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I recently came across this specimen in a chalk cliff in Normandy, France, near the town of Livarot. I was wondering if anyone could advise me what it might be? Fish, or shell, or something else? In advance, thanks.
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Over the last month I've been staying with my partner in Queensland who lives close to some amazing fossil sites, namely the Redbank Plains Formation. This formation is well known for its Paleocene/Eocene plants, insects, fishes and turtles. It was extensively collected from during the 1900s when the area was mostly comprised of pastures and bushland. Most of the fossils were found in iron-rich mudstone nodules which weathered out of the soil and gullies, although many plants and insects were collected from a clay pit and found directly in white mudstone. Nowadays, much of the formation has been covered by housing development, making it difficult to collect from. One exposure was protected within a council reserve, but fossils in there were difficult to find as they had to naturally weather out of the formation. I didn't have high hopes for finding anything in the area but after scouring geology maps I noticed one exposure which looked promising. It was mapped as Redbank Plains Formation but easily could've just been part of the surrounding Triassic/Jurassic sandstones. After finally being able to visit, we found it to be a new exposure of the Redbank Plains Formation! It didn't yield many fossils but the geology was terrific. At the top, a sandstone horizon which I think still belongs to the Redbank Plains Formation overlies the fossil bearing black carbonaceous shale, with a white clay type horizon below. Some more interesting geology just to the right of where the previous photo was taken. Just above the white clay horizon is a thin layer of tuff, overlain by more carbonaceous shale, then overlain by a thin layer of basalt, with more carbonaceous shale above. A different part of the exposure which was very rich in nodules. Fossils in these nodules were very rare in comparison to other Redbank Plains Formation sites, with just occasional plant material or fish bits. After suffering in the 34˚ summer heat for a few hours, we left in search of a different site a few hours away which yielded nothing. But then, on our way home, we noticed another potential Redbank Plains Formation exposure. This one was much more successful in terms of fossils, and also previously unknown! A partial fish as found in situ. Note the characteristic black shale it has weathered out of. The cross section of fish bones can be seen in this weathered nodule. A leaf, perhaps a Banksia sp.? A mash of fish bone in a nodule we split. Our best find of the day, a beautiful articulated fish! In situ: After some preparation (will post photos of it finished when I complete it). Unfortunately the nodule this was in fractured in many places, a result of the drying mudstone matrix. A tiny fish before and after preparation (also not finished, waiting on a replacement tip for my airscribe). This species is Notogoneus parvus. That is all for now, will update with more photos as I prepare everything! The Queensland Museum has been made aware of this new and potentially significant site, so hopefully it can be protected.
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I found this fish scale in the lighter grey layers of Granton Quarry. It is about 1 cm in length, and seems to be rather characteristic, so I am hopeful of a ID. Lockatong Fm Granton Quarry, North Bergen, New Jersey Upper Triassic Thanks.
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Dear everyone, I would like to hear your ideas on preparing a fish fossil from Turso, Scotland (Devonian). I am unsure of the best approach. The fossil was embedded between two layers of hard rock. The impression on one side is not entirely clear; the other side is not entirely complete (90% is there). Additionally, fish fillet has fallen out, and I have many loose pieces such as the fins, which are very thin and have matrix (grains) attached. I have been contemplating soaking the small loose pieces in acid (5%) and then rejoining them. For the larger pieces, I plan to reattach them and clean them using an air scribe and sandblaster (2.5 mohs). Another idea is to place the pieces in their original positions and create a replica on the opposite side using epoxy or cement, although this doesn't seem aesthetically pleasing to me. The tools at my disposal include: - Magnifying glass - Air scribe - Engraving pen Dremel - Dremel - Sandblaster - Sulfuric acid 100% - Cleaning vinegar I appreciate your input and suggestions. Kind regards,
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A nicely preserved one inch Phyllodus toliapicus crushing tooth plate from the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia. -
Trying to find out any information. I inherited 2 Fossils that were my deceased ex-husband. I don't know anything about them..they are made of rock.i know nothing about Fossils. How old is it..yes that is the whole fossil..I think the tail is curled up on the back?
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Found this while splitting some chalk (80 myo) from Molecap Hill Quarry in Gingin. The whole section of “scales” is about 2 cm long. Not sure what these “scales” are but my imagination goes to fish scales. Any ideas?
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a friend sent me this photo to request identification if possible; the squares of the paper measure 5 mm on each side; This fossil comes from Madagascar. if you have any possible help, thank you for your contribution
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I found this last year, just now got to it. While I put fish fossil in the title, I don’t really have any ideas on this one. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Pleistocene Glacial material of eastern Kansas, USA. Measures roughly 21 mm long. Possibly vertebrae?
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The bones visible in the photos belong to the placoderm Kujdanowiaspis podolica. I have a question. Can these bones be recognized? Where were they in the fish skeleton? The first photo shows a gross bone. The object comes from Ukraine (Ustechko, Dniester formation, devonian, Lochkovian - approximately 415 million years).
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Hello. I'm a new member here and thought I would share a fossil fish mosaic I made. I looked and searched but didn't see anything like it. There is nothing for scale but it is 2'x3'. I usually just look at a photo of a fossilized one I like and then create it how I think it should look. That is part of why I am here, for research so I can add realism to my art. The other part is I like fossils. 8-). I also do metal sculpture. Thank you for looking. Scott
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Found this in Sweden and I’m quite sure its a fish tooth, anyone able to confirm?
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Found in an area overlooking the Little Missouri River basin, Clark County , Arkansas. I have found mosasaurus vertebrae, ball and socket in the general area where I found this one. My confusion is the intervertebral socket. Also, the overall shape is not round but flatter and with a figure 8 shape. Please comment and if possible, what is it.
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I found this the other day in a Middle Cenomanian shell hash layer. It is about 30 mm long. It seems to be absent sharp teeth and instead has some type of crushing dentition. But, I'm not sure that it's even a jaw. It could be a fragmented fish fin or split spine. Does anyone have a good idea?
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Cavendericthys talbragarensis. Late Jurassic, Merrygoen Ironstone.Uarbry, New South Wales Australia
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Cavendericthys talbragarensis. Late Jurassic, Merrygoen Ironstone. Uarbry, New South Wales Australia -
Found this walking the beach. I assume it’s sandstone. After a closer look I noticed either a feather or fish fin stuck in the middle. Not sure if anyone can see it clear enough to help identify what it is. Sorry, I took the picture with my phone.
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Hi everyone! A few months ago I came across a post by another user displaying their impressive collection of marine reptile bones they collected between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, U.K. I had no idea that you could have such success with bone fossils along this stretch, so I decided to take a trip and see what I could find. I had a great time and found a good amount of bone pieces, Here is what I came back with after 5 days of looking on Charmouth beach, in order of finding: Now some closer photos by type. I found 2 full Ichthyosaur vertebrae, one from the ribcage section (which I forgot to include in the overall photo), and one from the tail: One very small partial Ichthyosaur vertebra: 2 Ichthyosaur paddle digits: 2 pieces of Ichthyosaur rib bone, from very differently sized creatures! These two are harder to identify, the best guess so far is possibly part of a shoulder bone on the left and possibly a piece of Ichthyosaur jaw on the right, though they are quite rolled and thus hard to get a solid ID: A partial fossilised shark fin spine from a hybodus shark: Another unidentified and heavily worn piece of bone, perhaps from the skull of something, the man in the heritage centre seemed to think it wasn’t Ichthyosaur or plesiosaur: and finally, another unidentified piece, possibly some part of a fish? I have a separate ID post for these last 2 with videos and more photos of you have any ideas for them! All in all extremely happy with what I found, and will definitely be returning!
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Hi everyone, this is a fish I found a few years ago in Santa Barbara. If anyone could help with ID, or provide any resources on fossils in the area it would be greatly appreciated. The fossil is in very soft shale, measures just over 3 inches head to tail, had lots of bivalve and gastropod fossils nearby. I can provide additional pics/info if necessary. Thanks!
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This specimen lacks any data. I think the plate is no more than about 15 - 20 cm long. I don't have it in hand, so I can't give an exact scale. Does anybody recognize the taxon or the matrix / formation?
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Hi everyone! I found these at Charmouth over the weekend (Black Ven side) and just was hoping for some help with identifything them. I took them to the Heritage centre and Phil said they were likely a bone from the top of the skull of something (not sure what), and maybe a part of a fish - possibly the cheek? He suggested to post on a fossil ID Facebook group which I have done, IMG_4516.MOV IMG_4519.MOV and I thought I would also put it here too just to see if anyone has any ideas. I can add some still images of these videos are not clear enough.
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Hey, Over the weekend, I took a little beach vacation to Port Aransas and I found some cool stuff. From what I know, the South Jetty is known for its pleistocene era fossils so I'm hoping that's what some of these are. 1. This one is probably a long shot but it kind of reminds me of a bone. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't though. 2. Now I do know that these are ray teeth, but I was wondering if these are modern or actual fossils. 3. I'm not too sure if this is a fossil either. It reminds me of a fish spine though. 4. Originally, this was complete, but sadly, on my way back the top broke off and got lost. Like the last one, this also reminds me of a fish spine. 5. Probably the find I'm most excited about. This reminds me a lot of a mammal tooth from the pleistocene era. Now I could be 100% percent wrong and it could all be high hopes but if it is, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the help!
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Hi all, I found a small fossil bone near Airey's Inlet. It was located in the scree slope ~3m above the beach, in material that appeared to be eroded from the sandstone cliff (mixed in with fossil shells, sea urchins and sea urchin spines - one of these is pictured). It looks like there is also a possible bryazoan or sponge on the surface of the bone. Thoughts on ID/age? Cheers Oli IMG_9484.HEIC IMG_9496.HEIC IMG_9493.HEIC IMG_9491.HEIC IMG_9500.HEIC
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Found on a buddies ranch in south western Utah. I’ve been slowly chipping away the sandstone matrix around it revealing smells of sulfur and low tide lol first I thought shells, however, the more i prep the more I’m revealing the scale sections are of one piece… 50 lbs or so. 18” long 12” wide and 7-10” thick. Any insight Is appreciated. I’m new here and have some others i need help with also. Thanks again!
