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I'd love to know what people think this might be. Thanks in advance- K

Is this skull real? Is it from an adult individual? Its 10 inches and has minor restoration on the canines braincase and sagittal crest. Seller says it from miocene but I am pretty sure Hyaenodon lived during the Oligocene

Hi All, I have this small turtle skull (preserved looking at the palate), and I was wondering, what were your thoughts re prep? do I prep it out totally? or leave it as it is? looking forward to your thoughts Rodney

Hello I have this interesting rock that looks like a face. Kind of looks like it has a mouth and teeth.

Hi, I saw this odd looking skull for sale. Labelled as Psitacco, but parts of it don't match Psitacco--the stretched beak and the eyes. Is it a different species, or is it looking odd purely because it got squashed during fossilisation? 7.5 inches long.

Hi, what are thoughts on these skulls. Psitaccosaurus from Yixian? Three skulls. First two adult at around 10cm and second juvie at 8.4cm

I created my first fridge magnets long time ago, but desided reintroduce myself to that again. I mostly did modern animals like lizards and sharks, but also some paleo ones. I have been trying to improve them from basic ones long time ago.

Hello I am new to the is hobby and need some help identifying this natural Formation. After a thorough inspection I can't help but wondering if this is some kind of crystalized skull/Head. Looking at the nose area I can see were the small holes go into the sinus area. Note the back looks to be severed and you can see the brain area, not to mention the deep set eye sockets you can see on one side the ear formation. I know this sounds bizarre but seeing is believing can anyone see what I'm seeing and please help with any thoughts. Thank you.

Seller says this is a partial Pachycephalosaurs skull dome. its from the Lance Formation in WY. From the pictures is there anyway to verify that that is what this specimen is? Any additional questions I should ask the seller? @jpc @hadrosauridae

Found this one in the water near Fossil Beach at Westmoreland State Park. Very smooth on one side. Any suggestions? Is it a skull piece or maybe a joint piece?

Dimensions: To begin, the specimen is 36cm long, 19cm wide at the base (widest point), and about 7cm thick at the thickest point (base). Background: I am a student doing research in the Museum of Biodiversity at Notre Dame. I have begun a project to try to identify many of the fossils in the collection. Many years ago, there was a faculty member who was a paleontologist who collected specimens for many years, most of which now reside in the museum. The issue is that he passed away suddenly and left many fossils without much or any information attached. From what I have been able to gather, most of his fossils have come from the Hell Creek Formation in Montana (66-65 mya, late Cretaceous), due to all of his fossils in field jackets coming from this location (like this one, that I removed from the jacket). All other jackets (that are currently opened) in the museum contain remnants of a triceratops. There are many more that have not been opened from the field, which I believe were collected in the mid 1990s (unimportant). Because of the ambiguous nature of the fossil and my inexperience with fossils (I have just started exploring the field). I am the only person in the museum who has touched the fossils in at least 5-7 years, as there is no full-time geologist or paleontologist on faculty at ND, and the collection is solely taken care of by students who have interests. Identification?: When I first started working on the fossil, it was labelled with an identification as "Fish?". I have absolutely no idea who tentatively identified it as such, and in looking at it, I have no idea what led them to the conclusion. I, personally, do not see anything fish-like about it, sans the vague shape resemblance. Because of this, and my suspicions about where it was found and what other fossils are found at Hell Creek, I thought that it was unlikely a fish. From the concentration of ceratopsidae that are found in the formation and the amount that we have in the museum, I started to explore the possibilities of it being a part of one. Because the museum also has other parts of the same triceratops skull such as two horns, the beak, and one small skull fragment. I first thought that it may be a frill, due to the lines that I thought might be blood lines, which are found on most frill fragments, but the patterns appeared to be different (see photo 2). I then looked into other parts of the skull that might fit this fossil fragment. Following this, and based on the ridge that runs along what I assume to be the back of the specimen, I theorized that the it may be a piece of the squamosal bone morphology of the skull of a ceratopsian. Also, because there are parts of an ankylosauridae in the museum, I thought that it may be an armor fragment. Please know that these preliminary identifications are based on my limited knowledge of the morphology of late Cretaceous animals, and the lack of information I have on this specific fossil. Any help will be appreciated, and I will be looking closely to respond any questions on the subject. Lastly: As I am beginning in the subject of paleontology, where do you suggest that I can get my information? Are there any preferred resources, textbooks, or databases where I can increase my knowledge? Thank you for your help, and I look forward to learning more and maybe eventually contributing to the Fossil Forum when I learn more in the future. I have been using the one textbook in the museum dealing with fossils of these sort, where I read about the frills and skull morphology of ceratopsidae: Romer, Alfred S. (1966). Vertebrate Paleontology. The University of Chicago Press.

This is what is said to be an authentic mosasaur skull being sold from the location of MOROCCO. They said it was glued from the fossils found at the site. I am really interested in buying it but know they love to fake some fossils there. It doesn’t look like the terrible alligator looking ones I see on online auction site and around other sites. Matches what they normally look like but am not sure if anyone can tell from the pictures provided.

When i found this pebble I wasnt expecting much from it. I thought it was just afew ichthyosaur eye plates When I started preparing it a partial small crocodile skull was slowly revealed. Here it is in comparison with my complete larger skull so you can see which part of the skull it is.

Ictitherium‘s skulls from Hezheng.Such complete fossils are very rare nowadays in Hezheng From hipparion fauna，Miocene

Working on a Hyracodon Skull, still have some work to do, but here is the progress so far. What do you guys think?

Last ID needed…for now! small skull, split lower jaw, small back teeth. 60mm long, 35mm across ridge down center of the skull. any help with identification will be greatly appreciated.

I found this skull also near Enderlin, ND.

These two skulls I found near Pingree, ND [the one without clovers], and near Adrian, ND. I believe they're from the same animal.

I found this skull near Enderlin, ND. I'm a surveyor and a collector.

Thinking I got a juvenile pachy skull cap here. Can anyone confirm?

Hi TFF, I found a small skull walking the beach at Flag Ponds this morning. It measures about 3" long and 2" wide, thinking some sort of small mammal based on the font teeth. The skull is quite heavy and fits the same color/weight/texture of the numerous bone fragments found in the area. Images edited to show further detail, would appreciate help with an ID In situ: Close-ups

Is this part of a skull? zoomed in pics using a handheld microscope included. thank you