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I am interested in this turtle. According to the seller, it is from the Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. What do you think - is it real?
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This one my wife found....unsure if we have something here or what....thanks
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I'm assuming its a worn crow tooth......just looks a lot different then all my others,,,
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well I stopped by the brook before the snow storm comes and found some shark teeth and also found these if anyone could help out with id please....thanks!!
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Upper valve only. The genus of this has used several genera. Currently Peilinia is accepted (Kues, 1997) it has also been Ostrea and Lopha in several publications.
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Please help identify. The teeth shown in the pictures were recently found at the W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park in Frankstown, MS. Oddly enough, they were found within about 15 minutes of each other in the same area. Each tooth is about 1/2 inches from tip to base and they all have the middle indentation in the base. In the photo of four, the left most tooth has the lines running through it, while the middle two appear to be more smooth and without any features. The tooth shown on the right appear to be more of a rock until I noticed it had the same indention in the base. Any insight would be most appreciated. Thanks
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well the collection is growing as picture shows.....today along with a few nice teeth added to the picture are a couple questions...........
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I usually find my own belemnites but I couldn't resist buying this one that's been attacked by the endolithic sponge Entobia. Belemnitella, maybe B. lanceolata (haven't checked it yet), from the Lower Maastrichtian Chalk of Denmark.
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My specimens of this species are 2-3mm in diameter, and the thickness in the center is about 2/3 of the diameter. Thickness on the edge goes down to about 0.1mm. .
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I think this is a skull fragment, but I cannot figure out from what. Found in the North Sulphur River near Ladonia, Texas. Found in a pile of gravel and rocks in the center of the river bed. No other associated bones were found. I labeled the photos Back, Front, Top, Bottom (Because thats what they look like to me). Any help identifying it is greatly appreciated. Back View. Front View Bottom View. Top View.
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I found this piece near Chloride, Arizona also visited the ghost town pretty awesome it weighs a little over 1.5 lbs about 4"long x 3"wide thanks for looking appreciate the help Dean Sr.⚒ here are some pics more to follow
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just a few items that I wasn't sure of,if anyone can help,may be nothing....
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I found this tooth a few years ago in Northeast Mississippi. It is most likely from the Demopolis Formation, which is a late Cretaceous marine lag deposit. I have found several mosasaur teeth here, thousands of shark and fish teeth, and 2 hadrosaur dino teeth. This particular tooth is almost 1.5cm in length, and is unfortunately split right down the middle of the tooth. The part of both sides that is remaining near the tooth makes it look like this was a skinny tooth, more like the shape of a theropod tooth, similar to Dryptosaurus. The recurve is also more theropod-like. The color and weathering is also similar to mosasaur teeth that I have found though, and I am just unsure of what to think about it. Theropod teeth have been found in this area, but they are incredibly rare, whereas, I have found several mosasaur teeth. Perhaps the cross-section of the break along the tooth might give a clue? Perhaps @Troodon knows. I am currently leanung towards it being a strange mosasaur tooth, but I would like other opinions. Northeast Mississippi Demopolis Formation Late Creataceous ~ 72 MYA This photo has a pencil tip for size reference.
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Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. Diagnosis from Murray and Wilson 2014, p. 39: "Aipichthyoidea differing from all other known aipichthyoid genera by the much greater number of dorsal fin spines, 11 or 12, compared with two in Aipichthyoides, two to three in Aipichthys, three in Freigichthys, four in Paraipichthys and Aspesaipichthys, and five in Errachidia pentaspinosa." Identified by A. Murray, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. References: Alison M. MURRAY, Mark V. H. WILSON, Stacey GIBB and Brian D. E. CHATTERTON (2013): Additions to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian/Turonian) actinopterygian fauna from the Agoult locality, Akrabou Formation, Morocco, and comments on the palaeoenvironment. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze & M. V. H. Wilson (eds.): pp. 525-548, 17 figs. Alison M. Murray, Mark V.H. Wilson (2014): FOUR NEW BASAL ACANTHOMORPH FISHES FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF MOROCCO. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):34–48, January 2014.
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Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. Diagnosis from Murray and Wilson 2014, p. 35: "Aipichthyoidea with more dorsal fin spines than other species (five in this species compared to two or four dorsal spines in Aipichthyidae, two in Aipichthyoididae, and three in Freigichthys). Differs from Aipichthyoididae in having three epurals in the caudal skeleton instead of two. Differs from Aipichthyidae in retaining more than six rays in the pelvic fin." Identified by A. Murray, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. References: A. M. Murray and M. V. H. Wilson (2014) Four new basal acanthomorph fishes from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):34-48 Alison M. MURRAY, Mark V. H. WILSON, Stacey GIBB and Brian D. E. CHATTERTON (2013) Additions to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian/Turonian) actinopterygian fauna from the Agoult locality, Akrabou Formation, Morocco, and comments on the palaeoenvironment. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze & M. V. H. Wilson (eds.): pp. 525-548, 17 figs.
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Ichthyosaur Reported from Eagle Ford in South Texas (Pictures)
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South Texas fossil could be reptile that swam 90M years ago San Antonio Express-news, January 2, 2017 (Picture of Fossil) http://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/South-Texas-fossil-could-be-reptile-that-swam-90M-10830843.php Hike in the Eagle Ford takes geologist back 92 million years (Picture of Fossil) By Ryan Maye Handy, Houston chronicle, December 28, 2016 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/A-hike-in-the-Eagle-Ford-takes-geologist-back-92-10823601.php Complete reptile fossil ‘important find’ Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo chronicle, January 3, 2016 http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/7048220-complete-reptile-fossil-important-find-/ Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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any help please.....I'm hoping its a worn partial croc or mosasaur tooth,but what do you guys think...
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Hi, Wanted to confirm my suspicions that this is a Hoploparia Gabbi (arm/claw) in matrix. (approx 2") There also seems to be other parts of same among the included matrix. Thanks.
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This is the second of this species I have added in Collections; to illustrate how variable their physical appearance can be. Hence, variabilis.
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Okay, here's a stumped for the detail-oriented. The first picture is Ostrea falcata, one of the more common finds in the Mount Laurel Formation. It is curved like a hook, with ruffles radiating out from the hinge. The second one is O. panda. (same size, left out the penny.) It's more or less circular, with ruffles only at the edgesThe other two are from the same spot at the same site, on the same day, but are clearly not the same species. The third one is rather fan-shaped. the fourth has a depression dividing the raised center from the the ruffled edge. I can't find them in my DE or NJ field guides. Web search turned up nothing. Anyone recognize them?
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S. variabilis is an uncommon echinoid find in North Carolina. At present, to my knowledge there are 2 locations where it can be found. It occurs is the youngest part of the PeeDee. Most of the specimens are crushed or broken, which makes this one special as it is my only complete specimen. Variabilis is a good species name for this, I will be posting 2 others so you can see how variable they can be.
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Found this the other night while looking for points. Any input would be appreciated. Austin, Texas
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Good evening, I was relatively puzzled when I picked this up from a gravel bed near Cibolo creek. Any information leading to a positive ID would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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