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Found two tooth-looking things at big brook. The small black one i am leaning toward mosasaur but no clue on the bigger tan one. Maybe a bigger mosasaur or xiphactinus fang? What do you all think. Thank you for any help!
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Is this a real jaw? Any red flags?
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Anyone able to help with ID on an interesting lepidopteran in Mexican amber from Chiapas (ca. 18-25 Ma)? Any/all thoughts much appreciated. It looked like a nymphalid (perhaps Eurema?) from merchant photos. However after getting the amber and holding it, I'm totally thrown off! There's no record of butterflies from continental Neotropical amber---and preservation is exceptional. Associated with the lep are the flowers, foliage, pollen and seeds of Hymenaea and at least 2 other legumes. Perhaps there's even an orchid hidden in there. (The max file limit's too small to include these hi-res photos...) Amber matrix: ca. 7 x 4 x 2 cm (oblong) Wingspan ca. 3.5 cm Length of wing at longest point ca. 2 cm (crude estimate) 'Unfortunately' (for ID) the amber heavily fluoresces a lovely blue/green: the foliage, pollen, flowers obscure the specimen's body on the (presumably) dorsal side. It's further complicated by refraction on what would be the ventral side. What looks like a dark antenna in the pics is actually just the a side-view of one of the flowering legume's pinnae. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a geometer moth, but what a remarkable fossil if it proves to be a skipper or true butterfly (nymphalid? lycaenid/riodinid?). Thanks all.
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I found this awesome tooth today by accident in about 4-5 feet of water at Betterton Beach on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is about 2 1/8" long and very thin, like a needle tooth. On the bottom of the tooth, near its pointed end, there is some serration, and the point itself seems to have a small plate or point extending at the bottom of it. This is my first tooth I have ever found on a beach, and despite my research and fair knowledge of shark teeth, the question of whether this tooth is a fossil and what it belongs to has stumped me. Perhaps one of you could help me out? PS: This is my first post on Fossil Forum, and I'd like to say hi to you guys, and I'm hoping you have an idea on what this is! PPS: Is this tooth AWESOME, or what?
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Here is a paradox that was found at U-DIG while searching for trilobites. At first I thought pelecypod but as I started prepping I didn't find a shell. Instead I found it full of small cubes. I didn't take a pre-prep photo but I stopped prepping so you can see the shape and the gray surface. The white cube is one centimeter. Second photo.
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Does anyone know what this "worm" looking fossil is? Found in Colorado outside of Silverton.
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Hello, we are having a difficult time getting to know a quarry we can go for fossil hunting in October. We are from Argentina and will be on vacation to the states. can soneone help us find some? Thank you
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Hello I was liking some direction on this item, I dont believe it to be bone material and its not stone , its light and is not cool to the feel. I was wondering if this could be a fossil of some sort. it is translucent in some areas and is quite unique, Thanks for any help.
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Found this on the same beach as the others, a chunk of cliff had recently fallen away, I assume that's why I found some, and am wondering if there might be more now ...
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Found this interesting piece while rock hounding my favorite spot in Nova Scotia. I thought it was the back half of a small fish at first but then I noticed it appears to have a leg coming off one side and the tail seems to be pointed. Any ideas what I have here? Could it be a tetrapod? I have other pics but I could only attach 1. The rock is about 1 inch long and 3/4 of an inch wide.
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This one is baffling me. I found it in Post Oak Creek, Sherman Texas. It's about 3/4 inches long and the top is somewhat bony, The triangular part is smooth with a glossy white coating.
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Can someone tell me if this is a fossil clam mold? Found at a barn in East Tennessee. Unsure where it was originally found but he thought he might have found it in a river in the mountains. It measures approximately 3.5" long by 2.5" wide by 1.25 deep. The main body part is gray with some brown hints and the center band part is lighter whitish gray and also has some tiny holes at it's edges. Obviously I'm not an expert but I think it is interesting regardless. Help appreciated!
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Some more closeups of this awesome fossil I found. Quick question as well whenever I turn the fossil in the light I can see some glitter, should I soak this in water for a few hours to be sure? Don't want this ruining
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I wonder if anyone can identify these. Cretaceous, folkestone Gault clay in England They are very small.
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Hey forum, i'd like to share my new arrival I wanted a large prepped fossil to add to my collection so i was very happy when it came in the mail today. 8.25 inches, 3.3kg This ammonite has had some restoration of the inner whorls but still looks great i think. It's from Agadir, Morocco Here are some pictures
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Sources: Link Anastasia Formation LOCATION Link (Search Port St. John) Geology Map Hello everyone. Today is one of my first field collected fossils that I've posted to the forum! I'm quite positive of the species of the specimen but, you can never be too sure so, I invite you to give your best conjecture on what the ID of this fossil is. It was collected in a cluster of 6 different forms in the Caneveral National Seashore. The two Epochs of the 6 forms are the Pleistocene & Holocene epochs. Thank you in advance.
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I'd like to share my new arrival with members. This is large prepped 3D fossil crab concretion from the Lincoln Creek Formation He's missing an arm unfortunately
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I found this tooth at Brownie Beach or Bay front Park in Chesapeake Beach, MD. It is broken but I have never found a tooth like it. Maybe a juvenile cow?
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What kind of stone is this?
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Hi Guys. This ammonite was found and given to me by my father. The location this was found at is unknown to me, I do know however it was somewhere along the coast between Whitby-filey beach in the United Kingdom. Anybody have any idea what kind of ammonite this could be, and if indeed it is, And if this is a decent specimen, real or not. This was found around 12 years ago now. Thanks guys.
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