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I have this bone, that came in a box full of other bones. This one seems much older and was sold to me as a suposedly dino bone, but seller wasnt sure. Bit of a mystery that I am trying to solve. Maybe someone can help me with this? I will clarify some things-: • this specific bone seems more petrified that the other bones in the box. Those are pleistocene, but this specific bone is heavier and seems much older. More like solid rock. • the bones were gifted to an artist that wanted to make something of it, eventually this artist decided to use different things things for that and put this box up on a local online thriftstore (Marktplaats) for a small amount of money. I bought it, she told me that she was told by who gifted it that it might contain dinosaur bones. She didnt have any other information. • im looking for bones that have a somewhat similar shape, like a crocodile leg bone, smaller theropod bones, a collar bone, anything that might put me in the right direction. • commonly, dinosaur or reptile related bones for sale in The Netherlands come from either Germany, France or Morocco. Statistically speaking, those type locations could be close to its origin. • yes, I am aware this isnt much to go on, and that I will still have quite some work to determine this further. Thanks in advance
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I found this about 20 years ago while playing in a mound of dirt that my Grandpa had dug when building his new house. The location was near a creek in north, central Arkansas. His house is also near the Buffalo river in Searcy County, Arkansas, US. The measurements are 5 inches long (12.7 centimeters), 2 1/2 inches wide (6.35 centimeters) I’ve been hanging on to this since I was a kid. I’d be grateful to receive any help identifying what I have!
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Found those recently in a canyon in Israel, I think less than ten kilometers from the sea shore. By the formation and the height found, it can be from a meter to twenty five meters comparing to the banks and cliffs near by, I would assume that they are pretty old, maybe dinosaur times, can't be specific about it and can easily be mistaken ... I suppose that they can be parts of fossilized ammonites due to their swirling and ribbing. Hope the pictures will be good enough.
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A few years ago I bought this Ammonite in a fossil convention, but I don't know the specie. Somone can help me? Thank you.
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I was walking around the other day and found some rock that resembled slate but was full of some black specks. Can someone tell me if the specks were originally mineral deposits or perhaps more organic in origin? There is quite a lot of this rock in the valley I was in.
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Is this a dinosaur bone? It came from the island of Madagascar.
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Fossil ID Help - Triceratops or Nodosaur? Hell Creek Formation, Harding County, SD
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Hi All, First time posting! I need help with a fossil I found in the Hell Creek Formation of Harding County, SD this year. At first I thought it was a piece of Triceratops frill, but the more I prepped it, it appears to have edges with bone surface most of the way around it. If it was a piece of frill, I would not expect the edges to taper off (unless it was from a juvenile I guess). If it is a scute then it is absolutely huge and not like anything I have seen before. Hopefully the fossil community can help shed some light on this mystery. Any photos or links to reference other fossils would be helpful as well. Thank you in advance for your help! - Ryan- 15 replies
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I found this on a small island off the coast of Charleston and I am trying to figure out what it is, any help is appreciated!
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Hi I found this Ironstone Concretion. I'm not sure what is the marking on it any help would be appreciated. It is large piece about 14-15 inch high and about 10" wide. Found In Middle Ga. Thank you.
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Went on a dig as a kid with a group called " Paleo Prospector's" and this was some of the stuff found as well as my last post. Some was identified on the spot but I have my doubts on some. First 2 was labeled "raptor digit" 3-4 labeled turtle jaw 5-6 triceratops spitter 7 freshwater shark vertebrae
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Need help identifying some fossils found during a trip I took with my family years ago. I know it was a paleontology dig out at Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota.
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Hi again all! I ordered my B-72 yesterday and so I've been searching through some older fossil finds that have been stored for some years. I originally found this one in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England 2015. It was in the sea at low tide, so I soaked for some time to remove salt. It was stored away when I moved house. I would love to know what it is, but more importantly, I want to know what the purple growth on it is and how to remove it before I B-72 it. It was not there originally. I've heard some fossils can get diseases. It does flake off when scratched, but I don't want to ruin the fossil. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jes.
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I found what I think might be a fossilized crab, though it might also be a rock combined with my imagination. If it’s anything else, I’m interested in that too, whatever it ACTUALLY is! Thanks in advance to the pros and more experienced hunters who can help! I have thick skin and a sense of humor, so don’t worry about offending me. I’m about 10 months into this hobby so I have a lot to learn! Found a few miles south of Benbrook lake near Fort Worth TX.
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Hi, Any help identifying these please? 1st one : Top view : 2nd one (crinoïd? with stem?) : 3rd one (almost certain these are bones - Nothosaurus?) :
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Is this a Mazon creek insect? It has these strange lines on the front. thanks for your time Trilobites_are_awesome.
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During a recent (Sept.16) fossil hunting adventure I was searching for the source of the concretions containing fossil ammonites to get a better understanding of the stratigraphy I was standing in. So I went to the top of the slope/cuesta to check out the current highest layer. It was tons of saltine cracker sized bits of shale/sandstone and slabs of the same protruding out of of the lip of the ledge. No fossils were visually evident so I pulled the nearest slab out and flipped it over. The slab was smooth on the top and when flipped had a loose coating of either white calcite or shaly bits like smashed potato chips/crisps on it. Brushing the chips off revealed what you see in the images. The period is Cretaceous and possibly Triassic. The fossil concretions had the appearance of a massive mortality...like the Ordovician extinction event. Any ideas, suggestions or correct ID of what I found and absentmindedly left behind at the end of my adventure? A closeup from the left corner of the above. My first thoughts were this is some kind of marine forest of sponges, corals, plants, with other fossils mixed in. Or trace fossils like burrowing animal trails or maybe crinoids. I'm stumped having never seen this and a big dose of rookie-itis. What say you? BTW- pay no attention to the rock on the card..it was just a paperweight to keep the wind from blowing the card away.
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I def know this is a fossil I just don't know what it can be just wanting to know if I should hand it over to experts to evaluate.
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Hi all - I stumbled upon this while hiking along an outcrop of the Eagle Ford (I think) in Central Texas. I believe this area is often under water but is exposed due to the drought. At first glance, this looked like a flattened skull to me. I splashed a little water on it and was able to see it a little better, and I have no idea what it is - haven’t seen anything like it in my area. Does this look like fish or reptile bones? Or just a pile of bits and pieces of shells, etc? Thanks for the help!
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I found a couple of these while staying in the immediate Tobermory area a few weeks ago. To my untrained eye they appear to be trilobite pygidiums. Is there any way of possibly determining their identity? I took these photos around the time of discovery, and I can take higher quality ones if needed. Both specimens are 1.8cm and 1.1 cm in length.
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Hey there i have more fossils from the Nishnabotna River in Iowa, i'd especially like help on this rib bone, it's probably bison but what do you think?
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Hello all, I apologies in advance as I do not have any experience with geology (although I have family members who are geologists), nor I have I ever been fossil hunting before. I am interested in paleobiology but I’m only an art student so forgive me. Some context; I live in northwestern British Columbia on the intermontane belt. I was wading in the river near my town and came across this stone under the water. I was wondering if this is in fact just a stone or if it could be something more? The fossils I know to have been found in my area are mostly invertebrates like ammonites and bivalves as well as a lot of plant matter. This looked very similar to a fossilized lobster my friend has and that got me curious. *First two images are of what I found, last one is the type of fossil I’m used to in my area.
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My girlfriend and I found this ray tooth plate the other day at the bridge, was wondering if anyone could get a positive ID on it? Below are 3 pictures one with a ruler for scale and 2 nice pictures of it on top of some petrified wood I found in town.
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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