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I recently purchased the object below, and am curious to know if anyone can help identify it. The seller themselves has provided very little insight, though I'm trying to see if they can give more details. I'm not overly concerned about what it is, though it would be nice if the seller's information is accurate. The seller claims this is from South Australia and they believe it to be an archaeocyatha from the Cambrian period. Typical archeocyatha fossils I've seen show the 'cup within a cup', which may be what is visible to the right of the main feature? I don't know if the feather-like structure is one of these organisms on its side, or something else entirely. This photo is the only one I have- I have not yet received the item, but can post more photos when I do. Thank you for any help in identifying this.
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Can anyone help us identify this fish skull? We know the label is incorrect because it is definitely not a stonefish...
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What is this?
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Found in an. ARKANSAS creek. About 3 inches
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Found this fossil recently. looks like its possible tooth sockets and the material is very bone like but it has a secondary medium meshed with it, which is what alerted me to it being a fossil. i thought it was just a cool unique rock at first or a native american artifcact considering my finger fit perfectly in the socket. I thought it may be broken clay pottery or just some sort of tool. you guys think it could be from iguanadon? similar features for sure.
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I am supposed to identify whether this is a sponge or a coral but google is not helpful and neither is my professor. My instinct is to say colonial coral, but i would just like to be sure. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
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Walliserops Trifurcatus Trilobite Fossil - Authentic?
KyCollector posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi All! I believe this fossil to be authentic, but I was hoping to gather opinions from more experienced collectors than myself. Can you help me out?
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My mother accumulated some fossils during her teaching career in Louisiana. At one point...probably 50 years ago....they were sent to LSU to be identified. Over the years, some of the labels have been lost and I've recently gotten the identification of most. But this one is still "up for grabs"...the original label said "annelid?" Any help would be appreciated....I'd like to get them appropriately displayed....for some reason someone thought it was a good idea to glue them onto styrofoam.
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Here are some fossils from Lost River, WV. They were found near the Needmore formation roadside quarry. These fossils are not from the Needmore formation, instead they are from the Clinton Group. The Clinton Group, from what I found during my research, is composed of the Keefer and Rose Hill formations.
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So I went to Lost River, WV (Needmore formation) during the fall. I just recently found time to go through the material some more, set up photos, edit, etc. Brachiopod impression? As with the other brachiopods, I’m hoping for genus-level identification. Brachiopod. Any ID’s on its genus? This… Thing. I’m guessing its a brachiopod. But I could also see it being the eye of a trilobite. This brachiopod flaked right off the matrix! Any ideas as to what genus it belongs to? Hmmmm this was clearer before I uploaded it. Any idea how to fix it? Not like its too important because it looks like its just some brachiopod hash. I’m guessing this is the glabella of a Phacops rana. Trilobite pygidium. Hoping for a species-level identification, but genus is probably the best I’m going to get.
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Any help identifying this rock fossil found at construction site near Dallas texas by a friend would be appreciated. My husband gave his friend $50 for it. I am a novice rock collector . Thank you for your assistance !
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How to Select a “Probable Area” to Begin Digging
Megalodoodle posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Many Needmore formation sites are located where I live. I was wondering how does one go about selecting a “probable spot” to begin digging/splitting shale. Is there some trade secret that I am unaware of or is it pure luck? -
Found this broken piece first. I initially thought this one to be wood. But after looking at the first one I found them to be similar in the pattern just different material. I think I have one similar to this one that is a favosite? Found these in different areas on the ground in Muskogee County north of Webber Falls, Ok close to the Arkansas River. I believe it to be Middle Pennsylvanian, Atoka formation. I found several odd things but wanted to start with these. I am thinking 1-3 are some type of corals. And 4 I have no idea it was the last one I picked up for the day. Thank you for any help. Cyndi
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Hi all, first post and newbie collector so appologies if this is posted in the wrong place. On a Recent trip to Dorset these were found and I’d love some input on the best way to prepare these. One is large and I as tempting as it was to just have at it with the hammer and chisel, I suspect more interesting things may be lurking in there. The others are much smaller and may need something like an air scribe?? Recommendations on that line appreciated also. thank you in advance for any help/tips/recommendations.
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Two years ago I found a field in Lithuania, where I managed to find a lot of small fossils; mostly corales and small invertebrates. But I came across one fossil, which was one of the best ones I ever found, but cannot identify what it is. I am searching fossils for fun and have no schooling or knowledge about them (so it might be a very common fossil.) I hope, someone can help!
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Is this a fossil and if so what is it? (Found In Wales on a pile of rocks)
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Another piece without location,what could it be?Perhaps a location?Thanks
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Hi can anyone tell me what this is? I've no idea what it is or where it's originally from, I'm assuming it's a fossil? My grandmother passed away a few years ago and it was amongst her possessions so we've no idea where it came from, however, it has a drilled hole running through the middle and its been polished, so at some point in the past it looks like its been worn as jewellery. Her father was a merchant sailor and so she had a number of items from around the world, so really it could have come from any country. Can anyone help?
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Perhaps an ID?what could it be?Thanks !
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Hello! My name is Sam Swartley I am a wildlife Photographer and collector of bones, I just recently moved to Colorado for the winter and have been exploring new hobbies and am getting into fossils. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and research and I would love to get out and find something for myself. I would absolutely love to find ammonites. I live in north eastern Colorado but am also really close to Kansas. Is there any good spots out here? Thanks!
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Found this in a water feature a home owner built in tx. He said it was petrified wood. I'm not sure. Help to identify pls?
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First step to wisdom right? So the two most likely sites I'll be hitting first will be Burnham-on-Crouch and East Mersea. Reading those two profiles, looks like a non-zero amount of sieving will be required to find anything, so I guess my first question is whats a good sieve to get? I'm assuming your basic kitchen equipment is not whats being referred to here. Secondly, in terms of identification, what are some good resources? Preferably books since I absorb printed info much more readily than something from a document online, but I'll take online if that's all there is. A sub-section of this is I need a good resource for what all the words mean and why something being Eocene and not Miocene is relevant, to pick a random example out of the hat. I absolutely appreciate that some of this comes from reading a bunch of stuff, but somewhere to start would be handy. Thirdly... I don't have a specific third question, so whats the thing you wish you'd known when you first started collecting? Many thanks in advance. Dragonlover
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Is this a fossil? It was found in Wales
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Hi Community, I am not quite sure what my latest addition to my fossil collection really is. Kryptodrakon? Kunpengopterus antipollicatus? Confuciusornis? (But there is no tail and no indication of feathers) Monkeydactyl”? Please help me in identifying what it really is. Size: 12" by 10" Many thanks, Peter
