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I am an amateur fossil hunter and collector, and I found this a while ago in Devonian shale, around Rochester New York. At first I thought it was some plant head like crinoid or coral but after I looked online I got stumped and couldn’t find anything like it
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Wondering if you can help me identify these fossils. They are all on the same slab of shell rock in southern colorado, near lake pueblo. The two pieces that look like bone or exoskeleton (approx the length of an adult hand) are on one side and the round object is on the other. The third image is the side of the round object. I took it to show how deep it goes into the rock. There are many mollusk-type shell fossils in the area, but I've never seen fossils like these. Thanks so much for any help you can give.
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Hello, I recently visited Yaverland on the Isle of Wight and found some material which may or may not be fossilised remains. I would be exceptionally grateful if someone would be able to tell be if these are fossil bone. Photos 1-2 are of the same rock from different angles. Photos 3-5 are also of the same rock. Many thanks, W
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Hello everyone, I visited a beach in the Netherlands and I collected some things that I thought had the chance to be fossilized. I want to ask if the next specimens in the pictures I will post are fossilized seashells, modern ones, just rocks? And what kind of seashells they are in case they are fossilized. Thank you! I will post them separately in the replies.
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Any idea if this bone is modern or fossil and what animal it belongs to? Found on the beach in the Netherlands. I think it's modern but it does have a very hard texture. Sometimes I feel very annoying with my posts on here as I am a beginner but I just want to make sure. Thank you!
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Sorry if the pictures are not the best quality, I had to use my iPad to take the pictures. Also sorry if this is long, I’ve never posted here before and wanted to get in as much Information as I could lol. I found this while fossil hunting yesterday. The white stuff is mud I haven’t cleaned off yet. I’ve included pictures of both the positive (right) and negative (left) imprint just in case it’ll help. I’ve found something similar to this before, but the surface texture was different, and it was in different rock. The other one was in grey shale and was black in color, with lines going down it similar to other plants from the same time, and it tapered into more of a point. It’s worth noting that they were found in relatively the same location, only about 50-100 feet (15-30 meters) away from each other, but the time they were found is separated by about a year. I assumed the other one was a tree sapling, as I had read that a sapling of a specific species of Carboniferous tree grew in a spike-like shape while young, but now I’m not sure. The area I hunt in is a mountain that’s being dug out, the fossils would be about ~5-10 feet (1.5-3 meters) below ground and directly beneath a thick layer of coal if they weren’t exposed by the power equipment. Based on research I’ve done online and the other fossils I’ve found, I’m pretty sure this area represents a Carboniferous forest, specifically the Pennsylvanian era. The ruler in the picture is extended to 11 inches (27 cm). This was found specifically in Pike county, KY, as the title suggests. I can post pictures of the other shale fossil if you guys think it’ll help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I found a very odd fossil at whiskey bridge over the weekend and was wondering if anybody had any knowledge on what it could be, picture attached isn't the very best but I'm too afraid the remove it from the bag protecting it right now due to fragility, planning on properly preparing it once i get some paraloid in. BUT the fossil is about 4-5 inches long and 2-3 inches across, it is very fragile towards the end of it but the stem seems to be more sturdy. sorry again for poor picture and lack of scale, just don't want to risk further damage to the fossil yet. My only current guesses are a large piece of coral or some sort of vegetation. either way i know finds of this size aren't very common from whiskey bridge. thank you for any help with identifying.
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Hi I found this yesterday on the beach in Sidmouth, East Devon, UK It was nestled in the rocks and part of a longer specimen- I was intrigued so was feeling around it and all the sand around it was loose (tide coming in, rock pools) and this middle section just popped free! I didn't have any equipment and wouldn't know what to do anyway so I brought it home rather than leave it as it would have been lost to the sea! There are others around, visibly. I am not even sure that this is fossil vertebrae but wondered what you guys think as I have seen similar photos online before. It's a shame I couldn't extract the rest but it's all still there, firmly attached to the rock. Any thoughts? There is also a mini fossil (wood louse type shape) on one end. I have no knowledge whatsoever although I love fossils and have collected some over the years in the somewhat drier region of Provence, France! Initial photos on the beach, wet. The others on 5mm squared paper at home. I haven't cleaned it up yet...
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Dear Fellow Fossil Fanatics, I just had a great day at Big Brook, found some shark teeth but also 3 specimens that I am not sure at all what to make of. Any insights would be awesome! Best, Huttner
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Hey, so my first post is something that I found at the Montour Fossil Pit in the summer of 2022. the piece is interesting as there seems to be a tentacle with suckers on one side. I had a marine biologist friend take a look and he was uncertain. He thought it could be a folded trilobite but he too was intrigued by what looks like suckers on that "tentacle". I do have access to Harvard so I'll take it down there and see what they say.
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Can any one ID this bone? I found it on Caspersen Beach 3/15/23. It looks petrified. I love the find, but have no clue what it is! Also theese are the big shark teeth of the day. Bull, great white, baby megaladon? Any help would be great!!
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Hi, I found these while hunting on private land outside of Big Bend park near Terlingua, TX. I found them on the surface near a collapsing hillside in a creek bed. The two that look like bone I found within feet of each other. Any info that you could give me on these would be greatly appreciated. Are they even fossils?
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Interesting fossils found in bag of river rocks from Petsmart
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So I was caring for my snapping turtle when I found these 4 rocks in his tank. 3 of them are undeniably fossils. I was wondering if anyone knew what type of fossils they are. One looks to be some sort of clam, one looks to be the tail of something, and the other almost looks like a turtle shell. The rock that looks like a turtle shell has a smooth top, what looks like car tracks under it, and a hole in the middle where a turtles head could go. As you can see by the photos, they are very small, and there's likely much more in my turtles tank. There is a 4th rock that I didn't take photos of that has a few black hair-like things stuck to it. I would love to know what types of fossils these are.
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Hey new member from Charleston SC I have a few fossils I would like identified. All were found here in Charleston (besides the third one) at a spot I frequently hunt for sharks teeth the first fossil I know is a horse tooth but the specific species is what I want to know. The last fossil I believe might be a bird bone because the hollowness but I’m not sure. For the others any help would be appreciate, thanks. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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I found this piece last weekend in a creek off of the Trinity River just north of Huntsville Texas. Initially I thought it was a piece of stone but it has some interesting grooves and looking at the texture compared to other stones from the creek makes me think it is fossilized bone, and size makes me think a good sized mammal. It's at least partially mineralized (based on feel and weight), but eroded from the water and I would guess it is part of a join but I'm not sure what it is from, any ideas?
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These are from multiple trips between 2022-2023. all from Calvert cliffs, each trip has something unique I would like assistance in identifying so for convenience's sake, I will refer to the items in alphabetical order relative to the numerical trip order. 1A 2B etc. Trip 1 1A pretty sure it is a crocodile tooth, Thecachampsa sp? 1B this is a bone that i found on the beach, im not sure if it's a cetacean atlas or skull fragment. but it's got this weird hole in it on one side. 1C clearly a cetacean vert. probably a juvie dolphin. i think so bc it doesn't have any fused epiphysis. id like to know what part of the spine this would have been on the animal. 1D maybe the wing of a vert? 1E is this anything? or just concretion 1F biggest fossil I've found yet by far! this massive chunk of whale jawbone. I am going to make a separate post in fossil prep to see about the best ways to clean it. 1G maybe a rib? i believe its a bone of some sort. i need to paleobond this one back together. Trip 2 2A definetely a tooth of some sort. not sure if its a croc or a cetacean since the enamel is worn 2B maybe a rib? or vert wing? 2C I think this might be a turtle shell, because its texture is not pronounced enough to be a cookie fragment. 2D maybe a skate osteoderm? 2E 2F 2G Sand tiger shark 2H crab claw with some sort of borehole? any other comments or ideas are as always, appreciated!
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Any ideas what this could be? Not sure where it was found as a bunch of fossils were chucked out of a university department in the 70s and this is one of them, some fossilised horn or a coral?
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There was big chunks of peat washing up on the beach that I go to and I looked it up and it’s remnant’s of an ancient forest floor? There was land out there a few thousand years ago and a mile or so down the coast ancient tree stumps show from under the sand every once in awhile so does this peat actually contain plant matter from thousands of years ago?
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Hi, is this petrified wood or just a rock with a grainy look to it? (Wales)
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I suspect this is a stromatolite (and not a stromatoporoid) after reading up on both, but seeing as I’ve never found either before, I wanted to put this past the experts. I do see some structures that could possibly be “pillars” but I’m just not convinced that’s what I’m looking at. Any opinions shared are very greatly appreciated, thanks!
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These are a few of the nicest/most interesting teeth I've found, and I was wondering if anyone knows about the two on the bottom left. I think the one with the red and orange tip is some sort of mako tooth or a similar species, and from what I could find the one beside it with the round profile could be one of the earliest ancestors of white sharks. The top three I believe are all from megalodons, as well as the really short yellow tooth on the bottom. I think that one is a tooth that was growing inside the jaw or something due to its small size compared to the size of the root. The smaller tooth on the right is one I am unsure of too, looks like a giant snaggletooth but I think it's something else that I don't know about. Also pictured is the nicest tiger shark tooth I've found so far, but the camera has a hard time getting the red and purple in the base of the tooth.
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Hi, I have found this in New Zealand close to Orere Point on the North Island on a beach. Can someone please help me ID this? I believe it could be a tooth or a fossilized barnacle, or maybe a fancy rock :), thanks
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