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So, I thought I would start a similar thread to the "Fossil from Each of the 50 States" thread. But one for the UK. Show a fossil from each county in the UK - England,(48), Wales (22), Scotland (33) & Ireland. And for Ireland, we can include Northern (6) and Southern (26).
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So I have decided to do some exploration digs in my area (Salem County) just because there isn’t much mentioned for spots and it’s not more than 1 hour in any direction for me to search. Found an area with a little help from some other individuals and the ROCKD app that put me on the Vincentown formation and had a slight success. Mostly found coral but did come up with this. Possible spike or claw? It is roughly 1 and 1/2” long. Just trying to see what it could be as not much is found in my area as of late.
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Brachiopods orthoceras crinoids all found right here in Hendersonville TN Sumner county just north of Nashville. Love to fossil hunt and see what I can find while imagining worlds of the past.
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Calvert County, MD beaches, Matoaka Lodges, Miocene diversity, September 2020
Chris Carpenter posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Here is a brief report from one of our latest forays into Calvert County, MD. The well-known stretch of shoreline along the western Chesapeake Bay is loaded with Miocene fossils, with the Calvert, St. Mary's, and Choptank formations progressively exposed along a ~24 mile stretch of beach and cliffs. We found an Airbnb in Lusby, MD which was not too far from Matoaka Lodges, which seemed the best bet since the nearly 2 mile walk to the beaches at Calvert Cliffs State Park is impractical for our family at this time. Covid-19 and Maryland's onerous private land regulations can make it tough if not impossible to access some of the other municipal beaches along the coast. For example, Brownies Beach, Dares Beach, Cove Point, and Flag Pond are all restricted in some way to town or county residents only. Matoaka Lodges however will grant day-pass access for a small fee, and the beach is from my experience very diverse and productive in its fossils. We spent a total of 5 hours there, employing an 1/8" sieve and also simply walking the surf line. The largest tooth pictured here actually washed up at my feet as I was surreptitiously bending over at the same time. Most of the rest were found with the sieve. Most of these are shark or sting ray teeth and a few turtle shells plus some of the smaller items I could not identify. A local told me that porpoise teeth can be found there also. This lot comprises the smallest fossils found; in addition to these (mostly) teeth and shell fragments were found a large and diverse sample of vertebrate fragments, corals, miscellaneous other fossils (snails, mollusks, etc.) which I will post in the follow-up report to this one. Having spent some time at some of the other sites along Calvert Cliffs this summer, I would say based on the diversity, number of fossils, and time spent collecting, that Matoaka is definitely worth the return trip. -
Hi sometime later this year I will be going out West in Alberta, B.C and Saskatchewan. And I will be going down to Montana for 2 days to collect fossils since I can’t really do that in Alberta. I am wondering would I be able to bring those fossils into Alberta and then fly with them, and take them back to Ontario? Thank you!!
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Hi I was wondering if Powell county Montana is part of the two medicine formation I go a tooth from Powell county and it says it’s hell creek but it looks like it’s in two medicine it’s too west to be hell creek thanks. <Translated for the pre-celltext generation>: Hi, I was wondering if Powell county Montana is part of the two medicine formation? I got a tooth from Powell county and it says it’s hell creek, but it looks like it’s in two medicine: it’s too far west to be hell creek. Thanks.
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Hi Everybody, I am trying to ID some fossils for my friends from the Royal Peacock Opal MIne. They have these fossils for display only at their gift shop but they are not really sure what they are. These are all miocene age fossils, Humboldt County, Nevada. I think the foot and the teeth are from some kind of small horse. I have no idea about the jaw with the teeth. Picture 1: Articulated foot bones from a horse? Picture 2-4: Jaw section from unknown mammal Picture 5-6: Bovine tooth, horse? Bison? camel? Picture 7: Bovine tooth, horse? horse? Bison? camel? Any IDs would be appreciated, Thanks, Jesse
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Hello everyone, I was hoping someone could help me with the identification with this bone that I found at the Royal Peacock Opal Mine in the Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Northeastern Nevada, USA. Geologic age is the Miocene. Bones are very rarely found in this area. It is mostly opal, petrified wood, and fossilized wood. I am guessing this came from a land mammal. Possibly a camel. Does anyone have a better idea what it could be? I donated this bone to the mine owner due to its rarity. I thought it should stay where it was found. PS: In the next few days I will post a couple of other rare fossils found at the mine by the owner's son (Jake Anderson).
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Collected from matrix that washed into the Chesapeak Bay by landslide. Donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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Collected from matrix washed into the Chesapeake Bay by landslide. Donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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This piece was excavated out of a block of matrix deposited in the Chesapeake Bay by a landslide. It was donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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This piece was excavated out of a block of matrix deposited in the Chesapeake Bay by a landslide. This specimen was donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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- drum cliff
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Collected from matrix in the Chesapeake Bay that was deposited by landslide. Donated to the Delaware Museum of Natural History.
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- drum cliff
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Goniatite Ammonoid, Graham Fm.(Finis Shale), Pennsylvanian, Jack Co., Texas
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Jack County, Texas Fossils
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Composita brachiopod, Graham Fm (Finis Shale), Pennsylvanian, Jack Co., Tx
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Jack County, Texas Fossils
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Fossil Assemblage, Kcw Site 2, Callahan Co., Tx (Aboral)
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Kcw Site 2, Callahan Co., Tx
An assemblage of fossils found in Lower Cretaceous, Comanche/Walnut Formation at a site in SE Callahan Co., Tx. Phymosoma texana, Coenholectypus planetus?., Tetragramma sp. (all showing Aboral surfaces), Tylostoma sp.- 3 comments
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Fossil Assemblage, Kcw Site 2, SE Callahan Co., Tx (Oral)
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From the album: Kcw Site 2, Callahan Co., Tx
Same fossil assemblage from SE Callahan County showing Oral surfaces.-
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Mooreceras sp.?, Graham Fm (Finis Shale), Pennsylvanian, Jack Co., Texas
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Jack County, Texas Fossils
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Coral Assemblage, Graham Fm. (Finis Shale), Pennsylvanian, Jack Co., Texas
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From the album: Jack County, Texas Fossils
Small fossil coral assemblage from Lost Creek Reservoir site in Jack Co., Tx. Includes Lophophyillidium spinosum and Caninia torquia ? -
Gonioloboceras Fragment, Graham Fm (Finis Shale), Pennsylvanian, Jack Co., Texas
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From the album: Jack County, Texas Fossils
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Gryphea Oyster, Lower Cretaceous, Comanche/Walnut Facies, Scurry, Co., Tx
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fluvanna, Texas Road Cut
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Bivalve, Lower Cretaceous, Comanche/Walnut Facies, Scurry Co., Tx
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From the album: Fluvanna, Texas Road Cut
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Fossil Assemblage, Lower Cretaceous, Comanche/Walnut Facies, Scurry Co., Tx
gwestbrook posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: West Texas Fossils
Fossil Assemblage from the Walnut/Comanche Facies in the Fluvanna, Tx Road Cut 26 Miles N. of Snyder