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[ Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ] Pseudoscorpion + Enhydros ( "running water" ). Rare but not extremely rare.
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear friends, i hope i am not boring with my amber passion Its real obsession for me This time i'd like to show wonderful, i can say - almost perfect Pseudoscorpion ( False Scorpion ). People thinks often that is extremely rare but its not. I had i think about 30 pieces in career. Often they are very small, even only 1mm. This one had 2mm in max with body and pedipalps. What is interesting - do you see that drop inside ambdomen ? It was Enhydros "running water" but there is huge discussion in amber inclusion market what exactly it is. One side ( with me ) think that is running drop of water inside air sap. Second side think that is moving air bubble. Please check my movie from yt - i showed other amber with very nice Enhydros. I am sorry for the music - if someone got soft ears, turn off sound. For me logical is drop of water. What do you think about it ? If we talk about picture colours - i was playing with lights. Best one in friends opinion ? Cheers from Poland. Artur
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Hello, have some idea about it? Found in 1906 in Italy, Bellagio country Dimension about 4 cm long thanks
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Wanted! Silurian to Devonian material.
indominus rex posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hello everyone. I am looking for Silurian to Devonian fossils, preferably vertebrates and especially placoderms or trilobites. I am willing to trade shark teeth like Megalodons etc.... I also have ammonites and 2 crocodile teeth from Kem Kem, and a nice serrated Abelisaurid indet tooth. Some nice Kem Kem material as well. PM me if you are interested and I will send you photos of what I am offering to trade. (P.S. I am not looking for anything amazing as what I am offering is not amazing, I am looking for something of about the same value.) Best regards, indominus rex -
I've seen people acid prep their keichousaurs and they come out beautiful. I know nothing about acid prepping, so what would I need if I was going to prep my own keichousaurus? Is it as simple as soaking it in chemicals to melt away the rock?
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Hello all! This is my 4cm Timurlengia euotica tooth from the Bissekty formation in Uzbekistan. It is complete and has the tip. I am willing to trade it for theropod teeth or Dino fossils of the same value. Other complete Tyrannosaurid teeth would be awesome. I want to trade it because I have two of these species and wish to have another. Here are some pictures, PM me if you are interested or need more details, pictures or info. I can also consider selling it but I would prefer a fossil for fossil trade. Thanks!
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From the album: My Fossil Finds
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Hey all. I'm looking for some fossil wood that is a dark blue. Something similar to the color of lapis. Most of the blue forest wood I've looked at is more black than blue. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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A few tips for getting better ID's. First, make the object you are trying to get an ID for be the central object of the photo. Not your hand. Put the object on a neutral colored background and photograph it as close up as possible. Then crop your pictures. Using your hand for scale is no good, we don't know how big your hand is. Make sure the photo is well lit and focused. Second, use a scale rule (preferably metric; millimeters and centimeters) we have members from all over the world. The U.S. is about the only country that does not use the metric system Coins for scale are not good. A member in Belgium probably has no idea how big a U.S. quarter is, and we here have no idea how big a Chinese Yuan is. If you dont have a rule, tell us in the post how big it is. Length, width, height, thickness etc. Third, give as detailed info as possible as to where it was found. State, County, Country, Province, Parish. Was it in a river, a beach find, a quarry? If you know the geologic info, tell us. If not do not guess, if we have the right info on where it was found, that can be obtained. Lastly, don't expect miracles on your items. We are mostly amateurs on here. We can and do make mistakes. If the item is really worn, don't expect an exact Id. But I promise we will do the very best we can, or try to direct you to someone who could possibly ID your item.
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It has been forever since I have posted on here, but I need help Identifying an unknown fossil. This fossil was found around Charleston, South Carolina along with many Angustidens and other shark teeth. This fossil appears to be approximately 4.5 inches from tip to base. I believe this fossil comes from the Oligocene epoch. Please check out the very center and the growth rings. Thank you very much for the help! I am identifying this fossil for a friend and the fossil is currently located in Charleston, SC, so I am not able to take more pictures of it.
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Some other picture of Fossil Diatoms take with biological microscope, magnification 400X - 650X
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Rare Paratodus Benedini shark tooth for trade
DatFossilBoy posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hey, I would like to trade my rare 3,5cm Pararodus Benedini shark tooth. I would want to trade it for a vertebrate fossils (teeth?) or trilobites? I would also prefer a trader from Europe because I live in Europe and the shipping is more expensive ( If a trader outside Europe is willing to pay a little shipping 10-20$ he can) Here are some pictures of the tooth (It is from Antwerp,Belgium) If you are intrrested,PM me. Much appreciate it, Thomas
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Tethysaurus's are one of my favorite Marine reptile species. They are a species of more primitive mosasaur and they are considered to be related to Russelosaurus and Yaguarasaurus. Even though not as known and loved as Mosasaurs and other large Mosasaurids, they are still quite a fascinating species of Marine reptile.
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A good friend of mine is working in an area real close to Cape Town, South Africa. He's an avid fossil collector and wants to know if it's legal to collect fossils off any of the beaches there. I did some research and it appears that South Africa has some pretty strict laws/rules that prohibit the collecting of any fossils, removing them, exporting them, etc. without a permit from South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) . Permits seem to be issued only when specimens go to a museum or university for study, etc. Just curious to know if this is still the current law/situation so my friend knows what he can or can't do/collect etc.
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Looking to try a new twist to the blind trade. I propose a blind trade for one item only. It can be a fossil or a mineral. Is anybody out there interested? I only ask no junk/ scraps. One decent item for another.
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I want to show the first examples of tyrannosauridae teeth in my collection. They are on their way to me, so now I can show only seller's pics. First come a tyrannosauridae tooth from Bissekty formation (Timurlengia euotica) it's size - 7 cm
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Seeing as for the foreseeble future Niger looks out of bounds. Suchomimus Tenerensis
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From the album: Holzmaden fossils
A few Belemnites I found. I am quite proud of the large piece even though it is not complete. -
From the album: Holzmaden fossils
This is a Belemnite I found in Holzmaden, almost complete but missing the tip. I have not prepared it yet but quite a nice little fossil. -
From the album: Holzmaden fossils
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From the album: Holzmaden fossils
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Fingers crossed, I think there's a real fossil in this mess! I accidentally chipped the part I think is a fossil, bone or shell maybe, with my tile nippers trying to chip away the bigger rocks in the conglomerate-- the nippers are for sherd crafts ONLY from now on! However, the pattern of lines in the part in question is as it was when I found it in the lower canal along the Delaware river near Pt. Pleasant, PA. My husband, King of Pareidolia, thinks it's a turtle. I'm not going to see things I can't hypothesize on, I'm here instead.
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Coprolite - Fossil Dinosaur Dung; One side polished A coprolite is fossilized feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in this case, diet) rather than morphology. The name is derived from the Greek words kopros, meaning "dung") and (lithos, meaning "stone"). They were first described by William Buckland in 1829. Prior to this they were known as "fossil fir cones" and "bezoar stones". They serve a valuable purpose in paleontology because they provide direct evidence of the predation and diet of extinct organisms. Coprolites may range in size from a few millimetres to over 60 centimetres. Coprolites, distinct from paleofaeces, are fossilized animal dung. Like other fossils, coprolites have had much of their original composition replaced by mineral deposits such as silicates and calcium carbonates. Paleofaeces, on the other hand, retain much of their original organic composition and can be reconstituted to determine their original chemical properties, though in practice the term coprolite is also used for ancient human faecal material in archaeological contexts. -
I saw this vert online and liked it so bought it. The seller described it as Dinosaur partial vertebra, ?Iguanodon, from Wealden of Sussex, UK (Early Cretaceous) Does anyone have any ideas what it is, or is the description correct since he was unsure? Thank you
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Fake Chinese Dromaeosaur?
Hell Creek Dinosaurs posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
This is my first time posting on this site. I have the opportunity to purchase a potential Dromaeosaur type dinosaur fossil from the Yixian Formation of China. I know there are laws about exporting these types of fossils but the dealer assures me it has been in his possession for a long time. Also, I am willing to take the risk to own an incredible piece of history like this. However, I am not sure if the fossil is real. Based on what I have seen and read the fossil looks like the real deal but would like some other people's advice about it. It is described as a Dromaeosaur type dinosaur which is what the skeleton looks like but would like anyone else's opinion on whether it is authentic or not. Thanks for you help! -Ryan.thumb.jpg.8e171a120e841440a5919d13c6cbb124.jpg)
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A nice Dictyonema flabelliforme dendroid graptolite from Oslo Fields in Norway. It's Tremadoc, Lower Ordovician in age and is thus maybe around 480 mya. Another angle :
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