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Hi there, I'm a newbie to all of this. But last year I went on a trip to Lake Michegan and found a bunch of rocks. Upon further inspection I found a couple of them might have fossils or at least traces of fossils. The first picture seems to be maybe bryozoa? Or crinoid stems? The second I have no idea if it even is a fossil. But it looks too unique to be natural and the fuzzing at the edges seems to say it might be something. If any of you have any help insight I would love to learn more about all of this. Thanks!
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Hi all! I am back again (this time in Montréal and found a peculiar looking fossil. It is very circular, almost has a subtle stippling on the top surface (which leads to think maybe a sort of precursor coral/bryozoan). It popped out very cleanly from the rocks we were excavating. The other fossil for ID is the brachiopod in the 4th and 5th pictures: Topside Underside Side Profile (its rather thin, but thickest in the middle - somewhat dish-like) Measurements Brachiopod for ID Thanks in advance! -Em
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This came from a bucket of material from Jacksboro Texas donated by @GaryTurner for the Dallas Paleontological Society fund-raising auction, so it's Late Pennsylvanian, Graham Formation. The surface resembles a bryozoan but I haven't seen one with this shape. Scale is millimeters.
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Llandovery. Only 4mm but the pattern is reasonably clear. Rock with mostly brachiopods and corals.
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this one is really odd it is almost plant like in texture when viewed under microscope (pics included) the texture follows the curves of the fossil looking almost like hair under the microscope...sorry only way I could describe it .... It has a dark area along with what look like leafy or hairy parts on it.
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Wondering about the squiggle in the middle. It is the first time I have seen anything like it. I can get a picture with a jewelry loupe in a bit.
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Does anyone have an ID for these?I think the first may be a bryozoan?
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Hi all! Found in Lansing, NY near Cayuga lake in a drainage wash out but I do not recognize it as a native stone or coming from the formations that I've seen over the past 6 months. I've been on the fence about posting this as I wasn't sure it was a fossil but after getting some decent macro photos, I'm seeing some curious details and I am not sure if this could be a coral or bryozoan colony of some sort or another amazing example of geological wonders. We had major flooding last year, creeks and streams broke their banks, and I found this stuck in a pile of tree trunks 3 feet above the normal water levels. This area is known for Devonian fossils and this doesn't look like anything in my guide books for the area. Thank you for your time. It's a big beast, I have one photo with scale for total size. I apologize in advance for not having scale on the macro photos. Need to work on that. Edit: I tried to enhance the photos with contrast and removing yellowing from my phone camera. Please let me know if it looks good or if I've over done the contrast, etc., Thank you!
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I've been looking at this and the pattern is very intriguing and seems too perfect to come from a masonry mold of some kind. I thought it may be a type of encrusting Bryozoan somewhat similar to some shown by Paul D. Taylora,*, Dennis P. Gordonb. Alcide d’Orbigny’s work on Recent and fossil bryozoans. C. R. Palevol 1 (2002) 533–547. (numbered photo from paper included) I failed to find any that contained a similar repeating rectangular type pattern of zooid aperture so I do not know if it is a bryozoan. Can you point me in the right direction before I spend more hours staring at what might be a piece of concrete. I enhanced a few photos to bring out the patterns more. Thank you
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What are these fossils and how old are they ?
FossilizedGerman posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello! So I found these three fossils and was curious to know about them... one i think is to be a bryozoan branch the tooth i believe to be a cow tooth not sure how old it may be and the last one is a type of small brachiopod its super tiny but again I don't know much about fossils yet but I am ready to learn more ! So if any one knows anything about these fossils that'd be a great help! First 6 pictures are from the riverbed and the last two are from the beach in Lübeck,Germany Thanks!
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I recently collected a few fossils from Schoharie County in upstate NY. Among them are the pictured. I am hoping someone can tell me in detail exactly what I have, in as much detail as possible. I apologize in advance, as usual, but I am still learning and am trying to get as mush specific detail as I can. The first was hard to effectively photograph, but appears plant-like. It is hard to make out, but the pattern continues in a circle. I've included two photos, one with my hand for scale. Coral perhaps? The second has several things, but I am interested primarily in the lower right side. Assuming that is a type of bryozoan? The third I have not been able to find an exact match for online, but looks like a bivalve of some variety. The forth a brachiopod, not sure if it is clearly enough defined for an identification. On the last one I am stumped. I've included two photos, again, one with me holding it for size. It is quite small, and has a tiny raised area that is almost worm-like, and the patterned area, scale-like. As usual, thanks in advance. I am learning a lot from all of you and appreciate your kindness and patience The photos are not appearing in the order described above, but hopefully you can identify each based on the descriptions.
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Hi everyone! Nice to meet you! I'm a bit of a beach comber and recently stumbled across one of my most unique little finds yet. I found it on the shore of Fire Island in New York exactly as is. The outer crust is delicate and would clearly flake off easily if I scraped it. Otherwise, I nearly confused it for a rock (see the underside) when I was walking by. The barnacles and scallop shell are pretty clear, the rest are a new mystery to me. I posted elsewhere and the leading thought is a layered colony of bryozoans. Before I found this and reached out, I'd never heard of bryozoans before, so I'd love further confirmation and whatever other information I can learn from this for my own education. Thanks very much for your time and have a great day! **Edit** Meant to add: I love to know the best way to clean and preserve it as well so any help is greatly appreciated!
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I think I may have found my first Devonian bryozoan. (From Sylvania, Ohio.) And I also am not sure if these are shell or plant impressions. The rock that I think has the bryozoan has many nifty whatnots to explore, but that pattern immediately caught my eye. I'm not sure if the fan shape on the second rock is plant or shell. And there's a small bit to the left of it that appears to be shell that I haven't started to ID yet. (Pics in second post) Thanks for any help.
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Hello once again! What follows are pictures of gifts that I recently received for various occasions, and I was hoping to get your input... Specimen #1: One of my colleagues gave me this rock for my birthday. She collected it when she visited the Rocky Mountains (Canadian side) a few years ago. I think it's a bunch of bryozoans - what do you think? Specimen #2: My husband's best friend was at a rock/mineral show (he's a geography/geology teacher) and he picked up this trilobite for me for Christmas. The guy who sold it to him included a card with some information regarding the location where it was found as well as its identity - is it correct? Specimen #3: One of my students gave me this rock (with a section cut off so you can see the inside) as a Christmas gift - it's very interesting-looking, and he wrote a pretty funny card to go along with it (please excuse the spelling and grammar - teenagers these days don't seem to care about that stuff, unfortunately - I'm not his English teacher, by the way!): Thanks so much! Monica
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Hi guys i found this a couple of days ago in israel and i want to identified it. Details: covered in (pretty sure) calcite and it has some spiral shape to it.
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