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Wondering if you can help me identify these fossils. They are all on the same slab of shell rock in southern colorado, near lake pueblo. The two pieces that look like bone or exoskeleton (approx the length of an adult hand) are on one side and the round object is on the other. The third image is the side of the round object. I took it to show how deep it goes into the rock. There are many mollusk-type shell fossils in the area, but I've never seen fossils like these. Thanks so much for any help you can give.
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Hello I saw this tooth online. I am very confused by the shape of this tooth. Seller thinks it might be from a brachiosaurus. It looks more like a camarasaurus to me however. I've never seen a tooth like it before. It was collected in Moffat County Colorado and measures 1.49 inches..
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Hello, I recently acquired these two chunks from a seller in Apache Junction, Arizona. He claims that they are from Colorado, but I was not able to get a more specific location. Can anything be known about these? The seller said the larger piece looked like a vertebrae, but I have no clue. Any insight would be appreciated!
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Petrified Wood with what looks to be cuts in it
ImmaFrayedKnot posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I found this beautiful piece today along the Arkansas River bank in Colorado. I have a few other pieces of petrified wood but this is the largest that I've found and it almost looks to have been cut with something before hardening. Just curious if this is usual. The cuts are not very deep and I've tried to get the best pictures I can of them.
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Hello all. I'm a rock and mineral guy but am becoming more interested in fossils and have been able to fossil hunt in a few states over the past two years. I was hunting on the Peace River after a business trip two weeks ago and The Fossil Forum kept coming up as I was discussing credible, well respected resources with a few experienced individuals in the river with me. I'm looking forward to increasing my fossil knowledge and plan to use this forum as one way to do that. Thanks in advance for everyone who is willing to share their knowledge, whether here or elsewhere.
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I recently collected quite a few artifacts from a privately owned piece of property located in the Debeque Colorado area. I beleive most of the pieces (knives, drills, hand axes, projectile points, ect.) to be of late Paleo Indian Age. Specifically, Foothills Mountain Complex. A significant portion of the artifacts were knapped from source material that contains the fossil type represented in the photo. I cannot identify the species. I find it very interesting that tool stone containing this particular fossil was apparently utilized over the same material without this fossil. Tool stone containing this fossil is very difficult to find. Stone with no fossil is easily obtained. This could indicate they wanted their tools to have this fossil within them. Why? I would love it if someone could tell me what this thing is. The Geologic maps I can find online indicate the entire area could be the DeBeque\Wasatch Formation. Any information would be more than appreciated. I have numerous additional photos but this one is by far the most detailed. Thank You.
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From the Rocky Ridge Sandstone unit of the Pierre Formation near Fort Collins, Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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From the album: Cephalopods from Cretaceous Colorado
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Thank you for allowing me on here. I’m just learning so bear with me I’ll get the hang of it. Can Anyone give advice the best places in Colorado to fossil hunt?
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Little slice of heaven near Fort Collins with some nice Inoceramus Clams. Usually try to not bust open big rocks like this and instead find ones that have already eroded out but this nodule had a crack running along really nice bivalve so I couldn't resist.
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Never seen anything like this so far. I know it's an Inoceramid from the shell structure but I've never seen one in this shape before. I know there's a lot of variety with this species but I have a lot of experience collecting bivalves and I've never seen one like this.
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Good day everyone, I was out over by the Ratone Plateau, not too far from the purgatory river, and came across these fungi like fossils. I have only heard that mushroom fossils were only found within amber but my father was thinking they were actual fungi fossils. What do you all think? They kind of look like the caps of mushrooms. Any help identifying what these are would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Found in Douglas Pass Colorado decades ago. Revisited and unable to tell if it’s fossil or rock
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Inoceramus valve resting on top of a Placenticeras ammonite
rawfossils posted a topic in Member Collections
A cool piece frozen in time from the day they were buried together. Also a decent size Inoceramus shell for the area and always fun to find an ammonite. This piece is from Boulder, Colorado.
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Hello, Could I get some help identifying these two nautiloid steinkerns? Unfortunately no precise age/locality info on them but I think they might be from the Pennsylvanian or Permian of Kansas or Texas. They are both around 8-9cm wide. 1. 2. Referring to this: http://inyo2.coffeecup.com/kansasfossils/kansasfossils.html I think #1. might be Metacoceras and #2. might be Liroceras. @Missourian I believe you are referenced in that post and you seem to be experienced in this fauna? Thanks
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I was wondering if there's anyone (preferably in Colorado) who can prepare fossils with an air scribe if sent to them and if so what there prices would be for a project. I have a plethora of fossils from the Pierre Shale still encased in matrix and a hammer and chisel is just not detailed enough and it requires breaking and glueing specimens. Hopefully one day I can get my own air compressor and scribe setup but for now I'm in a apartment and that's just not possible. Any feedback is appreciated.
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My first fossil hunt and the Inoceramus that ignited my interest in fossils
rawfossils posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I was really enjoying hiking around different spots in Boulder, Colorado and eventually I came across a beautiful outcrop of the Niobrara Formation. I thought it was so cool that there were shell imprints in the rock and nobody had ever taught me about the Geology of the area and it was really fascinating to see for myself that the whole area was once under the sea. I stumbled upon a massive Inoceramus and I knew I had to haul it home. Not bad at all for a first fossil hunt I don't think I ever found a Inoceramus as impressive as my first. Begginers luck.
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I've had some beautiful little hikes around a sandstone outcrop and I've stumbled upon some very decent bivalves
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Any thoughts on this fossilized bone found along a lake shore in central Colorado?
Ig Kneeuhs posted a topic in Fossil ID
Came across this fossilized bone along a lake shore in central Colorado, a little southeast of the Denver metro area, and was hoping you all could help ID it. My initial thoughts were that it belonged to a prehistoric mammal of some kind but I have very little experience identifying specimens like this.. Also, I'm not sure if this is useful information or not since it was found in the sand by the water's edge, but petrified wood fragments were scattered around the area as well. Any posits will be much appreciated, thank you!
