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This was found at Gantheaume point in Broome an area renowned for dinosaur footprints but not fossils. It was found amongst the rock pools it is very weighty and we would appreciate any input
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Hi, I found this bone embedded in a exposed layer in a cliff on the surf coast, in Victoria, australia. It was in a red sedimentary layer just above the 26Mya volcanic basalt layer. Some of the bone can be seen still embedded in the cliff (see center of last photo) Fossils of Miocene marine mammals (primitive whales etc) have been previously found in the surrounding region. Could that be what this is? Cheers, Oli
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Hi members, Land is being dug and flattened next to my house in Sydney, so thought would take a stroll and see if I get lucky, found this rock and pressed against the layer by hand and this layer easily seperated, seems like it has something but may not be a good example, still wanted to share, thoughts?
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the dimensions are 49 x 47 x 12mm
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This is opal from Australia
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Hey new member, Found this fossil at work. It is in shale rock and there is what appears to be ferns through the layers. There have been a fair few big and small. Found in Queensland Australia
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Hi All, I work in a small museum and im currently a geology undergrad, this is the first time in quite sometime that the museum has its own large fossil to prepare. I have some questions, we have an Air-Chisel and other prep tools. But what is the general consensus for getting fossils out of limestone? Particualy vertebrate fossils like these. Cheers, Jayden Squire
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The seller did not realize what it was and split it in 4 pieces. What a pity! Here it is
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The world's oldest fossils or oily gunk? - Apex Chert - Australia
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
The world's oldest fossils or oily gunk? Research suggests these 3.5 billion-year-old rocks don't contain signs of life Birger Rasmussen and Janet Muhling, PhysOrg, The Conversation. February 2, 2023 The world’s oldest fossils or oily gunk? New research suggests these 3.5 billion-year-old rocks don’t contain signs of life Birger Rasmussen and Janet Muhling, The Conversation A 3.5-billion year old Pilbara find is not the oldest fossil: so what is it? David Wacey and Martin Saunders, The conversation, April 2015 The open access paper is Birger Rasmussen et al, 2023, Organic carbon generation in 3.5-billion-year-old basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal vent systems, Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add7925 PDF file for above paper Yours, Paul H. -
A minute long video. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-63883964
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The Pleistocene-Holocene distribution of Unique Crocodilians (Crocodilia) Worldwide
Joseph Fossil posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
The Crocodilians (Crocodilia) are a resilient group of reptiles, with the order originating around the Late Cretaceous 95 million years ago and still very prevalent globally in many aquatic ecosystems. But it was not too long ago that this group was even more diverse. Though way more diverse between the Paleocene-Pilocene eras between 64-2 Million years ago, the Crocodylomorpha (mainly Crocodillians) were still fairly diverse during the Pleistocene-Early Holocene eras - more diverse than they are today. This lack of diversity today is mainly due to the climate change that occurred between the Pleistocene and Holocene and (Unfortunately) overexploitation by Humans. Human induced Climate change since the Industrial Revolution and direct overexploitation by people still plagues many crocodilians today. It is only because of global Conservation efforts that some of the most endangered crocodilians today have a fighting chance at survival. I've decided to make a quick list of the unique crocodilians of the Pleistocene-Early(to part late) Holocene which can hopefully demonstrate the diversity of these magnificent animals during this time. Let me know if I forgot any examples. Australia - Quinkana fortirostrum (Pliocene-Pleistocene) Possible Unnamed Quinkana sp. (Possibly Q.fortirostrum) (Queensland Museum Specimen QM F57032) (Note: Quinkana could have grown to between 10-20 feet in length) Paludirex vincenti (Pliocene-Pleistocene 5.3-0.012 years ago) (Note: Plaudirex species could grow up to 4 meters (13 feet) in length) Paludirex gracilis (Pliocene-Pleistocene 5.3-0.012 years ago) (Note: Plaudirex species could grow up to 4 meters (13 feet) in length) Gunggamarandu manunala (Pliocene-Pleistocene 5-2 Million years ago) (Note: Gunggamarandu manunala could have grown up to 7 meters (23 feet) in length) Japan - Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Pleistocene 0.8-0.1 years ago) (Note: Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis could have grown up to 7.7 meters (25 feet) in length) Taiwan - Unnamed Toyotamaphimeia sp. (Pleistocene 0.8-0.1 years ago) China - Hanyusuchus sinensis (Early-Late Holocene (up to the 1400s A.D. around 600 years ago)) (Note: Hanyusuchus sinensis could grow up to 6 meters (19 feet) in length) Africa - Euthecodon brumpti (Pilocene-Early Pleistocene 3.5-0.781 Thousand years ago) (Note: Euthecodon brumpti could grow up to 10 meters (33 feet) in length) Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni (Pliocene to Pleistocene 5.3-1.8 Million years ago) (Note: Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni could grow up to 7.6 meters (25 feet) in length) Crocodylus anthropophagus (Pleistocene 1.845-1.839 Million years ago) (Note: Crocodylus anthropophagus could grow up to 7.5 meters (25 feet) in length) Madagascar - Voay robustus (Late Pleistocene-Holocene 0.1-0.01 years ago) (Note: Voay robust could grow up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) in length) Thailand - Gavialis bengawanicus (Early-Middle Pleistocene) Indonesia - Gavialis bengawanicus (Early-Middle Pleistocene) New Caleodonia - Mekosuchus inexpectatus (Holocene 0.012-0.004 years ago) (Note: Mekosuchus species could grow up to 2 meters (6 feet) in length) Fiji - Volia athollandersoni (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene) (Note: Volia athollandersoni could grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length) Vanuatu - Mekosuchus kalpokasi (Holocene 0.012-0.003 years ago) (Note: Mekosuchus species could grow up to 2 meters (6 feet) in length) New Guinea - Murua gharial (Ikanogavialis papuensis) (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene) What do you guys think?-
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Hi there everyone. I would really appreciate your skills/opinions about if my little ''treasure'' is actually a coprolite or not. I have always believed it to be, just because it looks like a poo with something in it to me. I have forgotten where i found it, but most likely it was in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. It is ovalish in shape and appears to have a ''skin' wrapped around some sort of internal content. As I know zero about fossils, your time and expertise is gratefully appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from someone with excitement and thanks. Photos hopefully attached! Many cheers, Kazza
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Hi there, I found this on the beach in Newcastle NSW Australia. I’d love some help with getting an ID as I’m new at this. Thanks!
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Hi there, I found these fossils in Newcastle NSW Australia. All of these fossils were found very close together in broken up shale. I’m thinking Glossopteris but I’m really not sure. Id love some help, thanks
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Will upload a scale picture in a minute. Found this at the bottom of a waterfall. It is metal of some description (not magnetic). NSW, Australia These are the best images I can get, sorry. Anyone have any ideas?
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Jawbone Discovery Suggests Modern Mammals Originated in The Southern Hemisphere
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Jawbone Discovery Suggests Modern Mammals Originated in The Southern Hemisphere By Clare Watson, Nature, ScienceAlert, 24 December 2022 Mammals island-hopped from Australia to colonise the world Claire Vince, Australian Museum, December 12, 2022 The open access paper is: Flannery, T.F., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Veatch, E.G. and Helgen, K.M., 2022. The Gondwanan Origin of Tribosphenida (Mammalia). Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, pp.1-14. Yours, Paul H.-
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Are these crocodile teeth? Found in Darwin, NT, Australia
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Drone assisted meteorite recovery - My Question: Why not Drone assisted vertebrate fossil recovery?
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
If a person can find meteorites with drone, Why not vertebrate fossils? In the case of fossils, geological maps and aerial images take the roles of the radar and satellites used for meteorites. Drone assisted meteorite recovery Global Fireball Observatory, March 14, 2022 How satellites, radar and drones are tracking meteorites and aiding Earth’s asteroid defence Hadrian Devillepoix, The Conversation, November 21, 2022 An early attempt at using drones to find fossils: Archaeologists are hunting for fossils in Kenya's Turkana Basin — and you can help The Week, September 11, 2015 I have yet to find any publications that resulted from this research except for "Fossil Finder - the next stage. April 2018 Update. There is "field guide" on the righthand side that shows what fossils look like in an aerial drone image. Yours, Paul H. -
Fossils sites in and around the Geelong area in Australia VIC
Calcium posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi I’ve been to some fossil sites over the year including: batesford quarry, Beaumaris fossil site and jan juc, but I’ve been trying to find more places online but unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any places on small forums etc mostly just the popular places most people know of. If anyone knows of any places that they are willing to share or talk about I’d be greatly appreciated and if you don’t want the place as public info I’m open to private messages -
Earth’s oldest (Paleoarchean) stromatolites, Western Australia
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science, November 10, 2022 Hickman-Lewis, K., Cavalazzi, B., Giannoukos, K., D’ Amico, L., Vrbaski, S., Saccomano, G., Dreossi, D., Tromba, G., Foucher, F., Brownscombe, W. and Smith, C.L., 2022. Advanced two-and three-dimensional insights into Earth’s oldest stromatolites (ca. 3.5 Ga): Prospects for the search for life on Mars. Geology. Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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While these are not very rare, I still enjoyed finding and prepping some Cretaceous turtle material from NW Queensland ,Australia. Lastly I have added a few pictures of an interesting fossil which has a sharks tooth, fish jaw and a section of either degraded bone or Squid material Turtle material Unknown bone or Squid material with sharks tooth Unknown bone or Squid material Fish Jaw on underside of rock Close up of sharks tooth Close up images of bone/Squid material Close up of Fish jaw
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Can radioactive fossils damage other specimens?
Maniraptora posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I know next to nothing about radioactivity-- enough to know licking fossils is inadvisable, although I'll admit that wasn't terribly disappointing news. What I'm wondering is whether specimens not radioactive enough to endanger a person are capable of damaging other specimens. Is there a need to segregate displays here, or am I just confused about the mechanics of this? My specific reason for asking is that at the moment I'm planning for my current favorite mineral specimen (which I am babying forever), an almandine garnet from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, to share a small shelf area with a tooth from the phosphate deposits in Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco and a few dinosaur bone pieces from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana (one from Dawson County) and Lance Creek Formation of Niobrara County, Wyoming. The shelf is not enclosed, by the way. Thanks for your help! -
Opalised Australian dinosaur fossil studied using innovative 3D printing technology
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
High-tech tools reveal opalized fossil skeleton by Flinders University, August 29, 202 Absolute gem of a find: Opalised dinosaur fossil studied using innovative 3D printing technology. The rare fossils may represent a new Australian dinosaur species Cosmos Magazine, August 29, 2022 Dinosaur Bones Shimmering With Opal Reveal a New Species in Australia A discovery in an Australian opal mine remained unexamined for three decades—it turned out to be the most complete opalized dinosaur skeleton in the world, Gemma Conroy, Smithsonian,June 3, 2019 “Opalized” Dinosaur Skeleton Discovered 30 Years Ago, Now Scientists Have Named the Species. One man was hunting gems and found a load of natural history instead. Rose Heichelbech, Dusty Ol Thing Bell, P.R., Brougham, T., Herne, M.C., Frauenfelder, T. and Smith, E.T., 2019. Fostoria dhimbangunmal, gen. et sp. nov., a new iguanodontian (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the mid- Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 39(1), p.e1564757. Yours, Paul H.-
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I came across this one today and am stumped as to what it is. It comes from a Queensland beach, Australia in a location where I mostly only find crabs and shells. There really isn’t any information on the age of the rock that they come from. The best guess is from a paper written in the late 1800’s suggesting a date of around 10,000 years. Judging by the gradient of rock colour/type I suspect some are much older.
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Had a good time with my club yesterday when down at Batesford Quarry and got a nice haul for a first time down there. Not to many larger shark teeth in the piles but there were millions of regular fossils (mostly spines) but always a welcome sight to behold either way
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