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Hello! New user here... My boyfriend and I have been doing some exploring around the badlands here in Alberta, and lately we've been mostly wandering around north of Tolman. We've found a few cool fossils, but we're both having a hard time putting all our research into practice. Trying to learn the different formations and identifying the coal seams, but not having much luck. I've read some of the documents that describe the scollard formation, but when I'm climbing the hills I honestly have no idea what I'm looking at. Is there anyone in Alberta that frequents these areas that can offer some insight or tips? If you're looking to pass on some knowledge, or even have us tag along on a hike or two, that would be amazing. The picture is some of my best surface finds so far.
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Second fossil hunting trip and first BIG FIND! (scaphite, and coral?)
Treemaninaction posted a topic in Fossil ID
My wife and I went out for our third fossil hunting expedition and landed on what I would consider to be our first big find. We went camping up near Ram Falls, in Alberta Canada. I previously read on this handy website that others had found ammonites in the area, specifically scaphite depressus, an low and behold, we found one too! I can't described how pumped I was to hold that thing in my hand. What a great feeling. Anyway, we also found a fair amount of other coral looking thingys, and I would really appreciate some help IDing them. Here they are: I am thinking that these three might be colonial rugose corals... but that is just a noobs guess: Now this one looks like a sponge to me... but it also looks like pumice. I didn't see any other volcanic looking rock around, so that led me to suspect some sort of fossilized sponge... Not sure what to make of this... maybe rugosa coral or a bit of bivalve? This one is really hard to make out... it has some really faint patterns that gave off fossil vibes to me. Annnnnd finally... here is the beautiful scaphite. I am pretty sure there are actually a couple of them there. What really neat is that in a few spots you can see inside the shell! Sorry about the lengthy post and thanks to anyone who takes the time to read and respond. So far this forum has been incredibly welcoming and helpful to me, and I am very glad it exists!
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Found in the North Saskatchewan River (Alberta). I've received some guesses that it could be equine or bovine, do you agree? It's also definitely fossilized so cant be too modern.
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Any idea? Found in the North Saskatchewan River (Alberta)
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I'm not expecting anyone to identify this as such, just wanted to know if it's actually a fragment of fossilised bone since this was my first time fossil hunting (and it was the only thing we found xd). Found it in horseshoe canyon near Calgary, Alberta (yeah I know fossil collecting is extremely strict there, as far as I can tell we followed all the rules), specifically in this white sandy section I've attached a pic of. It didn't look like any of the other stones around and the holey-porous structure of it seems very bone like. (Sorry all I could find for scale is a magic card...)
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Hey all, my girlfriend’s family found this in a field quite some time ago and I have no idea what it is. Wondering what kind of rock it might be, it’s ridiculously heavy for it’s size, I’m guessing inbetween 15-25 lbs. Has some weird shape and textures as well. They figure it might be a meteorite. Didn’t have anything on me for size comparison but it’s probably 6 inches long by 4 inches wide if i remember correctly.
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First I apologize I’m just a rock collector, or was in the 60’s and 70’s. I dug out the box of rocks to photograph the art in the rocks. I would love to know if this is coral and if that circled image is a worm and really any information I can include for my grandchildren. thanks so much GP
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Could really use help identifying this piece! Found in two medicine formation in southern alberta. Size is 2 inches x 2 inches and 1.5 inches high. It’s quite solid and is coolish to the touch, not at all chalky. thanks for any feedback at all.
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Hello there, I found this fossil (seems like a bone fragment for sure) in a coulee slide after a rain storm in Southern Alberta. Precisely, I was camping at Dinosaur Provincial Park and it was along a hiking trail. It measures approximately 6.35 cms length x 4.44 cms wide and 2.54 cms tall.
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Found this fossil on the bank of the Bow River just below the Bassano Dam in Alberta while I was fishing. Pretty sure is is a fossil but not sure what from. Let me know of any more info is needed.
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Is this hadrosaur vertebra real?
Jurassicz1 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Found this at a fossil selling website. Hadrosaur vertebra. Info: Hadrosaurus Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) 83-72 myo Alberta, Canada.
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Possible Dinosaur Fossils? Found At drumheller Alberta first fossil weighs .25 pounds
prehistoricpeasant posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Found this bone along the Bow River in Alberta. Would probably be from either the Bearpaw or Dinosaur Park Formation. Seems to be partially mineralized. Is it possible to ID the type of bone and possibly the animal it came from? To me it looks like a vertebra.
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Found this two days ago in the Alberta Rockies in a scree slope. Was hoping someone could help me identify it. My first thought was a very worn out trilobite, but I base that on almost no information and experience lol. Appreciate everyone to takes the time to look at this post, thanks!
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Was on a fossil hunt the passed 2 days and don't know what this pointed shelled fossil might be.
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Hi, I have a bunch of rocks from all around Alberta, and would really appreciate some help identifying them. I don’t have too much confidence that these are in fact fossils, and am sure most of them will turn out to be oddly shaped rocks. Thank you to everyone to takes the time to look at this post to help me figure this out! These are the “fossils” from my most recent outing with the location written above corresponding images. 1. I found this near the top of the tree line on Longview mountain beside a small steep canyon carved by a stream of meltwater coming down the mountain. The fossil was on top of the canyon. About 50 feet above where the bottom is now, on the loose rocks on the side of the canyon. 2. This rock was on top of Longview mountain in some rolling hills of shale. It has two very interesting bits that stick out, but there are small bumps all over this face of the rock, and if you can tell from the picture, I would love to know if those are fossils as well. 3. This next one was found in the same rolling hills of shale mentioned above. I unfortunately broke it into two pieces while trying to clean it up 4. this next one was on the rocky beach of a fairly large lake in the same area, closer to Banff I believe. I will edit the comment and put in the exact location once I figure it out from looking at a map. It has interesting protrusions all over it, and one side is full of little holes. My thoughts were maybe coral and a small nautilus type creature perhaps? Or maybe just weird rocks… 5. I have fairly low confidence in this one. Also from the mountains of bighorn Alberta, bordering jasper national park, a bit father North than Longview mountain. I think that’s enough for this post, it won’t let me add too many more images( I may have put too many of the same rock…) please let me knows your thoughts, and each set is labeled with a number to make referencing them easier in comments. Thanks again for taking the time to look through my strange rock collection, and please let me know if more information and/or images are needed. I am exited to see finally learn if these are fossils or just some wacky rocks!
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Hello! I’m a 19 year old from Alberta Canada that has been interested in fossil hunting. My love and interest for prehistoric animals began in childhood, but was reignited when I randomly decided to crack open a rock near the summit of a mountain a few years ago, only to find what I believe to be several small aquatic plant fossils and possibility shell fragments. Since then, my fascination with fossils has only grown, and I commit more and more time to searching for fossils during hikes and other outings. I have collected several things I believe to be fossils from multiple sites in Alberta, but I have no clue if I have fossils or just oddly shaped rocks. I just finished cleaning/ scratching away most of the Lichen on the most recent rocks I brought home, and will post pictures in the ID section tomorrow once they are dry. I finally decided to make an effort to find out what I really have, and am anxious to see what people have to say! I’m worried that that “fossils” I think I may have found will end up just being extra weight I carried on long hikes, but regardless, I am determined to find some fossils, and am currently planning my first excursion dedicated to finding fossils.
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Hunting along the Scollard Formation in Alberta?
Dinoman28 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi all, I'm heading out into the badlands in September and I thought I might try my luck along the Scollard Formation. I've found some good resources online but it seems Scollard is much less described than the nearby Dinosaur Park and Horseshoe Canyon formations. I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of further resources or offer some personal experience with hunting along the Scollard formation. At the moment my strategy is to start in Dry Island Buffalo Jump and work my way north, but I'm not sure I can sufficiently distinguish Scollard from nearby layers. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Cheers -
Just wondering if anyone recognizes this. I am pretty sure it is a fossil but not sure if it is corral or bone or something different. I don’t have any pics with a tape measure on my phone but can get some tomorrow if it would help. It is roughly the size of my palm. Found in Southern Alberta in an area that has other Bearpaw formation fossils. However I have found other marine fossils here that are clearly not from the Bearpaw formation and are thought to have been brought from further west possibly by glaciers. I also found a rugose corral in the same area. It is concave in the middle on one side that you may be able to make out in the one picture. Any help would be appreciated and I can get more pics if necessary. Thanks in advance.
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Possible Cretaceous Osteoderms Found In Central Alberta Badlands. Please Help ID
Backcountryhiker posted a topic in Fossil ID
While hiking in the Central Alberta Badlands Near Toleman in Red Deer River Valley came across two pieces of fossilized matter that looked very different than most of the bone fragments I have encountered while on similar outings. If I was to take a wild & uneducated guess I would say they look like they could be osteoderms? Any help to ID these strange pieces would be greatly appreciated. Thank you In advance..thumb.jpg.5cc4882b159d8b5df1a09ecf02ccabb8.jpg)
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Hi All, First post for me. Excited to participate! I have recently taken up fossil hunting in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada's river valley creek beds. I have found several fossilized bone fragments, petrified wood fragments and even a few first nations artifacts. All of these have been found on small creek bed shelves during low water. The geological time period is mesozoic. The first object I would appreciate any feedback on is an irregularly textured flat rock or potentially a fossil of some kind. It was found loose on the surface next to the water. It has an interesting varied texture which differs on both sides. It doesn't seem to present the kind of regular pattern that would indicate a shell or skin, but there appears to be some degree of regularity or patterning. It kind of looks like a piece of beef jerky. At first I thought it might be from dried mud cracks but the patterning does not reflect this. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
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Found lots of teeth today, here’s some I need a little help with as I’ve never found these before. I think one is a troodontid, one is maybe dromaeosaur, and the other I have no idea. (Apologies for the quality, my phone isn’t good macro photography) Dinosaur Park Fm
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Found this fossil while surface collecting in the Alberta Badlands (Canada) North Of Drumheller in the Red Deer river valley. Looking for some help to ID this unusual looking fossil. If I had to guess I'd say it looks like a possible jaw fragment? Any help to ID would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Hi All, Just joining this forum after coming across several occurrences of it popping up in my Google results over the years. I recently took some friends out Dino Prov. Park, (Alberta) and though we observed some nice small finds, my knowledge of formations, locations, access and ID is lacking so I am really looking forward to pulling from the vast wealth of knowledge evident here. So a little about me: MSc in Petroleum Geology from U of Calgary, I focused quite a bit on sequence strat and sedimentology as it pertains to reservoir quality....not so much the paleontology! Coincidentally my father was a petroleum geo here in Alberta for some 35 years. I remember finding all kinds of really cool stuff with him as a kid, unfortunately I was to young and he is know to old to remember where any of this stuff was haha. Additionally the majority of my Cretaceous experience in the WCSB is restricted to Dunvegan deltaic sequences, so I am not much familiar with the Dino Prov, Old man, Bears paw marine and other units typical for fossil hunts. Since then I have been working lateral tight plays across the USA like Bakken, Bone Springs, Nio C...again not much help for Alberta Paleo haha. I look forward to getting to know some of the local members of the community. If anyone ever wants a partner to team up with and go explore, I am off work for break up will go play outside in a SEC!
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