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I have several pieces of what I believe to be petrified wood that I discovered on a friend's property recently. I'm no expert hunter or big collector, I've just collected cool rocks I would find as long as I can remember. He has several acres right on the country line, in Knox county. I have researched it though, and all I can find says it's only been found in Savannah, west Tennessee. It's not just a piece or 2, I've got a bunch I've gathered up, and I just started, there's tons and tons of rocks on his property. I downloaded a rock identification app & it agreed I've got alot of petrified wood, agatized wood, fossils & more. But of course, I get different answers on a few but I am pretty sure I just stumbled on a treasure chest of fossils. I think I've also got some Picasso stone, it's beautiful. Agate, calcite, quartz, even a couple that may be Jasper. Several pieces are uniquely shaped, 1 looks like a brain. I've been trying to get good pics of the best, I've got alot more, pics & rocks. Please tell me what you think. I've included a few of the pics from my rock identifier app. You'll see that the same pic gave me a fossil, snakeskin agate, pegmatite & quartz for an answer
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im new to the fossil forum i live in the north west georgia area and was wandering if anyone knows of any fossil spots.
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Hi all! I'm a fairly new fossil fan and a middle school science teacher. To my excitement, this was left in my classroom by a previous teacher. It looks to be bone and possibly petrified wood? I was hoping someone with more knowledge could help me out. Much thanks!!!!
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Hi everyone, I’m Mark from Los Angeles California. I’ve been interested in fossils, rocks, and shells as far back as I can remember. Didn’t start collecting fossils until the internet, I think the first fossil I bought from online auction site was an Ammonite from Whitby England, and a few trilobites. My first real fossil trip was to Sharktooth Hill in Bakersfield CA. Since then I’ve been on a few trips here and there collecting what I can, rocks, Gastropods, bivalves etc. Hope to visit more sites across the US and maybe a trip to the Jurassic Coast in England someday would be nice. Nice to meet you all.
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As I am new in the world of paleontology and fossil collecting and eager to learn as much as possible, I was wondering if those books here are any good to have as I found them all in a nice lot from a clearence. Thank you all in advance. 1. Stratigraphical Palaeontology by E. Neaverson, published in 1955 2. Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution by E.N.K. Clarkson, 1989 3. Principles of Paleontology by David Raup and Steven Stanley, 1971 4. Wonderful Life, The Burgess Shale and the Nature History by Stephen Jay Gould, 1990 5. Wonders of Fossils by William Matthews, 1970 6. The Amateur Geologist by Peter Cattermole, 1973 7. British Palaeozoic Fossils, 1983 8. The Elements of Palaeontology by Rhona Black, 1975 9. Scottish Journal of Geology, Volume 4 Part 4, 1968 10. British Fossils by Duncan Forbes, 1965 11. The Story of Fossils in Search of a Vanished Worlds 12. Amber The Natural Time Capsule by Andrew Ross 13. Some Tertiary Molluscs from Southern Florida by W. C. Mansfield, 1931, journal paper 14. Molluscs From The Aspen Shale of Southernwestern Wyoming by JOhn Reeside and A. Allen Weymouth, 1931, journal paper 15. In Prehistoric Seas by Carroll Lane Fenton and Mildred Adams Fenton, 1964 16. Fossils of the World, A Comprehensive, Practical Guide to Collecting and Studying Fossils by Y. Turek, J. Marek and J. Benes, published in 1988. 17. The Fossils of the Burgess Shale by Derek Briggs, Douglas Erwin and Frederick Collier, published in 1994. 18. Life's Dawn on Earth by J.W. Dawson, 1875 19.Our Common British Fossils and where to Find Them by John Ellor Taylor the original 1885 first edition
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Last weekend I found a few fairly small pieces of fossil, and I am not entirely sure on their identifications, but I have guesses. Location: Mississippi creek. (I am unsure on how much to share location-wise, in regards to name of creek, etc.). This area is outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I thought the first one was a piece of wasp nest until I felt it. Some sort of coral? The second is perhaps also coral? The last one perhaps a crinoid stem? I do note there is a circular fossil next to it. The last one looks pretty distinctly like a shell impression. Any tips or suggestions are much appreciated. I keep doubting myself when I think I've figured them out.
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New to the collection, added last week. Nest of 5 oviraptor sp. (Elongatoolithid?) from the Nanxiong Fm in China.
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Book recommendations for state of Mississippi fossils?
pathojenn posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Good evening, everyone. Does anyone have any book recommendations for fossil identification in general, but particularly for Mississippi or the Gulf Coast of the United States? I have Roadside geology of Mississippi, and it's been a great resource for some elements, but I'm looking for something a bit more detailed. Thank you! Jenn -
Another afternoon, out looking for Shark Teeth in Mississippi.
Rock Hound posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Surface finds, this afternoon:.thumb.jpg.d981a555e4491b929e056148fa214920.jpg)
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Hi guys, new here just found this whilst strolling by the river here in the south of France in the Tarn. Is it a fossil or just a weird stone? Tia.
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HELP!!!!!!! Heading to La Grange, TX for work. anywhere easy to get to for fossil hunting?
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Hello Everyone! I'm very happy to have found "The Fossil Forum". I've been interested in all sciences and especially topics with areas associated with this forum. I found my first fossil when I was 8 years old back in the late 1960s. I was living in Missouri when my Mom and Dad took the family on a month long trip in our station wagon pulling our pop-up camper. We were visiting family and friends across the country as we travelled. We stopped in Fort Worth to visit some friends of my Dad in Texas. They took us to Lake Texoma to look for fossils. They told us that there were a lot of fossils that you could find just walking around the edges of the lake. While my family proceeded to walk around looking, I stood on a large rock looking out into the lake and then down around my feet. It was then that I discovered I was standing on a very large fossil. My eyes got really big and I decided then and there that I wasn't leaving without it. I was not very strong, being a skinny little kid and the fossil was very heavy. But that wasn't going to stop me. I carried it several hundred feet to where the car was parked and just waited for everyone else to return. It ended up riding the rest on the trip in the camper along with other fossils found by the family. Unfortunately about 4 years later, we moved away and my fossil was left in our car port in Missouri when our stuff was packed up! I didn't discover this fact until after we unpacked everything. I was devastated. However, there was a happy ending when my Dad and I took a trip back to Missouri to hunt for American Indian artifacts another 4 years later. (This had been his hobby for over 60 years, and became mine as well.) Anyway, my fossil and I were reunited as it had remained untouched and exactly where we left it when we moved. I've included a picture of this fossil find below. Anyway, I've not found the time to really jump into this and other areas of interest (astronomy being one as well), but hope to do so as I near retirement. I'm also looking to introduce my grandsons to this hobby as well. They are especially excited after finding a fossil in my background in the stone (most likely from a local quarry) that was used to line the drainage ditches. So if anyone has some good places for us to explore, please send recommendations my way, especially in the West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania areas. Regards, Paul
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I am trying to ID what looks like round objects if anything in this opposite side of a conglomerate on the north shore of Caumsett Park, NY
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I know paraloid has a wide variety of uses , but how well does it work for modern antlers for preservation? I'm going to be working on a few projects and was just curious how well it makes things in terms of durability for non fossilized things.
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Hi all. I’m 23 and have been hunting for 6 months. I live in Ladson so i collect a lot in the Charleston area, but I’m from Aiken SC and that’s where my current passion is. Would love to hear from anyone who knows anything about the Aiken area or the formations therein, specifically the dry branch formation. Looking forward to great discussions, happy to be here!
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Father/daughter shark teeth and fossil collecting team
Rock36 posted a topic in Member Introductions
My 15 year old daughter and I have been collecting for about 2 years covering Venice Beach Shark tooth diving, Colorado, Oregon Coast, Arizona, New Mexico, South Dakota and more to come! Our favorite finds are shark teeth fossils, petrified wood, agates, shells, and fossils of all sizes. I’m an airline pilot and like to get out searching on layovers when I can too. -
Some Cretaceous fossils (early early Maastrichtian)
Fossilsforever posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello all! Found some nice Cretaceous fossils from early early Maastichtian age (and/or late late Campanian). These are around 70-67 million or 70-68 million years old (the exact age is difficult to determine but around the mentioned 70-67 mya, possibly including the late late Maastrichtian). Mainly belemnites from the Belemnitella and Belemnella (Pachybelemnella) species and sea urchins (two 5-7 cm Echinocorys sp. Possibly E. scutata (Leske, 1778). Some belemnites are black and/or brown coloured. All the fossils are found in sediments of Cretaceous age (Formatie van Gulpen, Kalksteen van Vijlen, The Netherlands). Also found two bones and one horse tooth (Holocene age and/or Pleistocene).
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So went out with @Done Drillin yesterday to a spot on the Peace, near to where I had last found some tiny C. Hastalis and a single tiny Great White tooth recently, hoping for a larger Hastalis, or Great White, or even a Meg. Instead I walked away with an even better find! My first ever Cow Shark (Notorynchus, I believe?) - made even better by the fact that this past Monday I had commented on @Rowboater’s post saying how much I’d love to have one… and this one is only missing a bit of its root, too! @Done Drillin Also found one actually too. For some of my other finds: More tiny Hastalis: Tigers, a big Hemi lower, and 2 pathological Carcharhinus teeth: Sand Tigers, including one with a double cusp on one side: A bunch of pretty Carcharhinus teeth: And finally, 2 almost complete sand dollars, and 2 Glyptodon osteoderms, including one which is 1.5” thick, far thicker than any of my others:
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I found these two fragments at Horse Thief Canyon amongst numerous hadrosaur limb fragments and I am just curious to see if anyone can help identify them. Thanks very much.
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PaleoTime-NL 2023 International Fossil Event, The Netherlands
Mart1980 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This weekend I went to 'PaleoTime-NL 2023 International Fossil Event' in Houten (The Netherlands) . It was a super fun fair with a very variable offer. There were of course (a fair cannot do without ) some tables with Moroccan offerings. But what makes this local Dutch fair so attractive is the range of local material. For example, a lot of Pleistocene material from the North Sea was also offered. To my great surprise, I came across beautiful Trias material from the quarry of Winterswijk. But I also found Cretaceous material from the Dutch / Belgian quarries. I therefore had far too little cash with me and had to collect money several times at a local ATM . Here's a small impression! Inevitably Moroccan material: Some nice Pleistocene material: Scottish Devonian fishes in 3D list with hand drawn models: Demonstration of the preparation of a Nothosaurus fossil from Winterswijk (The Netherlands): Some of my Dutch and Belgian Cretaceous shark teeth which I couldn't resist : Thanks to all those nice people I spoke to that made the day extra fun. It was a long but satisfying day
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Thanking those, which have come before us....
Rock Hound posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This thread, is created in the spirit; of thanking those who have in one way or another, contributed to our enjoyment of fossils and paleontology. My story may seem simple; but I have a feeling that others, may take this thread far beyond my story. First, I would like to thank my father; who tried to instill an interest in me as a child, and who gifted me fossils as an adult. Thank you. Second, I would like to thank a stranger, who upon seeing my pitiful find at a well known collection site; told me about another site, which has produced some finds for me. Her words were, "do you know about the x x spot?"; to which I answered as best I could. She then said, "I used to date an archaeologist, and he took me to xxxxxxxxx. Go past xxxxxxxxx. It's on xxxxxxxxxxx road." Thank you. Please add to this thank you / recognition thread, as you see fit. Thank you all.- 13 replies
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This week-end, during the easter feast with my club we organised our annual exhibition of fossils and minerals. Note the opalised belemnites and the huge Phacops rana africana. Each year we give pride of place to a subject. This time that was the pyrite. It was the occasion for the non-initiated people, and, particularly for the children, to discover the gold of the fools. We make ourselves the sandwiches and cakes, this year, one of our member made special cakes for kids.
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Late Cretaceous sediments and fossils (early early Maastrichtian)
Fossilsforever posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Yesterday another fossil hunt in Late Cretaceous sediments (early early Maastrichtian, perhaps some fossils from the late late Campanian are also present but possibly only early early Maastrichtian (earliest Maastrichtian). These sediments and the Formation itself is around 70-68 and/or 71-67 million years old. Found some black, brown and light coloured belemnites (often broken parts of the rostrum and one broken one embedded in chalk), some very small shark teeth (1mm-1 cm), and one big sea urchin in chalk (Cardiaster granulosus (Goldfuss, 1829). My girlfriend found the sea urchin and was very happy because it is the first Cardiaster sp. she found. All of these organisms lived in the Cretaceous sea that covered Europe between 70 and 66 million years ago (including during the end of the Cretaceous, the late late Maastrichtian).
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Hello, I have read Fossil Forum posts for a year now, and am just getting around to joining. I love to fossil hunt wherever I travel and look forward to being able to ask what the heck I found. Thank you in advance for any replies to my inquiries!
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From the album: Pennsylvania trilobites
Olenllous getzi Kinzers formation Pa
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