, and pulling out some really nice inverts. I also collected some interesting modules encased in the limestone for later inspection. Bored and burning, I pushed forth. The final area I hit reminded me of my mosaic locations. Bones scattered here and there, fossilized and non. I picked up everything with a little appeal. It wasn't long before I found several large sections of mammoth tooth. I know there is more there, but the water quality, although low, was poor for visibility. After finding all the low hanging fruit, I paddles north until I recognized my surroundings. Then happy with my findings, I made the leisurely paddle back down stream. Today was was a good day.
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Hello! I work as an archaeologist, but will be returning to school to pursue a PhD on Mammoths from British Columbia. It is a treat to see all the mammoth images members have posted Laura
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Well guys and gals, it's been awhile since i did an update but here it is. I am aware it's mostly jaws, but for some reason theyre the most complete bones i tend to find. Apologies for the pics being blurry, lighting wasnt great.. The rule in all photos is 6" First up we'll start with the my humble wombat collection. Pictured is a loose tooth from a Vombatus sp., a partial jaw (or is it upper?) from a Phascalonus gigas and a partial humerus from a P. gigas. The humerus is one of the largest a museum fellow has seen. Then on to my only mammalian carnivore, the Tasmania Tiger or Thylacine: Thylacinus Cynocephalus. Now to what Australia is known for! Big reptiles! First up, my Croc jaws. I believe these all to be Pallimnarchus pollens. I'll update this with some pics of scutes, verts and some teeth later. And @Andy, here you go. The giant lizard, Megalania prisca (Varanus priscus). And to finish up, the largest pieces of my collection, the largest marsupial known, Diprotodon optatum: Ok ok, there is a Zygomaturus trilobus in there (2 to the left of the ruler in first pic) and an Euowenia robusta (directly left in first pic). The bone is a Diprotodon radius, beside that is a molar and a partial incisor. To the right of that radius on top (all first pic) is a juvenile D. optatum. Thanks for your time, Cheers, Troy.
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As some of you may know, and may soon be getting in your mailbox, I've collected a large amount of bone valley matrix. Just now I was breaking some up, and just casually looking around in the pile when this little guy popped out at me. I'm thinking it's some kind of rodent jaw, but I'm unsure. This should be Pleistocene-ish. I've taken some images with my stereo microscope as well as with my phone. Thanks in advance. -J
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I had an interesting day. Not MANY finds but the ones I did find were either favorites OR somewhat unusual. Favorites were a 1.3 inch GW and a 1.6 inch Sloth tooth, Now the Canine I am requesting an ID on:
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Two questions here, what are general things to look for when deciding whether a fossil is fake or real? Guidance asked for especially when it comes to Moroccan imports, and mosasaur anything, crinoids, and trilobites, as well as pleistocene mammal fossils. The latter question, is there any massive list of information sort of like an identification guide for fossils? I saw this massive list fruitbat had and its very impressive and I shall put it to use, but i feel it's almost a little bit beyond me at certain times, is there any just general all encompassing guide to identification?
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Proximal end is damaged, but is there enough here to identify?
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I love to find complete teeth with those roots. Just adds excitement!!! However, I did not jump up and down on this one because I did not see the details when it showed up in my screen. It was sitting on top of a fraglodon -- otherwise it would have slipped through the screen back from whence it came. Note the wear on the cusps in this 2nd photo!!! SO, what is in the Mastodon family but has teeth that you can barely see?> All suggestions and comments encouraged and appreciated.
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Dear Guys, I recently found one near complete femur which is thin and long. The very similar femur appearance is in cheetah. I found it in Varena town, Lithuania. The length of it is 16 cm. Any idea what is this? Best Regards Domas
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Using DNA to Look for Extinct Humans in Ancient Cave Mud
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Mud DNA means we can detect ancient humans even without fossils, New Scientist, April 27, 2017 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2129259-mud-dna-means-we-can-detect-ancient-humans-even-without-fossils/ Photos: Looking for Extinct Humans in Ancient Cave Mud By Jeanna Bryner, Live Science, April 27, 2017 http://www.livescience.com/58872-neanderthal-dna-found-in-ancient-cave-mud.html http://www.livescience.com/58873-dna-from-extinct-humans-photos.html The paper is: Slon, V., C. Hopfe, C. L. Weiß, and many others, 2017, Neandertal and Denisovan DNA from Pleistocene sediments Science 27 Apr 2017: eaam9695, DOI: 10.1126/science.aam9695 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2017/04/26/science.aam9695 Yours, Paul H. -
Dear Guys, I have recently found one piece of femur which is very similar to cave bear because of its size. The length of piece is 15,5 cm and the width in joint part is 7,5 cm. Any idea what is this? Best regards Domas
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Dear Guys, I have found one interesting piece of bone which is quite hard to identify. The mammal specialists said that it is femoral head and I saw that the end of a rhino femur looks quite similar. The same thing could be with hippo, too. It is 8,8 cm length. Any idea what is this? Best regards Domas
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Very interesting day. Found a glyptodon osteoderm and the tip of a sloth canine, but the ones I do not know are the reason for this post. 1st Fossil = Hoof core (1x2.25x3 inches) 2nd Fossil = Vertebrae process (2x1.5 inches) Highest degree of difficulty == I have no clue. 0.6 inches Thanks for any/all responses and ID suggestions. Jack
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A nice lower molar of the woolly rhino, found on the Zandmotor. Note that the chewing surface is slightly damaged. Found as beach float, from offshore deposits.
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Found this on a gravel bar in north west Missouri a week ago . Figured it was from a beaver but hadn't did a size comparison till today . Seems a bit big for run of the mil beaver these days .
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I was out today and found mostly small teeth, a few photos of nicer fossils added to the TFF Peace River trip thread and a number of unknown (at least to me) bones. Here is one of my more interesting finds.. Small, round, flat bone may be an epiphysis, but this one seems oddly shaped even for that... and even if it is determined to be an epiphysis, it there enough to identify to an animal?
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Last week I had to do a little yard work to remove an old hibiscus tree that had seen better days and was more dead than alive. While digging out the root ball I had to dig down a few feet in the sandy material that passes for soil here in South Florida. It is not uncommon to find lots of shells while digging--the ground is literally shot through with small bivalves (mostly Chione sp.) and small conch, murex, and whelks are not particularly rare finds either. I have a small collection of some of the nicer preserved specimens that have come to light while planting (or removing) trees on my property. I know that Florida has one of the highest densities of golf courses per capita in the US but I didn't realize that this tradition dated back so far. In actuality, this tiny coral which, admittedly does actually resemble one of Titleist's best, seems to be a small species of Siderastrea. It closely resembles an extant species, Siderastrea siderea, that can form large coral boulders however a little Google image searching brought me to a page with what appears to be a match: S. pliocenica. http://porites.geology.uiowa.edu/database/corals/combined/Siderastreapliocenica.htm It's nice to live in a state where fossils come looking for YOU even when you are not looking for THEM. Cheers. -Ken
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Hello everyone! Saturday, I went hunting again at the Zandmotor. Even though it is only 25 min away by car from my house, I don't get to hunt there often. First off, a small introduction to the Zandmotor: The Zandmotor is a big beach extension between Kijkduin and Ter Heijde, and it is made by man. The fossils found there are mainly seashells (clams and cockles), which fill the beach, and also mammal bones, which most people search for (most just ignore the seashells, which leaves more for a seashell-lover like me ). Sometimes great white shark teeth are found too, but they are the only species of shark found at the Zandmotor (from what I heard); it's a mystery as to how the shark teeth got there. All the fossils date from the Pleistocene to the Holocene periods (so they are relatively young). The reason that fossils can be found there is because the fossils got dredged up from the North Sea, which is very rich in fossils; the case is similar for the Maasvlakte 2 and the Hoek van Holland, two other locations on the Dutch coast. The Zandmotor actually just looks like any other normal sandy beach, and many people just use it as such. In fact many people that regularly go on the Zandmotor ignore that fossils can be found! The Zandmotor is also a popular place for taking your dog out for a walk. Now my trip report: When we arrived, it was still rather cloudy, but at least it wasn't raining and there was little wind. We did put on our fat coats and were well prepared to face the cold. The small crash of the waves and the squawk of the seagulls filled the air. In the background, the harbor could be seen. Lucky for us, the weather quickly cleared up and gave way to a nice blue sky.
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Hi all, Had a very successful hunt at the Zandmotor yesterday (will post a trip report soon), where I namely found this jewel: a very big nearly complete mammal tooth! Looks a lot like a molar. But I have no idea of what animal it came from... Anyone have a clue? Found on the Zandmotor, NL; Pleistocene in age. Happy Easter everyone! Max
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Thanks for clicking this topic, because I really need your help! I have here several clams (14 in total) that I urgently need to get rid off! They're taking up way too much space in my collection... Here is all the info about them: • Mactra plistoneerlandica • Clam • Zandmotor, Netherlands • Pleistocene; 100'000 y All are in good condition. What you have to send back to me? Easy: anything you want (as long as it's still a recognizable fossil). For me, those shells have no value, because I find plenty of them at my usual hunting location, but for someone in the US or in Asia, it might be interesting for you. I'd put the value of those at about 3 or 4 $, so if you have any fossil/fossils of low value that you have to get rid off, I'd be glad to hear from you. Only things that I do not want: bull/dusky shark teeth, lemon shark teeth, clams/cockles. Anything else is fine. Oh, and if you only want to get one or two clams and not the whole package,that's fine too. By the way, two of them have a small hole in them, so if you are into jewelry making, you might like those. Please help me get rid of the shells asap! Best regards and happy Easter, Max
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I finally had the opportunity and time to take a trip to an amazing quarry! I have not had many times to do this in the last year. Just awesome to be at this quarry and to be able to see our friends and visit. The best part of the day is that my son was able to experience the area again and have a blast collecting fossils! The area we hunted was Pleistocene, Waccamaw Formation, North Carolina. It is such special area and I am so happy of the times we are able to go there. Being able to hunt in an area where you are actually on an ancient sea bed is priceless and then captivating. Whenever we are at this quarry I can close my eyes and take a deep breath, I think of the life which was in this area and then look at the piles and layers of beautiful gastropods and other the marine life which existed two million years ago. I see gastropods all clustered together, broken sand dollars, slipper shells and many fractured shells. I think of what have must have happened millions of years ago for such a mass areas of demise. We all know what caused it, so interesting researching it all! My son thought this was the "coolest thing ever". Moving on with our trip, we hunted there for a good portion of the day. There is a big field in the back of the quarry which has wild plants growing. There was wild Honey Suckle, beautiful ferns and then an interesting tree with what looks like "bottle brush" type bloom. On the way home we just had to stop at an area which in on the Brunswick River, NC. We always search for Eastern Woodland Indian artifacts....we found some! Topographic Map Exercise FA15.docx
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This lump of cemented bones came out of Sacha's Merritt Island matrix. Does it look like it could be a coprolite?
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