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Hey there, I would love to know something about a fossil i found in Germany. I would really appreciate it if anyone knew what kind of fossil this is and how old it could be. It has a round shape and this "pattern" all around it. Thanks for Your help

Hi all - as I was looking along a stretch of creek in Northeast Austin, TX today, I saw a section with a bunch of bones eroding out of the creekside. I’m not sure how to tell if they are something fossilized or old and worth looking at, or just modern bones of some animal that somehow got buried in the strata. The loose piece I picked up did feel pretty lightweight, but other than that I couldn’t tell much. Any ideas if these are fossils or recently deposited bones, and what they might be? Thanks!

Hello all, Recently my girlfriend and I were planning on taking a trip to the C and D Canal for a day as it isn't very far from where we live. However, I have a few questions. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Questions: 1. Where could we park when we head over to the dredge piles, and how far of a walk would it be from the parking spot to the piles? 2. Are the dredge piles productive currently? I am aware that if they havent been dredged recently they won't be very productive. 3. How deep would we need to dig to actually reach the fossils? 4. What equipment would be reccommended/required for finding fossils on the trip. ... I believe that is it. Thank you for any input! -Snag

Hello fellow fossil friends, I guess I should formally introduce myself- I'm David- a long time fossil forum lurker and a first time poster. I'm a geology student at the College of Charleston (where I have some of the best paleo professors in the world might I add) and I have a specimen question. I evacuated the beautiful low country because of our uninvited friend Matthew- which thankfully also gave me the opportunity to stop in my favorite rock shop in Helen, GA. I have bought some pretty cool crinoid and belemnite plates from these folks at a very reasonable price. They are some of my favorite fossils in my growing (college debt be darned) collection. I came across this ammonite lying hidden in the back corner of a table outside. It is from Morocco, an area I know to be notorious for poor fossil samples. I paid by the pound, so I know I probably overpaid- but no mind-you don't run across ammonites in rural Georgia often. Anyways- enough of that. I took a look at the sutures (visible in one picture) and the distinct oak leaf shape pattern led me to believe it was originally a Cleoniceras. However the septal surface has more texture (ie the defined "bumps" on the main body) than the Cleoniceras. I'm beginning to think it could be a Mammites Nodosoides or a Choffaticeras. Even if I overpaid I am going to make an attempt to prepare the fossil as my first major project in prep in my free time. How much of a problem is the calcite vein running through the upper portion of the shell- and is there any reason I shouldn't be set on preparing it? (This thing could be a fake for all I know- but it seems to not be complete and has a fair amount of weathering and unevenness for someone to go through the trouble of faking an unprepared fossil to sit on a table on the side of a country backroad- but hey you never know!) I understand this is a lengthy post for one simple question but I felt an introduction was in order. I also did as much research as I could before asking for help (emailed the pictures to the fine instructors at the college already). Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time!