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This fish fossil jaw from the bearpaw shale was sold to me but I'm not sure which one, I think it might be from an icthyodectid if somekind?
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds: Fish
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From the album: Misha's Middle Devonian Fossils
Gyroptychius agassizi Frontal portion of large predatory osteolepiform sarcopterygian Eifelian Middle Devonian Sandwick Fish bed Orkney Scotland -
Hi TFF Please can you help, I have been looking at some micro fossils from Lee Creek, Miocene Pungo River Formation. I tried to do some IDs but I am having a hard time navigating this tiny collection. If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. cheers Bobby
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Yesterday evening we went out to a spot we haven't visited in a while, it started out extremely slow, until we hit on one spot that held a possible whale tooth (link to ID thread at bottom) and from there we started pulling out a lot more teeth, here's what we found, enjoy! nice hastalis, probably 1 1/2 inches great white with some great colors fish jaw Whale tooth?
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Hello everyone ! I have these two fossil vertebrae from the Kem Kem formation from Morocco (no exact location) and I can't identify them. Can someone help me please? They are very different from each other. The red vertebra n.1 has an oval shape and has mirrored holes on both sides, while above it has a larger some. I initially thought it was Hybodus or Onchopristis, but I'm not sure, it could be many other shark species. The white vertebra n.2 does not have any type of hole on the edge and is almost perfectly round, I believe it is a completely different species from the first. Thank you.
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From the album: Lower Devonian fossils
Wudinolepis weni Tiny Microbrachiid antiarch placoderms Late Emsian Lower Devonian Jiucheng Formation Wuding, Yunnan, China. Two specimens are present on the plate, one exposed ventrally (left) one dorsally (right) Prepared by Paul Freitag of Freitag Fossils -
I am once again asking for your expertise! This is one of the nicest fossils I’ve found, considering fish jaws and teeth are not that rare - but finding a jaw with teeth inside doesn’t happen that often at this beach. It was found at the Zandmotor beach in the Netherlands. This beach is known for Pleistocene mammal fossils. Fish vertebrae and teeth are also common, which may be way older than Pleistocene. I posted this fossil on Reddit some time ago too, but wasn’t able to get a conclusive answer. Someone suggested it might be amiid, but I don’t think amiid are found here. Could it be esox lucius (pike)? The total length is just short of 4cm. Unfortunately I had to apply paraloid before desalination, because the fossil was already starting to fall apart.
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From the album: Misha's Carboniferous
Gyrolepidotus schmidti Early actinopterygian Kyzykchul Formation Tournaisian Early Mississippian Carboniferous Krasnoyarskiy krai Russia- 3 comments
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Found this relatively big fish vert at the Zandmotor beach near The Hague, the Netherlands. Usual finds are from the Pleistocene, but fish fossils may be older. Would anyone know what species this vert is from?
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Gorgeous day. Sunshine through 1 pm, then Thunderstorms developed with rumbles and winds that cooled me kayaking back to my truck. Not a drop. This is my favorite location, MioPliocene with lots of variety: GWs, Clams and corals, mammal and fish jaws without teeth, No time to discuss it all, but enough to get photos and ask for help on three. 1st up a tiny (because it is the smallest I have found) Petrosal. I am thinking river dolphin based on size, but It is different that those I thought were river dolphin.. Any time I seek an ID , I always search the Internet for a matching image.. On my 1st page of images, this one pops up... Take a look at A1 and compare it to my find today... REALLY close .. Only issue is that mine is half the size of these that come from Globicephaline Whales from the Mio-Pliocene Purisima Formation of Central California, USA. For the uninitiated , Globicephaline is another name for Pilot Whale. How can mine be so small and come from a whale? @Boesse Next is a small section of a Fish Jaw.... Two rows... One large, one tiny running parrallel. Is Aligator Gar the ONLY Florida fossil fish that has this characteristic ? Finally, the Fish or Shark Vert.... This seems similar to the Tiger shark Vert I found back in 2018....but not sure.. Very rare find for me...
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Every year at the Denver fossil show it seems like I pick up some unidentified Kem Kem material. This is because for one it’s cheap, but also because it’s kinda fun to investigate this material. Here are eight pieces I picked up as a bulk set. I have some idea about identification on each of these but would love to hear other’s input. In the following pictures I have the top row being archosaur fossils and the bottom row being fish fossils. My guesses: 1. Caudal(?) vertebra centrum. Croc or theropod, but probably croc. 2. Croc dorsal vertebra 3. Croc centrum 4. Theropod pedal phalanx. Specifically, the distal-most phalanx of toe 1 (the “dew claw”). Narrowest ID I think I could guess we would be Ceratosauria indet., should probably be labeled as Theropoda indet. 5. Two fused fish vertebrae. Are these identifiable any more than this? 6. Gar or gar-like vertebra 7. Chondrichthyan fish vertebra. Maybe Onchoptistis numida? Can that determination even be made? 8. A gigantic ganoid scale. Any guesses just based on size? I’m unfamiliar with all the monster fish in this rock unit. Thanks :)
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I forgot I bought these---three small teeth from Wealden. Seller says could be Plesiosaur, and that the one in the larger matrix is most likely a Plesiosaur. If someone could take a look that'd be great. They are all from the Wealden Clay of Hastings. All very small, just under 1 cm. So if plesiosaur, they would be juvenile. The one loose from the matrix has striations. cheers
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Howdy everyone! I came across a neat partial armored fish fossil and was wondering if y’all could help me ID it. It is said to be from the village of Nyrkiv in the Ternopil region of Ukrain. I really appreciate y’all and I hope you’re all staying cool in this crazy heat! (Or staying warm if you live in the southern hemisphere)
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H Forum, these 2 speciments come from the eichstatt quarry (DE, next to the most famous Solnhofen quarries) the first one should be well preserved enough to try an accurate specie ID the second one, i'm not sure it is a fish, but the curved body and the strong orange color should indicate a bad preserved little fish Thanks a lot Paolo
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I just don't know what this thing is. It's from the Glenshaw Formation of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Some is below the matrix, but what is showing is about 1 cm top to bottom and 1.5 cm across. I believe it is Brush Creek Limestone and it looks like part of a fish spine to me. As always all help is appreciated. Thanks.
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This piece, (around 2.5 cm) split out from some shale. I know very little about fish at this point, but other pieces I have found Placoderm plate pieces before. This appears to be a fin. Maybe Placoderm or Onychodus ... or other? Does it look familiar to anyone?
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Hello! I think I've just about tapped out most of my local hunting spots. Yet a week ago I found a couple fossils that look like teeth. Please let me know what you think. They are 1.5 cm wide by 1 cm long, Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous), Glenshaw Formation and from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to identify what animal a vertebrae came from. I'm pretty confident it is a small back boan. It's just over a cm in diameter, and 4mm 'high' and was found at low tide on Monmouth beach in the UK. UK 5p for size reference.
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At the beginning of the summer @Cris and I took a trip up to Michigan and stopped at Alpena while there. I ended up finding a bony armor fish plate there, you can see in the top center where it had fallen to rest on a coral that dented and crushed it. We painstakingly glued it together before lifting it from its host rock to reveal beautiful blue vivianite and small white druzy crystals on it. It’s about 8 inches long and 3.5 inches tall. I believe it’s from the Devonian Rockport Quarry Limestone Formation. I’m not sure what species it belongs to, I would gladly accept any input! It currently needs repairing, but I can get more photos of it once that is done if needed. Thanks!
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Hi there, I have just found stored away these two fosils that I bought as a youngster many moons ago and am hoping you may be able to help me identify thier authenticity or otherwise and perhaps ID them also. I assume the fish either is or is supposed to be from the green river formation, but beyond that I am lost... Any info would be much appreciated Ta, Dave
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keasey formation, unknown, seems fibrous and iridescent, fish tail?
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Found this in the Keasey formation in Oregon off Highway 47 about half way between hwy 26 and Pittsburg. Really baffled about what it could be, seems to be made up of numerous stands all orientated in the same direction. There is a iridescent quality in the light. Thanks for the help, love to put this mystery to rest. Fossil? is 1cm wide and 8cm long -
My son (7 years old) and I are traveling to Wyoming late September to see the sights and hunt for fossils. We plan to hit up the green river formation for sure, I have looked into Fossil Safari as a possible place to try our luck. Does anyone have any suggestions as to places where we could legally collect fossils, in that area or elsewhere? My son being 7 does limit me in terms of stamina and focus, but he is motivated and equally hooked. I know people are coy with their spots and collecting bone is largely off the table, but any thing we should be sure to catch would be greatly appreciated, even museums, lunch or any such tourism thing. We have a rent car so we are mobile, plan to hit mostly Western Wyoming and then South through back to Casper. Just want to make the most of the experience. Thanks.
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Three fossils dug from Fossil Oregon: First 2 fossils are a bit of a jumble, not hoping for a specific id, but mostly wondering if these are plant/seed matter or bones of some stipe? If they are bones would anyone be able to tell if they were fish, reptile or ? Last one seems very insect like to me, though this could be just wishful thinking. Am I in anyway correct here? Thanks so much. Austin