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From the album: My Collection
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From the album: My Collection
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From the album: My Collection
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Hi all. A real Newbie here wondering if anyone can ID this as Coprolite? It's 3" in length and weighs 100 grams (it's hard as rock). I found it amongst all the rocks on the beach on the eastern coast of the island (Georgia Straight side). Does that mean that it may have come from an ancient sea creature? Thanks for any info. Cheers!
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Tortoise shell peices found on and/or in the ground.
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Hey all, I'll jump right into some details about this recent rock/fossil find. Backstory: Taking a quick break from driving and stopped along a shale riverbank (I'll include pics) to look at potential fishing spots and to flip some floating shale for signs of fossils. My subconscious picks out this rather rough "puck" shaped specimen and screams to me "Pick it up!" First thought, column vertebrae of some kind. The reason my eye caught this rock was it's round shape against all the sharp edges of shale that is was loosely lying in. Location: North Eastern BC, Tumbler Ridge, Wapiti River. (This area is known for fossil fishes and ichthyosaur) Discovery Strata: Semi loose, weathered riverbed shale. Fossil/Rock geology: Sandy sediment like. Maybe siltstone. Although hard, my pick won't touch it like it will shale. Other notes: The only round piece of geology in the find area, looked too out of place to dismiss. Notably heavier than any rock or shale of similar size. VERY rough/course on the skin/fingertips. Salty taste/sticks to tongue. Not far from other documented Elasmobrachii finds. Almost exactly 2inches in diameter, 0.8inches think, with one plane being flat while the other has a worn groove. I don't know how to post multiple pictures in on post so I'll post one, and link the rest to my Google photos album! Google Photos album Link Thanks in advance!
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Wood fossil found at the Trent River, near Comox BC, Canada. Trent River fossils date around 80 million years (so I’ve read), interested to see if anyone can identify exactly what type of tree/plant this came from. Have always thought it was bamboo, but I really don’t know what I’m talking about. Please let me know if you need more photos.
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Hi I found this fossil in Golden, BC and I can't identify it. I brought it to a BC Paleontological Alliance show today and all they could tell me was that it's an arthropod (probably from the Ordovician) Any tips are appreciated. Thanks
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Hello, I found what I believe are marine fossils, but I have not been able to identify them thus far. I'm hoping I might find some help here. The photo lighting isnt the best, but I hope there is enough info here to help. These were all picked up in October 2018, on Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. The area is the Comox valley, and found in shale. The fossils found in this region are marine species from the Cretaceous period. Fossil 1: This was picked up along the Trent River, above the Trent Falls (about 150 yards following the river back up stream from the falls). The area is south of the town of Courtenay. It was found with the 'point' down in some harder rock that accompanies the shale formation there. It was loose enough that I was able to pick this out after tapping along the edges with a chisel. The fossil is not wet in photos. The 'point' is smooth, for the most part, and shiny. Bottom view - What I seen when I found it: Close up of bottom: Top view of 'point' - This was the part embedded in the stone, point down: Side view: Another side view: A couple of close ups of the point:
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I'm very new to fossil collecting and would like to check if these rocks are fossils. My apartment was built in the 80s and is currently undergoing massive construction due to the rapidly deteriorating structure of the building. I was given permission by strata to collect a few rocks from the discard pile and I came up with these. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l7M5NQVfFNXUXIxwqfopnE_wnq1kCiijePd5yEZRyRI/edit?usp=sharing
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First time posting here, thought i'd share a plate of Metasequoia that I found at the Macabee site near Cache Creek BC a number of years ago. More to follow if there's interest.
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From the album: Northern's Trilobites
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From the album: Northern's Trilobites
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From the album: Northern's Trilobites
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This big beauty was found as is, nearly perfect. Definitely one of my best finds.
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From the album: Cephalopods Worldwide
6cm. With fine mother of pearl preservation. From the Cretaceous Campanian Lambert Formation on Hornby Island, B.C. Thanks to Rick (Fossisle) for the trade. -
From my multiple trips to Trent River on Vancouver Island, I've come across a few of these and am never sure what they are, so I bring them home to one day find out. This would be Cretaceous and part of the Nanaimo group and are often found in concretions in the shale walls, or loose on the ground. This one in particular was pulled out of the shale wall and cracked open, splitting the specimen in two pieces. I look at it and see a sort of scale like pattern with little round indents on the negative part of the specimen. I really have no clue what this could be, so any help is appreciated! the photos: keep in mind the actual fossil is about 2 cm
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Hi! I just moved to Vernon BC from Merritt, and from Kamloops before that. I have been an avid rock hound and fossil hunter for many years and have often found myself on this site while in pursuit of answers to my oft asked query "What is this thing?" I have only been in Vernon a couple of weeks so I have yet to find any good digging... Also it is December... But I have had a lot of luck in both Merritt and Kamloops and look forward to comparing samples and learning from you all!
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