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From the album: Grayson/Del Rio Formation
Parasmilia graysonensis, Denton Co. Cenomanian, Cretaceous Jan, 2023 -
Found these in a limestone formation near Bocairent, Spain. From some quick research it seems to me like these might be from the upper devonian, and some look like nautiloids? One of them looks like a coral. Perhaps crinoid also? Would love some help on IDing these if anyone has any ideas!
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Hey everyone, I've been trying to plan a little trip for me and my family to go on a little fossil hunt. I live in Bartlesville Oklahoma and I have several nice places I can go to find fossils all over. Mainly mississippian and Pennsylvanian. I'm looking for areas within an hour or so drive from where I live. I'm aware of the pliestocene finds in the arkansas river in tulsa area. I'd love for someone to send me maps or geologic surveys showing what areas in the topography, and other recomendations. Places I've been to worth noting: Kaw Lake spillway, Ponca City (good shells everywhere) Bartlesville Mound (excellent source of Chrinoids and some bits of coral) Hudson lake (Bartlesville water source, 1- chrinoid calyx found, tons of bivalves and other shells) Turkey Creek, Bartlesville (uncountable amounts of horn coral)
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I found this buried in the water in Joshua’s Creek, Oakville. This giant rock containing many coral fossils and a couple of Orthocone fossils also. I’m certain the fossils are Ordovician in age. Measurements are 30cm in length and 19cm in width. Can anyone help with identifying the Orthocones and Corals down to species pls? This is my biggest find yet, so excited to hear everyone’s opinions!
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My husband and I like to go on walks along the wooded dirt trails behind our home. Last winter, we stumbled upon a particular stretch of path. It was constructed using refractory bricks smack dab in the middle of the woods. It wasn’t until recently when we decided to revisit the area. One does not simply stumble upon an old brick path in the middle of the woods. It had to have once led somewhere. We did, in fact, find an old stone well nearby. Across from the well, there’s the foundation of a house that’s nothing but rubble. I also found an A&W Root Beer can amongst the rubble. It was the 1968 to 1995 A&W logo. Most of the bricks were branded, but I could hardly make out the wording. The name Louis was clear as day on quite a few of the smaller fragments, but the more intact bricks had lettering that was harder to read. I managed to find a single brick that wasn’t so weathered. I knelt down to read what was branded on it, but this little coral fragment caught my attention. It was wedged between the bricks in the center of the path, almost as if it were placed there intentionally. I don’t see how else it could have gotten there. After further inspection, the coral (a honeycomb coral) appears to be fused to an unidentifiable species of mollusk. Fossilized oysters and clams are common finds in my area, but this is the first fossilized coral I’ve found. FullSizeRender.MOV
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what type of corals please?
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Normally, my hunting season starts in October, and if not then, certainly by November 1st. I normally try to hunt 2-3 times a week, so 30 outings in a 3 month period. In the last 3 months, I have had hunted 6 times. Today was my 7th. This was a very isolated location. Half the outings to this location, I go alone because I love the solitude in nature. I was probing for new and productive spots, and the 1st sieve yielded an Equus Tooth, 8 or 10 small shark teeth, a gator tooth.. Attempting to load a 3rd shovel full, I broke the wooden handled shovel. Large lower hemi, llama incisor, more small teeth and an odd shaped bone in the 2nd (and last) sieve of the day. It might be an earbone, and I have seen a lot of them, closest with a few similar features in this thread. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/125703-hunting-florida-interesting-finds/ WHATTODO, whattodo... 75 minutes of hard paddling back to my car. Decided to explore for new places. I knew that there was a shell layer close.. I always dream about ageing this layer, and infrequently we find Makos or land mammal close by.... This was my 1st discovery. Recent rains had slpit the mud layer where these pectens decided to reside. Above the mud was a shell layer, a coral caught my eye. I love these small self contained ones.! Some sort of crystallization going on here. Then a frag of mammal tooth?? Some other shells, corals, and a Whale vert (where did that come from?) 1st time back in an area after the rains, can be exciting... Jack
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I found this piece while snorkeling off the shores of Aruba. I am guessing they are some type of teeth, with coral forming on them.
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Found near Pierre shale. Not sure what it is. About 7in long. Any insight would be great.
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Hi New found some pieces on our land in Kerr county Texas. This is just one piece. I have several more that I would love to id also.
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I found this in an abandoned fish nest in a human-made lake. One of my favorite finds!
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Is this a crinoid, coral or a shell? (Wales)
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I found this very big coral in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
hi everyone this is matt again today in the creek I found this very big coral fossil here is few photos
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Hello everyone, this my 1st entry is to find some help to identify if these are fossils since I'm new in this world of fossils & rocks. I live in the island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean and I've seen corals and reefs and these specimens looks like some wich I've seen. Both have cristal or quartz like features all over and the hardness is like that of quartz. One is like cramy orange in color and the other is like ivory or cream in color. But the last one is totally different because there are a ring of quartz bits on top of that sedimentary rock like shown in the last photos. The location where I found them was in a river in the mountains of the east center of the island (not in the coast) Thanks for the help in advance and please excuse if any errors made.
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Hello and Happy New Year to all of my Fossil Friends! Yesterday and today I put in my first 2 hunts of the year. The weather here has been mild and I almost went fishing instead. But the fossil gods were calling to me and I couldn't resist their siren song. I decided to visit a site that I haven't been to for awhile. I am sorry but a have made a New Years resolution to no longer name locations for the world to see. This is a site that I have gone a few times with minimal results. Mainly it is a rather large site and the rock is hard to work. But I knew the potential for nice finds were there. So, Yesterday I arrived in the afternoon, planning on putting in a few hours. I started off on a lower layer. Now there is multiple layers of shale mixed with slate and limestone. The way this material fractures is rather strange. Which makes recovery of specimens rather tough. So while I found many cool things most where damaged in some way. Crinoids, brachiopods, bivalves, gastropods, nautiloids and trilo Cephalons were fairly common. Some were even pyritized. I must have been there for a couple hours before I decided to explore farther up the slope. I noticed a different color rock closer to the top, but there was really no where to stand. I grabbed a couple loose pieces and started seeing parts of corals and crinoids that were larger then any I have found before. Also partial trilo bits and pieces of Eldregoeps. I looked for a way to get to the very top of the slope and found a way that was not at first obvious. And then bingo! I found a small section that was easier to work and I immediately was rewarded. I started finding abundant amounts of horn coral, large crinoid segments and a nice slab with a horn coral with a trilo right next to it and possibly more. Then I removed a chunk of rock and uncovered a huge tabulate coral about the size of a dinner plate. Unfortunately this specimen was fragile and was broke into a million pieces. But I recovered some of the larger pieces. It started getting dark so I left for home with plants to go back this morning, which I did. Today was much of the same tons of corals but one horn coral was about the size of a grapefruit. This is definitely a different species than I am used to seeing. Most if not all need to be cleaned up and possibly prepped. So I plan on trying to clean up and get the mud off. I will post pics later this evening. It looks like this year has started off with a bang. I hope it is a sign of things to come.
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possible coral or sponge fossil im unsure and looking for help identifying it
Mortaljam posted a topic in Fossil ID
my father found this at work, it was found in southern Ontario Canada. was curious if anyone knows what it might be, im thinking coral or possibly a sponge. thanks in advance.
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Found in the Mahantango Formstion in Pennsylvania. Thinking it’s Pleurodictyum sp. but looking for a second opinion.
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I had just recently finished polishing a piece of petrified wood I found, and I just read a topic that included a polished pyritized Yorkshire cannonball ammonite, which got me thinking about all the types of fossils that can be polished. I did a search on the forum for a "Show us your" polished fossils thread and couldn't find any so decided to start one as I'm interested to see the diversity of fossils that have been polished. So... Show us your Polished Fossils!
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Collected at Dunedin causeway in Florida. I thought possible echinoid. If not, I’m cutting it open to look inside. Thanks!
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From the album: Misha's Middle Devonian Fossils
Pleurodictyum americanum Tabulate coral Givetian Moscow Fm. Hamilton Group DSR -
From the album: Misha's Middle Devonian Fossils
Aulocystis jacksoni? Givetian Moscow Fm. Hamilton Group DSR -
Iwanted to know if the dark color is natural or not on this Agatized Coral Oligocene Withlacoochee river Tampa Bay Florida USA
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This is a little bit out of my range for age and location, but a friend of mine was asking if this coral he has could be identified. He is a mineral collector, got this in a collection purchase, and the only info he has for this piece was that it came out of Florida. I know it's not much to go on, but I'm hoping it's distinctive enough to get a possible ID and age. Thanks in advance
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This was found in Douglas Pass Colorado years ago. I’m not sure if it’s coral or a sponge or nothing. Thoughts ?
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Hey everyone!! I sent pictures of my fossil, that I found on a Devon beach a few years back, to a museum in the UK to see if they could help me identify what it was! I personally thought it looked like a claw! And my sister thought a mussel! Turns out it was neither! I have attached the lovley little reply I received from the gentleman at the museum so you all can read too! It’s a Horn Coral! Which is a solitary coral, that became extinct many MANY years ago! Pre-Jurassic Period! I'm posting here in the hopes that anyone else might have any more information to add about this? I’m quite excited, and I’m ready to put it in a little frame somewhere so it can stay safe. Any and all input is appreciated! Thank you guys! Abby C FullSizeRender.MOV
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