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Fossil forum, I recently found an interesting fossil. I have not come across anything like it before, and was wondering if you could help me identify it. It is from the Leighton formation, in Maine. Here are some pictures of it.
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Fossil Forum, I recently found a single ostracod in a fossiliferous rock I collected from the Leighton Fm. The formation is Silurian. I was thinking there was a possibility that it was Zygobeyrichia devonica, which I saw mentioned as being in the Chapman Sandstone at this website https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0089/report.pdf, but the valves did not match, and the formation was not Silurian. Here are some pictures of it:
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Hello all, it's been a very long time and I'm posting from my phone in an area with no wifi, so I hope I've followed all the rules as best I can. I was out fossil hunting in the Upper Hell Creek in eastern Montana last year, and found this bone. (Sorry for the images, I will not be able to retake them for months.) It was found in a sandy mudstone and appears to be hollow (and very crumbly). Its about 10 inches long.My best guess is a Struthiomimus femur, but if anyone knows different please let me know. Thank you for any help you can give!
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Hello, Went to Big Brook Preserve in Colts Neck, NJ yesterday and pulled this interesting piece out of the silt approximately 12 inches deep. The overall appearance all appearance is the tannish cracked surface of somewhat varying thickness over an orange colored core. The end comes to a point of what would appear to be a tooth. Dimensions: Length: 1.92" (48.768mm) Max Diameter: Approx. 0.59" (14.98mm) Tip Diameter: Approx. 0.225" (5.715mm) Orange Core Diameter: Approx. 0.5" (12.7mm) This very well could possibly be nothing, but definitely struck me as odd when I pulled it. Any information is helpful, Appreciate it, Nick
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Dear Experts and Collectors- I am new to your group and I have limited experience with fossils. I have a large number of fossils I have inherited recently and am trying to get identification of the fossils- I have been advised that most of these are from South America. Can someone help with identification and other relevant information? I can also send additional photos if needed. The coin in the photos measures 1.5cm in diameter for scale. This is just a small sampling of the larger collection and I thought I could start with these. Thanks, Scott fossil 1.jfif fossil 2.jfif fossil 3.jfif fossil 4.jfif fossil 5.jfif fossil 6a & 6b.jfif
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Hello fellow enthusiasts. I just came across two items from a friend who’s parents came to Europe from China in the 80s. Apparently they gave away a bunch more as random gifts to friends and colleagues :). The first one seems to be dentures of some sort and the other one a vertebrae but I have no clue from which species. Do you have any ideas what these might be?
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Hello, I came across this while collecting some rocks to test. I did not take it for a fossil at first, but I am at a loss concerning what could have formed the pattern of the rock. The raised lines which I can only describe as “veiny” are really well defined and contoured. The dimensions are 4cm x 1.75cm x .75cm. I believe the rock is shale and it was found in Northern Mahoning County near Youngstown, Ohio alongside a river. The geologic map suggest that the rocks in the area may be from the Pennsylvanian period. Any help you guys can offer would be appreciated.
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New way to identify that coprolite as long as you can get some DNA out of it. Can tell difference between dog and human. https://phys.org/news/2020-04-feces-coproid-reliably-sources-ancient.html
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Hi I found this thing that looks like a vertebrae. Was found on the beach. Is quite heavy.
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Can anyone identify these structures protruding from the top and bottom of the fish?
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Need help identifying what I'm guessing is Fossilized tree bark I found On banks of Yellowstone River. Erosion this year is nuts. More just this spring than I've seen in 33 years of Spring flood erosion.
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Hello, I hardly know anything about fossil identification but was given these fossils a while back and thought I ought to know what they actually are. They look fairly common and from research, they look most like an ammonite and a fish fossil maybe but I'm not sure. Any help would be much appreciated and pictures of both fossils are attached. Thanks, Harry
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Hello I was wondering if anyone could identify this fragment, which I think might be a fragment of bone, but am unsure. I don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to identifying Pleistocene fossils.
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Hello all, I have been a long time lurker and decided to finally have a voice. I am a long time rock lover, and unfortunately am in the beginning stages of trying to learn everything I forgot as a child, ie. I am happy to take constructive criticism. I have been traipsing through muddy creeks and cut roads looking for rocks that are interesting. I happened across the embedded rock a week ago and I don't know where to begin in the identification process. The picture attracted is on a slope that leads to a creek in Richland Hills, TX, just east of Fort Worth. I assume the city cemented rocks together to prevent erosion and they did a really great job. This fossil(?) is about 8 inches by 10 inches and appears to be a rib cage. Would anyone be able to help me in determining the proper steps to take to identify what type of animal this was?
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While fossil hunting at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, I came across this critter. I don't think it's a Crinoid, as the little groves and very tiny, even compared to some small Crinoids that I found. I'm thinking of some sort of Centipede type creature, but have no Idea. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated. I was tickled to find something a tiny bit different. Thanks in advance Joe
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Atlas Obscura Article on AMNH ID Day with the Fossil Forum's Own Carl
dre464 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I stumbled across an Atlas Obscura article about the American Museum of Natural History's annual Identification Day. The Fossil Forum's own @Carl was featured prominently in the piece! Check it out. It's a fun read! Daniel- 10 replies
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Hello! I am wondering if this might be coral? It was found in a creek in middle Tennessee.
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Hello, I'm a new member to the Fossil Forum, could someone please help me ID these teeth? I found the larger, blacker tooth this morning on a sandbar of a creek in Linn County, Iowa. My wife found the smaller tooth on the same little sandbar about a year ago. I have found several bison teeth in the many other locations I have walked up and down this river, but these two have been stumping me. These are the only teeth we have found so far that still have roots intact which leads me to believe that they did not travel very far in the creek. These may or may not be from the same animal, but two strange teeth from the same spot makes me wonder if that could be the case. The smaller one has a stylid, but even the small one is thicker than the bison teeth that I have. Two photos compare size to a modern bison jaw. Small tooth: Width: 26mm Thickness at top: 16mm Enamel height: 32mm Large tooth: Width:29mm Thickness at top: 27mm Enamel height: 14mm
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Hello! I'm wondering if any of these shells are known to ONLY be found in shallow water. If so, which one? And how shallow are we talking-- 10 meters? 100 meters? Found near the Azores, depth unknown. Some forams can be used for scale. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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I regularly creek walk searching for arrowheads, fossils, and minerals. I have found a few teeth that I have no idea about and would appreciate anyone’s help in helping me towards an answer
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I found this rock over weekend and thought it looked strange. I think it looks like some kind of fossil, but I know nothing about identifying fossils. I would appreciate any help trying to identify what this is...thank you! I found this in Lincoln county Missouri, which is northeast Missouri. I have more pics on phone but was only able to upload these 3.
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Hello! I am glad I found this forum. As a child I was always into fossil hunting. My friend and I used to find prehistoric shark teeth and Crinoid pieces, mostly lots of the cylindrical chunks of stems, as well as several remarkable Ancient Native American arrow and spear heads. My buddy even found a small segment of a fossilized human jaw bone with a molar still in it! (a long after story, but imagine taking that to class for "show-and-tell!". I have recently got back into collecting minerals and fossils again, even found a few I had collected with my old childhood buddy when we were 10-11 years old. I have had a few good finds at estate sales and bought some cheap items from eBay, and one quite expensive Crinoid fossil on an online auction. I have one or two pieces I will post images of for help identifying them. Thanks! -KP
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As I understand, there are several practices when naming fossils. If I have a confirmed mosasaur tooth in which I know the definite species, I name it: Tylosaurus proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I know the genus, and the species resembles T. proriger, but I am slightly unsure, I name it: Tylosaurus cf. proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth which looks just like T. proriger, but I know it's a different species for sure, I name it: Tylosaurus aff. proriger If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I know the genus but not the species, I label it: Tylosaurus sp. OR Tylosaurus indet. If I have a mosasaur tooth in which I cannot identify the genus, but it resembles the Tylosaurus family, I name it: cf. Tylosaurus sp. Did I get that correct? .sp = 'species' .cf = 'confer' meaning 'compare with' .aff = 'affinis' meaning 'it has affinities of that species' .indet = 'indeterminate' meaning 'there's no way to confirm this' Next up, what if I have a mosasaur tooth that is worn down, but comes from an area with high Tylosaurus density. I know it's probably Tylosaurus, but I can't be sure. Is there any way of labeling a fossil with the message: This is probably a Tylosaurus?- 6 replies
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Can anyone provide any input about this fossil. Appears to be some kind of egg, the size of a standard business card. Found by the south east coast of NC.
