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Pictures from my latest NSR trip. Some mosasaur verts and bones, a jaw, ammonites, baculites, and of course the normal array of oddities. No really good verts but still fun. Does anyone know what jaw this would have come from? Also the turtle looking shell and the large white bone next to it feel a lot heavier than recent bone to me so maybe Pleistocene. Ill send a few close ups of those and of the crazier stuff later.
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I took a trip to the NSR in early February and here are my finds. All of the bones in picture 2 as well as the closeups, I'm assuming mosasaur, were found on the surface but all with in about 10 yards of each other. They were on the other side of the river from the large cliff face so they wouldn't have fallen out of the matrix from it. It was a remote large creek area so could have just been revealed from the ground slowly over time and no one found them until I came across it. The bones themselves were also different from other mosasaur im used to finding. They had a reddish tent to them and they had a rougher texture, almost a little sandstoneish. Maybe the fossilization process at this spot was a little different than the normal NSR fossilization. Im interested in pictures 3-5, is it a fossil or geological? Im also interested in pictures 6 and 7, coprolite? I know pictures 8-10 are geological but I thought they were pretty cool whatever they are. The rest are closeups of the bones. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Hi. A second vert I like. From Abingdon, theropod. 6 x 5.9 x 5. Many thanks for the help
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Dear Fossil Forum, We have continued to visit the Brazos near Houston, and it has turned up horse. Teeth, a proximal phalange, and what I think is actually not horse, but a tapir calcaneus! My latest find is a vertebra, and it looks like thoracic vertebra 18 (T18). But, in comparing it to a photo of a modern horse example, the facet for rib attachment is smaller in proportion, and lots of other details look a little different as well. Does anyone know of good resources for researching fossil horse ancestor vertebrae? Or know if there is variation in contemporary vert structure depending if mule, donkey, etc? I also do not have a good sense of scale. Photos attached. As always, thanks for looking
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After my last NSR trip, and finding a mosasaur vert, I felt like I was getting a better eye for NRS fossils. I have always heard the feeder creeks can be productive however I have searched in several never found anything in them. Now that I had more confidence I went to a more remote bridge and went for the first feeder creek I could find. It turned out to be decently productive with several more verts, none in particularly great condition though, and a jaw section. I think there is a coprolite in there too, pictures 14 and 15 maybe? I think my favorite find of all was the artifact though. Anyone have an idea what pictures 7-13 are of? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
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Got back to the Peace River yesterday for what turned out to be a beautiful day with a variety of finds and new friends. On arrival at the river a little before 8 am the temperature was a balmy 48*F. The temperature was projected to rise into the mid 70's but I started out the day in my wetsuit and dive boots with hoodie overall to combat the early morning chill. I usually hunt north of Payne Creek State Park but decided to go south today where Megalodon teeth are more easily found. I haven't targeted the big shark teeth since last spring. I returned to the area where I found my first 3" whole Meg last June and saw some evidence that others had been searching in the area. The water was very clear and shallow and it was easy to pick out a spot to start digging. There is a lot of gravel in this area and it seems to produce good finds across the width of the river. In just the second load in the sifter I came up with an almost whole 3" meg. The good finds continued for an hour or more with many small shark teeth, more partial megs, a nice whole glyptodont osteoderm and a nice sized cetacean vert. I then took a break from digging and walked around in the shallow water for a bit which resulted in my spotting a nice 2.25" meg just lying on the river bottom waiting to be picked up. Just prior to the walk around a couple in two kayaks passed heading south. I noticed they had sifters on board and we just exchanged hellos as they passed. The temperature was warming up a bit and I decided to take a break, empty out my dive boots and warm my feet up. As I was about to return to digging the couple that had passed returned heading north. The gentleman asked if I minded if they beached their kayaks alongside mine and I welcomed them to do so. It took only a few minutes to discover that they were the ones who had been working the area most recently and that I had taken over digging in one of their spots. It also turned out that the gentleman is a member of the Forum under the name @JMT2015. So, not only was I finding new fossils but also getting to meet new TFF friends. We spent the rest of the day working the area and I am glad to say they also found Megs and other interesting specimens. I concentrated on the same hole, going deeper and widening it with the result of several nice finds during the afternoon. A partial whale ear bone, 2 dolphin ear bones, a 2.75" Mako, a pice of juvenile Mastodon tooth, partial dolphin tooth, Burr fish mouth plate, piece of gator(?) jaw, turtle leg spurs, turtle scute and two unknowns - one possibly another ear bone and one a tooth. Photos of some of the days finds follow: The Cetacean Vert: The Megs - The Juvenile Mastodon tooth piece - The ear bones - Turtle spurs and scute, Burr fish mouth plate, jaw piece and partial dolphin tooth - The Mako - All in all a very good day on the river - looking forward to my next visit!
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Not sure what this is, but I don’t believe it to be dinosaur. It’s roughly 9” long and 4” at the widest point. Supposed to be Cretaceous. I don’t have any more information at this time about it. Just curious on what the group thinks.
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This is a Florida beach fossil from near Fort Pierce. The cap is about 13/16 inches long. Thanks for your help.
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Hi all, I found this bone on the beach today and wanted your guys thoughts. I really didn’t think it was fossilized, but I did the burn test anyway to be sure, and there is no burning hair smell. What are your guys thoughts? It was found in New Jersey, on a beach where I have found a couple shark teeth(4 or 5) including a Great White and a couple sand tigers. I think it’s a worn vertebrae, but I don’t know beyond that. When I get home I can get measurements, but I’d guess ~1-1.5” by ~1”. @Praefectus @Al Dente @MarcoSr @Darktooth @hokietech96 @Trevor @frankh8147
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Hi all, I'm considering buying this vertebra, but I want too know what age it is & how old it is. it was Quay, New Mexico, and is supposed too be a fossil. Unfortunately there aren’t anymore pics or a size, but too me it almost looks like Zarafasaura, but I don’t know if that species is found in New Mexico, or even the US. TIA
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Hello, if anyone can take a look at this, that would be great. I know most from Abington I've posted have turned out to be plesiosaur, but hooefully this is as described and is preserved enough to get an id. And is easier to identify being sold as theropod rather than sauropod Theropod/carnosaur vert Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Jurassic 11cm x 9.5 x 5.3 Many thanks
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I made a quick trip yesterday back to the Ellis County creek where I found so many teeth. With all the work being done to deer stands and feeders near it last time I was there, I knew my days of being able to hunt it this year were numbered, and sure enough, I have been officially banned by the landowner whose pasture I must cross to get to the creek, until at least next February. I knew my two best micro-spots in the creek were pretty much played out until we get floods and erosion, but I figured I might spend some time searching the gravel bars in the creek, and walk a little further down the creek than I had before. I made the walk further down the creek first, and never got around to searching the gravel bars very much. Here's what I spotted just past where I'd been before. How many teeth can you see in that matrix?
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I hunted a remote stretch in Northeast Texas and found a nice variety of items. The vert is from a good size mosasaur. The sawfish teeth always seem to be broken. I found some small shark teeth and a piece of cretaceous turtle shell. The bottles are from the 1930's and 1940's. I really like the Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic bottle. I posted a little info on the old bottles. We saw at least twenty wild hogs in one pack crossing the creek and one giant solo wild boar.
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Hi all, I'm hoping some of the resident experts here can help confirm or correct my IDs of the three fossil shark teeth and what I believe is a cetacean lumbar vert shown in the pictures below. I found these recently on a beach along the Calvert Cliffs in Maryland (Miocene exposure). Thanks for your help! For the shark teeth, I believe the the two on the left are both Carcharodon hastalis (though am more confident in my ID for #1) while the one on the right is possibly Isurus oxyrinchus though may also be Carcharias sp. All three have worn roots so I realize that may complicate the IDs. See pictures further below for scale bars and labial and side views of these. From pictures online, I believe this is a cetacean lumbar vertebra. The "bumpy" surface in the two lefthand photos also signifies that the epiphysis is missing, and thus this came from a juvenile, correct? Is it possible to further identify this as from a particular species or genus? Thanks in advance for your help!
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I kayaked for five miles on a day with a heat index of 108 degs and found some killer stuff. The Paleo Dalton point made my day. Rare to find mosasaur in this creek but I still managed to find a few verts. The big nautilus was beat up but looks good in my rock garden. The old bottle is a duraglas bottle from 1953.
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Hi, I purchased this unprepared, and was wondering what type of animal it came from? It’s from the lance fm, @jpc @Troodon@hadrosauridae, work your magic, please!
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Hi all, I found this strange vertebra today in a small creek that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. If it's a fossil, it is from the Calvert Formation. It's unlike anything I've seen before, and certainly not a cetacean vert, so that begs the question: what is it? I have not done the burn test on it yet to confirm it as a fossil, but can anyone identify it based on morphology? I believe it to be from a large terrestrial animal, but I'd like an expert/experienced opinion. Thank you in advance!
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Hey everybody, i work on several part of mosasaurs vertebral column (2 cervical and one dorsal) from morocco and i search an idea to display them, maybe on a stand but i can’t build one in metal because i can’t weld. So do you have any idea for me ?
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Found yesterday near the milk river, Judith river formation. The biggest vert we’ve found for sure. Several other fairly large verts nearby that seemed to be hadrosaur, but not sure - and still 1/2 the size. Lots and lots of meat eater bones as well. -sorry the photos are rotated
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Hello, this vert is from Two Medicine formation. 5 x 3.7 cm. Seller doesn't know exact species. Just small ornithopod or parkosaur. It's a nice little fossil in matrix so if it isn't croc or anything, I will add to the buy list. Thanks for the help!
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Hello, thoughts on this vert? It looks repaired (I ask seller to clarify repairs). But is it Sauropod? Cervical vert. 7cm by 9cm by 7cm. Which to me seems very small for a sauropod. Thanks
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From IoW. Small.. I'm looking to add a few verts to my collection. This is one I am eyeing. If it passes muster. Thanks for the help
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Made another trip to the Peace River today. Got on the water by 8 am and headed for a spot where I have previously found mammoth and mastodon teeth. Started digging and by 9 am I had a partial mastodon tooth! Came up with a nice complete deer proximal phalanx, a handful of tiger shark teeth and some mammoth and mastodon tooth chips. My pouch was getting full so I went back to the kayak to safely put the mastodon tooth and other finds in bags and stow them away. As soon as I got back to where I was digging I heard the shovel "clink" on something. Reached down and pulled up a nice vert about 4" across. My probe then bumped something and I came up with what I believe is a mammoth or mastodon patella! Kept digging and started pulling up large bones ranging from 8 " to 12" long and up to just over 4" wide. Ended up with four of them. I was wearing some new gloves recommended by @Shellseeker and was very glad I had them on. When getting up these large pieces I was doing a lot of hand digging trying not to damage the bones while pulling them up. I found an additional large bone that was quite rounded and took a good deal of hand work to free from the sandy bottom. When I finally pulled it up my first thought was - looks like a baboon's behind (lol). I have been through my fossil guide and done some searching on line but haven't found anything that compares to it yet. I had decided ahead of time to head home by 2pm and about 11:30 I began moving all the finds back to the kayak as I knew it would take several trips. When this was done I headed back to the dig spot and the first sifter gave up a nice 1 1/4" meg. This was followed by what I believe is a mammoth germ tooth. More searching on line will be needed verify it. A few more shovels of gravel went into the sifter when I turned around to see an alligator (4" to 5") swiftly heading right toward me! I dropped the shovel and splashed out of the river so suddenly the gator stopped and turned sideways as it kept watching me. It floated there looking at me as I caught my breath and started wondering if I was going to get back in the water to retrieve my shovel and metal probe. We had a bit of a standoff for about 5 minutes. I took the time to load my pouches with the remaining finds I had placed on the bank. Seeing that the gator was just holding in place I mad a quick grab for my equipment and then decided to climb the bank and return to my kayak on land. I had never encountered an alligator in this spot before. Being it is gator mating season they do get more aggressive and territorial. Which means I won't be back to this site for the rest of the season. Thanks to the aggressive gator I called it a day at 12:30. Some photos of the best and largest finds - The stuff in the pail are small pieces that I believe came off the large long bones. Looks like I have another puzzle - like the tusk pieces found previously. Two close ups -
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Vert? reptile? amphib? fish? not a vert? SOLVED! - Orthacanthus tooth
hadrosauridae posted a topic in Fossil ID
OK, I need some help on a fossil I uncovered today. Details: north-central OK, Permian (mid to lower), Wellington fm, in a slab of mud/sand stone with claystone inclusions and acid reactive. Lots of plant material and partial tetrapod skull in this large slab. With all that out of the way, I hope someone here can give me an ID on this tiny bugger. Its roughly 4mm across. I'm really at a loss for what this is. The only thing that comes to mind is that it might be a vertebra. The two processes (extension) are curved, giving it the appearance of an elephant skull. You can see there is a fresh break at the centrum. Before it broke, is was nicely rounded and whole. So experts, what your opinion here? Vert? reptile? amphib? fish? not a vert? One last thing. Both this, and the skull frag, have a weird deep red coating on the surface. In a way if annoying as its a little harder to get through than the rest of the matrix, but then again I know when I'm getting very close to bone because of the color.
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Before the government imposes further travel restrictions me and my family decided to pop down to Lavernock. It was a really sunny day and lots of people were already on the beach. The tide was very low and I was able to go out pretty far. After about 30 - 45 minutes I found my first pieces of triassic bone bed. Which were full of tiny teeth and fish scales. Severnichthys, Lissodus, coprolites etc. As I went further out to sea I began finding more and more tiny bits of bone. As our time to leave drew nearer I found my first vertebra! Even though it's only half it's still amazing. I found an odd looking bone next to the vertebra. If anyone could help ID it that would be great. I'll post a separate topic on that in Fossil ID. My dad found the nautilus on the way off the beach It's fairly big another first for me too. We had a great time and thanks for reading!
