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Acquired 5/14/2019 Image © David Kn.
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Hi, All. I came across this yesterday, but couldn't make heads nor tails of it.... I want to think it's not a bone - one side is very smooth, while the other has a tone of small stones attached to it - but the view of the inside has me wondering.... Thanks for looking at it, and telling me what I'm looking at. I seem to have a really long learning curve! Rob @LordTrilobite @Bone guy @Haravex @Troodon
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Hi, All. Okay - I'm trying to learn here, so please bear with me! I've been told that many of the teeth I've acquired here in Niger have been croc teeth, and that one of the ways to tell a croc tooth is by a circular base (basil?), while spinosauridae teeth are more oval.... That said, I offer the following two teeth for your informed evaluation! The bigger one is relatively narrow (the side shot with the enamel curving over the top gives you an idea), with the smaller one has a distinct "ridge" on each front/back (I know those aren't the technical terms - sorry!). As always, I greatly appreciate the education that you folks are giving me - thank you! Rob @Troodon @Haravex @jpc @LordTrilobite
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Hi, All. Here's another "large" fossil I've acquired. Same origin as the others - Agadez area of the Sahara desert in Niger. Based on the feedback I got on an earlier submission, I'm wondering if this could be from a sauropod and, if so, what part of the skeleton? As you can see, there's a lot of mud on it that I haven't tried to remove yet, as I am a complete neophyte and don't know the proper way to do so. I welcome any and all guidance on that too. Thanks so much for all your replies! Rob @Haravex @LordTrilobite @jpc @Troodon @-Andy-
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Hi, Folks. Thank you so much for the feedback on my first posting of teeth! Apparently there were more than a few crocodiles in the Agadez area of Niger, back when it wasn't desert! I'll post the next set, and follow that up with a posting of another very large fossil from the same area. I truly appreciate the education I'm getting on here! Rob @Troodon @LordTrilobite @jpc @-Andy-
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Hi, All. I finally managed to photograph all my teeth with a scale, and am hoping for someone with a lot more knowledge than me (ie: just about anyone on this site!) to tell me what I've got. I've got them divided into 6 different sets of teeth, and tried to photograph them with a bit of logic (teeth in a row, teeth flipped over to show other side in a row, bottom of teeth displayed one at a time in order, etc.). I'm trying to learn the difference between types of teeth (crocodile vs. spinosaurus vs. m-something, etc.), so if there are any common clues, I'd really appreciate the guidance. I was told that the bottom of croc teeth are more perfectly round, while others are more oval in appearance, but that's the limit of my knowledge. I also don't know the difference between "regular" crocodile fossilized teeth, and those of the "super-croc" that has been discovered in the same region of Niger. I've also got two that I can't make heads or tails out of, that I'm hoping for clarity regarding. I guess I'll start with those.... I'll try and space my submissions out, so as not to take up too much time and space. As always, thank you so much for your help and guidance! Rob @jpc @Troodon
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/ou-rrb031519.php https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app005682018.pdf
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Looking for a possible Id of possible fossils on a rock as big as a man's fist. Found it on a solo hike through the desert in Namibia at Terrace bay.
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Fossils, including Trilobites, in the Cultural Life Of Prehistoric Africa
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
How Fossils Were Incorporated Into The Cultural Life Of Ancient Africa David Bressan, Forbes, February 22, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2019/02/22/black-and-toxic-snow-is-falling-from-the-skies-in-siberia/ According to the below paper, people were collecting trilobites even prehistoric times. The paper is: Helm, C.W., Benoit, J., Mayor, A., Cawthra, H.C., Penn-Clarke, C.R. and Rust, R., 2019. Interest in geological and palaeontological curiosities by southern African non-western societies: A review and perspectives for future study. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330367438_Interest_in_geological_and_palaeontological_curiosities_by_southern_African_non-western_societies_A_review_and_perspectives_for_future_study https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julien_Benoit Yours, Paul H.-
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Right in time for the Valentine's day - a titanosaur with heart-shaped tail vertebrae
Kasia posted a topic in Fossil News
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/newly-discovered-titanosaur-fossil-had-a-heart-shaped-tail https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mnyamawamtuka-new-dinosaur-valentines-day-heart-shape-tail-bone-a8778331.html https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a26312599/titanosaur-new-dinosaur-species-mnyamawamtuka-moyowamkia/
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46511196
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We are all cute and cuddly! It wasn't us. (probably not entirely, anyway) https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46306622
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/45719806 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/10/first-true-giant-12-tonne-jurassic-dinosaur-discovered-in-south-africa.html
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
A little collection of assorted mosasaur fossils from 2 different places that I got when I first started collecting. 2 different types of vertebrae, one is mosasaur, and the other is a questionable claim of mosasaur, a corprolite that was claimed to be that of a mosasaur, a tooth, & 7 rib fragments. 2 ribs have predation marks, as well as the large vertebra. The large vert has a round tooth indent on the very center. The 2nd rib down has tooth scratches along the surfaces, & 3rd rib down has a round tooth indent in the center, which is probably what caused a strip across the middle to break off. There are 2 other tooth marks on that rib as well, forming a diagonal line from above left of the center indent, breaking off a piece along the top, to below right. -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Unidentified Cretaceous crocodile species, suggested by multiple people, to appear to be a Dyrosaurus, came from the second phosphatic layer of a phosphate mine(what a shocker!)around the suburbs of Khouribga, Morocco. Original teeth, not replacements. Have gone through and cleaned up the base of some of the ones that had some sand around them. -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Basilosaurus isis molar(one side serrated, the other side smooth)still embedded in a small piece of jaw bone. sadly I don't have any information about the fossil other than it is B.isis, and was found in Egypt. -
Pareidolia Evidence in 2.5-3 mya Human Ancestors
DPS Ammonite posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Don't blame the internet for pareidolia; it is in your genes. A head shaped rock that had been transported many kilometers 2.5 million years ago was found in Africa found with human ancestor remains and tools. See this interesting article: https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/first-sculpture-makapansgat-pebble-1269056 I wonder how many pounds of meat this was traded for.
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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs Michelle Ma, University Of Washington News, http://www.washington.edu/news/2018/03/28/decade-of-fossil-collecting-in-africa-gives-new-perspective-on-triassic-period-emergence-of-dinosaurs/ https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2018/03/decade-fossil-collecting-africa-gives-new-perspective-triassic-period Memoir 17: Vertebrate and Climatic Evolution in the Triassic Rift Basins of Tanzania and Zambia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ujvp20/current Yours, Paul H.
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Hi all, This is my 2,5cm pterosaur tooth that I got for Christmas. I do not doubt that it is from a pterosaur, but I don’t know any information. The previous owner said it is from Africa. I really would like to know the specie,could anyone help me? Thanks for the help.Tell me if you need more pictures.
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Ancient human footprints discovered by B.C. family on vacation in South Africa
Paciphacops posted a topic in Fossil News
Nice to see discoveries like this by dedicated avocational paleontologists! Who would think to look on the ceiling of caves for ancient footprints? "Fossil hunters also responsible for finding dinosaur tracks in Tumbler Ridge, B.C." http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-south-africa-1.4555438- 1 reply
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Africa’s rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand The Conversation, February 21, 2018 http://theconversation.com/africas-rich-fossil-finds-should-get-the-air-time-they-deserve-91849 https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/in-their-own-words/2018/2018-02/africas-rich-fossil-finds-should-get-the-air-time-they-deserve.html Yours, Paul H.
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Hi all. My friend brought me a souvenir he found in Morocco. Based on the locality of the outcroup he gave me, it must be early Late Cretaceous. Since fauna of this time and place is well known to collectors, maybe someone could ID this/these obscure fossil/fossils I labeled A & B? It kinda reminds me Onchopristis.
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Hi everyone, I am new to the fossil forum. These were called Plesiosaurus (light), and Spinosaurus. I need help properly ID ing them. The Spinosaurus is not serrated, if I remember, found in Africa, also, what is the pink crystals and dark sand-like covering around the specimen? As for the Plesiosaurus, Phosphate Beds, Morocco ; upper Cretaceous..
