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Went up to Douglas Pass, Colorado today for a hike with my wife. I have always hunted for fossils at the Radar Dome location. Today we decided to scout around for another location to collect. Hiked up a very steep hill to a shale exposure and found this larvae after only 1 minute of looking. We had not come prepared today to collect anything. Will probably head back up next weekend. The larvae is approx 2.25 cm across. There are also some parts of other larvae on the piece.
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Hi guys, I wondered if anyone knew the species I assume they are from the mangyshlack peninsula 1. 2. on the right could be isurolamna inflata?
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From the album: Misc. Cenozoic Specimens
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I have found several of these fossils over the last few months and would love some help identifying them. Most are small, less than 1 inch long and difficult for me to photograph with any real detail. But the last one I found is much larger by comparison. It's just a fragment but it's about an inch and a half long and 1/2 inch wide. They all taper from one end to the other and they all have raised bumps down one edge and a deep groove along the other edge. The flat sides are textured. They were all found in a creek in Southwest Alabama, US alongside Eocene shark, ray and sawfish teeth. Suggestions so far include silurid spine, stingray barb, fish jawbone, and a piece of Noah's Ark. I have not been able to find matching examples of any of them. Any other ideas, or pictures to confirm one of the previous suggestions? I posted some videos I shot if that helps. Not sure if it's permissible to link to them here so apologies if not... Thanks!
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Ammonites, Trilobites, Fossil Fish: Another Western Adventure
Jeffrey P posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Barely a month had gone by since my last trip to New Mexico and Colorado, but I already had plans for this trip in the works. Primary focus this time, which was a solo trip, was fossil collecting, visiting well known sites that have been on my radar for quite some time. I flew out to Salt Lake City and drove directly to Kemmerer, WY. My first stop there was Fossil Butte National Monument: Here is a view of the visitors center (free admission) and the surrounding barren, but awesome landscape that surrounds it:
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I've been going through my collection lately and fixing labels, etc. Just wondering if these are correct. I'm not sharp on my Green River fauna, or fish in general. These are the extent of my Green River collection, aside from a larger Knightia. Sorry, these indoor pics aren't great, I'm hoping someone with experience here will be able to tell what they're looking at, otherwise I could try for better pics outdoors next time we have sunlight. If there is any more info you can give me as well, such as which specific layer these probably came out of, I'd appreciate it. This label initially had 'Knightia' but that was crossed out and replaced by 'Fontenelle':
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Dear friends I wish all good health , I found this Echinoid before the lock down in Eocene area , rus formation , it is rounded , semi complete , it is 3 cm across , 3 cm high .what sp. could it be ?
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I collected these beautiful ball-style fossils a few years ago from around the Hajar mountain area in Oman. I still don’t know what exactly they are. They were just lying in amongst the desert sand within the mountain (known for marine fossils from the Eocene to Miocene age) I’m guessing maybe they’re a type of solitary sponge or coral? I would be so grateful if someone could please help with the identification. I’ve taken as many photographs as possible, including some cross sections from broken fossils. The last 2 photographs show an additional species of fossil ball which I cannot identify either. The 2 new mystery ball fossils appear to have trapped other small marine fossils (nummulites) inside their fossilised bodies. Thank you so much for any information you can offer.
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Hey All, I found this tooth in some micro material from a creek in Castle Hayne NC. Was wondering if it was fossilized or not. Other material found were really worn small sharks teeth from the Eocene Castle Hayne Formation. Thanks.
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I hunt Eocene era Marine fossils in South Alabama. I have found a ton of thins but this one has me stumped. It's roughly 1½ inches long, ⅜ of an inch thick, and ⅜ of an inch tall (Sorry no metric ruler). On one edge, it appears to have small pointy teeth while the other side has some what of a channel. I've been able to identify most of what I have but I need some help on this one...
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Hi friends, I wish you all good health, can you help me with this? I went to Khrase city, Rus formation, Eocene, to the east of Riyadh and found this tooth . It was a surface find. can you kindly help me identify the species. It is 15 mm from root lobe to crown tip , root is 22 mm . could it be a Galeocdo sp. ? and what sp.?mm.
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Hi friends, I wish you all good health, can you help me with this? I went to Khrase city, Rus formation, Eocene, to the east of Riyadh and found many shark teeth. It was a surface find. can you kindly help me identify the species. It is 10mm from root lobe to crown tip , root is 10mm. could it be Carcharhinus underwoodi or other sp.
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Hi friends, I wish you all good health, can you help me with this? I went to Khrase city, Rus formation, Eocene, to the east of Riyadh and found many shark teeth. It was a surface find. can you kindly help me identify the species. 1st one is 15 mm by 16mm , 2nd is 15 by 10 mm, 3rd is 20 by 10 mm.
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I took a trip yesterday (Easter Sunday) morning to a few river sites in a neighboring county. The first spot I went to is a Pliocene exposure of zone 2 Yorktown Formation. While I found the normal culprits of teeth, mako's, hemi's and a small meg; it was the unexpected find that made this trip. While I have found fragments, I have not found anywhere near a complete echinoid there. Well Easter changed that, the Echinoid Bunny left me a good egg. I found a gorgeous complete Arbacia improcera. A rare Pliocene echinoid, my first. As found: after the first cleaning: second cleaning: third and final cleaning:
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Hi guys I have been confused by this bivalve I thought it could be a pathological ficusocorbula ficosa or a pathological caestocorbula costata thanks for your help
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Help request! I am putting together a tool for judging rock age based on very crude, whole-rock, hand-sample observations of fossil faunas/floras -- the types of observations a child or beginner could successfully make. I view this as a complement to the very fine, species-level identifications commonly employed as index fossils for individual stages, biozones, etc. Attached is what I've got so far, but I can clearly use help with corals, mollusks, plants, vertebrates, ichnofossils, and the post-Paleozoic In the attached file, vibrant orange indicates times in earth history to commonly observe the item of interest; paler orange indicates times in earth history to less commonly observe the item of interest. White indicates very little to no practical probability of observing the item of interest. Please keep in mind that the listed indicators are things like “conspicuous horn corals,” purposefully declining to address rare encounters with groups of low preservation potential, low recognizability, etc. Got additions/amendments, especially for the groups mentioned above? Toss them in the comments below! Thank you..... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tVm_u6v573V4NACrdebb_1OsBEAz60dS1m4pCTckgyA- 5 replies
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Hi friends, I wish you all good health, can you help me with this? I went to Khrase city last month , Rus formation, Eocene, to the east of Riyadh and found many ? fish teeth. It was a surface find. can you kindly help me identify the species.it is 4 mm by 2 mm .
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From the album: Barton Beds Hampshire UK Fish-Reptile-Mammal
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From the album: Barton Beds Hampshire UK Fish-Reptile-Mammal
Zygorhiza wanklyni (?) (Seeley 1876) Fossil whale material is not common from Barton two species are recorded. According to the British NHM this is " centrum of anterior lumber vertabra of archaeocete whale. Of the two genera recorded from the Barton Clay, it is closest to Zygorhiza. However, there are a few anomalous features, like the presence of 3 ventral ridges which might indicate that it is not this genus. The circular scar on the R-H ventral surface may represent where the gastropod (possibly Calyptraea) was attached as the vertabra lay on the sea floor" It was suggested at the time anyone working on fossil Whales in the US might be able to shed some more light on the vertabra. So if anyone can help I'd be gratefull. Further reading 'Notes on Fossil Whales from the Upper Eocene of Barton Hampshire by L. Beverly Halstead & Jennifer Middleton' PROC. GEOL. . VOL 83 PART 2 1972 p185-190 -
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