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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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Hi everyone! Im new here, I wil soon make an introduction.I have a question. I recently came accros one of these fossils here in the Netherlands from an old private collection. Can anyone tell me about the rarity of this fossil? From what ive gathered its a set of fossilized leptolepis fish from the Talbragrar fish beds in New South Whales, Australia. Its a fossil site thats been closed for a while now. Even well known geologists that I know personally were unable to correctly identify this piece, never have they even seen such a thing. My piece is 22cm long (8,5inch), it has 3 small fish on and what appears to be an aquatic plant, fully white. 1 of the fish is whole, measuring about 4cm (1.6inch). I read the rules and heard that appraisals are not meant to be done on here. Any help wil be greatly appreciated. With kind regards, Sonny
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I found this very tooth shaped fossil on the coast of Noosa in QLD. Not sure if this actually is anything as I don't know much about dossils at all. Would be very interested to know if anyone has seen anything similar!
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Hi Guys, Just turned 50 and decided to realise my child dream of being a paleontologist and fossil hunter. I heard there are some possibilities for fossil hunting around Geelong, Australia (limestone quarries) and along the Great Ocean Road. I'm a complete enthusiastic noob and would be grateful for any guidance, especially from the local members of the community.
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Hi guys, Today I have questions about my 2 rocks. They were found somewhere between Coonamble NSW Australia and Darwin NT Australia only about 3400kms so gosh knows the geological information my thoughts are I most likely picked them up between either Mt ISA and Winton Queensland or Katherine and Darwin NT but it was about 12yrs ago so I really can't remember what came from where except 3 other "special" ones that I can't locate at the moment because obviously I put them "somewhere very safe" First rock is pale grey and contains heaps of little quartz type crystals I don't really know what else to say other than should I crack it open? Second rock is more interesting to me as it is a harder rock encased in a calcite type material with a couple of little crystals in both hard and softer rock, my question on this one is should I try to dig a little deeper through the calcite material and see what the harder rock actually looks like? Kind regards Tara
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G'day everyone! I'm Mark. I'm actually here for an ID, but I didn't want to just barge in and be like gimme gimme, yknow, so I thought the very least I could do is to introduce myself first. So truth be told I'm not really a fossil guy, with no real interest or knowledge beyond thinking they're cool. What I am is a hobby gold prospector...and it was while doing that when I came across some fossils I'd like to have ID'd. Despite not being a "fossil guy" I have nonetheless been enjoying reading through the forums over the past couple of days nand seeing everyones collections and finds. It has certainly piqued my interest. Maybe one day I could be a "fossil guy"! Haha. But being a gold prospector I definitely see and appreciate the appeal of a fossil hunt. Perhaps I'll head out on a dedicated hunt some day myself...but I've got a lot to learn before I could even consider that. Anyway I'll be floating around. Not sure how much I'll contribute though as I dont think I'll have much to add of value beyond "ohhh thats cool!" type of thing.
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Hi everyone, I've had a long term interest in paleontology, but have only recently began to gather my own fossil collection. I've been looking around the forum already and found a lot of inspiration in your collections, and very timely advice on fraudulent fossils, so I already have reason to thank you all.
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Hello from australia
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Hi ive planned to head down to the beach at Torquay in Australia I’m im just asking what would I be looking for I know the general shapes and such for fossils laying about or in sand but I’ve seen some videos of people going through slate and sand stone and finding fossils inside and since I’m in Australia I was wondering if there is a specific type of rock or formation to look for since different countries and beaches have different geological layouts and such Thanks
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Hello! The other day I visited a museum here in Perth and noticed they sold fossils in the gift shop. I bought a fossil of an ammonite as a gift for my younger sister, who absolutely loves anything prehistoric. The store gave no information other than it was an ammonite, but having bought it here in Perth I suppose it might well be from Australia at the very least. I apologise for not having more a specific location. If necessary I could send them an email and ask, though from the conversation I had at the store it seemed like the gift store staff weren't particularly well-informed themselves unfortunately. They came "pre-sliced" but I'm not sure if the internal structure helps at all. I also took exact measurements, as instructed. I hope the photos are sharp and well-lit enough! Thank you in advance!
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I have just researched what to look out for when hunting ammonites and other fossils and I read that they can be found in and around the Great Ocean Road but does anyone know any spots that had a high concentration of them?
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Taxonomy from Lynne Bean 2021. Archaeomaene tenuis can be easily distinguished from the much more common Cavenderichthys talbragarensis by the more posterior dorsal fin. Diagnosis for Archaeomaene tenuis from Bean 2021 (modified from Woodward 1895): “ Same as family with the following additional characteristics. The supraorbital sensory canal has branched (ramified) tubules [*]. The dorsal fin is placed opposite to the anal fin. Pelvic, dorsal and anal fins are without fringing fulcra [*]. There are six uroneurals; the epaxial margin of the caudal fin has a few long basal fulcra and long fringing fulcra extending along the whole margin; both leading margins of the caudal fin have a single principal ray. Scales are elasmoid cycloidal [*]. (An asterisk [*] notes a uniquely derived character or autapomorphy of the genus).” Line drawing from Bean 2021, p. 116: References: Woodward, A.S., 1895. The fossil fishes of the Talbragar Beds (Jurassic?). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Palaeontology. Memoir 9: 1‒27. Bean, Lynne (2021) Revision of the Mesozoic freshwater fish clade Archaeomaenidae, Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 45:2, 217-259, DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2021.1937700 Bean, Lynne (2021) The morphological revisions of freshwater fish from Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous sites in Australia and other Gondwanan continents leads to new phylogenetic hypotheses of relationships among stem teleosts. Thesis (PhD) DOI: 10.25911/5JM5-WY12
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Hi guys, I have recently found what I presume is a fossil crab on a beach in the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. I’m wondering if anyone knows any more details about it, age, etc? Thanks! NP
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Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life New data indicating that Earth’s surface broke up about 3.2 billion years ago helps clarify how plate tectonics drove the evolution of complex life. The paper is: Tusch, J., Münker, C., Hasenstab, E., Jansen, M., Marien, C.S., Kurzweil, F., Van Kranendonk, M.J., Smithies, H., Maier, W. and Garbe-Schönberg, D., 2021. Convective isolation of Hadean mantle reservoirs through Archean time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(2), no.e2012626118. Yours, Paul H.
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Are these fossils? And if so, what of? Found under Seacliff Bridge in New South Wales
spagbutcher posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone! I'm new to fossil hunting and I found a few interesting rocks underneath Sea Cliff Bridge near Wollongong in Australia. There was a lot of coal in the area for context. I will attach some photos of the rocks I found, I'm particularly interested in the small white (quartz??) lines intersecting the black part of the stone. Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thanks
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Howdy from Australia, and not just any part. Perth. Kids are finally old enough to know what fossils are! So time to start hunting and stuff. Any tips appreciated
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Dear Community, I need big help for small tooth that i found in North-east Queensland, Australia. I suspect it to be a shark tooth, but a missing root makes the search much harder.. I'll be using metric sizes, or specifically mm= millimeter Here the hard facts I can give: -ca 6mm long and 4,5mm wide -triangular shape, no serrations -no cusplets (maybe broken off?) Ps: sorry if I am spamming pictures, wasn't sure what lighting would be best... Thanks in advance for all the knowledge sharers and gatherers out there!
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Greetings from sunny Western Australia where we are battling exceedingly high fuel prices and COVID. Whilst walking along one of our South West beaches, I picked up this rock (I pick up most rocks), only to find a 'paw' print embedded on one side. What are peoples thoughts? The rock measures approximately 2 inches in diameter, so the imprint is approximately the size of a cat/small dog. I would love to see if anyone else has found anything similar. Stay well. :-)
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Hi guys I’m from NSW Australia and have been finding teeth for the last couple years and just wondering if someone can help identify a tooth and two vertebrae. Thanks!
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Fossil Hunting Holiday at Beaumaris, Australia - Dec 2018
Paleoworld-101 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
As the year comes to a close i decided to do a bit more collecting at one of my favourite Australian sites: Beaumaris near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Once again i travelled down and stayed at a motel near the beach for three days (27/12/18 through to 29/12/18). This trip is a sequel to the previous two trips i have made here which are also posted on the forum: Jan 2016 trip: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/61248-fossil-hunting-holiday-in-victoria-australia-dec-2015-jan-2016/ Feb 2017 trip: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/71996-fossil-hunting-holiday-at-beaumaris-australia-feb-2017/ Beaumaris is a significant site with both marine and terrestrial fossils from the latest Miocene aged Beaumaris Sandstone Formation (5 - 6 million years old), which crops out in distinctly red-coloured coastal cliffs and also in offshore rocky reefs. An impressive diversity of both vertebrate and invertebrate fauna occurs here, and the Melbourne Museum has put together a neat PDF of the fossil diversity for those unfamiliar with the site (https://www.bcs.asn.au/fossils_of_beaumaris_2015-02.pdf). My plan was to collect every single low tide across these three days, and sleep during every high tide. Yes, this meant going out collecting in the middle of the night too! My main interest was to collect shark teeth, however they can be tough to find here and are certainly not as common as at many other sites internationally that the people on this forum would be more familiar with. This often seems to be the case with Australian vertebrate fossils. It does however make it quite rewarding when you do eventually find them! The first day of searching (27/12/18) proved to be rather disappointing. I finally got to try snorkelling for fossils, which is a popular method here for finding things exposed along the seabed, but alas after about 3 hours in the water i had not found any bones or teeth. I was unable to locate the nodule bed where most of the vertebrate fossils originate from, which i think played a part in my lack of success. The seabed was also quite sanded over and it was hard to see much. I was definitely out of my element here, but it was also a lot of fun to get close to some of the local marine life, including stingrays! I decided to return to land collecting after not doing very well in the water and when i did so my luck changed greatly. The next two days and nights of land collecting (28/12/18 and 29/12/18) proved to be much more successful and i even got to meet two TFF members on the beach (coincidentally)! @Echinoid and @Tympanic bulla were also out looking, and we had a nice chat before they headed off to continue snorkelling. I then spent most of my remaining time on the beach flipping rocks and examining the pebbles up close, ultimately finishing the trip with a total of five shark teeth which i was very happy with! Carcharodon hastalis tooth as found. 24mm long. Large Carcharodon hastalis upper anterior tooth, as found at 2 am (with a head-torch) on 29/12/18. Measures 56 mm long. I had long been waiting for a tooth of this size! Carcharodon hastalis posterior tooth as found. 15 mm long. Another Carcharodon hastalis posterior as found. 13 mm long. And a small fragment of cetacean bone. Worn pieces like this are the most common vertebrate fossils at Beaumaris. Pictures continued in the next post
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Hello, Here are a few microscopic images of Yowah opal. I wonder if this spider-looking thing is a fossil or a mineral, and also what do you think about other things in this opal
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Mud-lobster fossil with soft tissues preserved. Can I please ask some questions?
MHAN posted a topic in Fossil ID
Here is my small collection of fossil mud-lobster. I know they are very very common but still find they are fascinating to look at. They are all from Gunn point , Northern Territory (Australia). From the last photo, I can see some soft tissues exposed and preserved. Can I please ask, under what circumstances, the soft tissues can be preserved? Because I am not sure of its age (probably 17000??), I don’t know if they are fossil or just sub fossil? Thanks in advance ️
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From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed shark from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. This tooth possesses folds along the enamel on both sides of the tooth (hard to see in photos), resembling those on Cretodus. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed shark from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age. This tooth possesses folds along the enamel on both sides of the tooth (hard to see in photos), resembling those on Cretodus. -
From the album: Cretaceous Shark Teeth
Undescribed shark species from Toolebuc Formation, Australia. Albian in age.
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