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Location is kem kem beds, seller said less than 5% restoration. I know nothing about claws but this one almost looks too good to be true and too perfect but I’m not sure how to definitively tell if it’s real or fake
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I found this at Flat Rock Park in Lineville, Alabama. Does anyone know if this is a bone of some sort, or if it's something else? Thank you!
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Location: East Missouri Being a really new hunter, this is only the 10th or so actual fossil i've ever found, and it's a doozy. A large death plate that I stumbled upon, that I want to do some prep work on to try and uncover and identify what appears to be some actual fossilized bone. Or even if not, just uncover some of the depth. There's a ton of surface cracks here that i've been gently tapping to work some of this plating off, but i'm more super curious about the general structure here. I've highlighted a few areas that I'm concerned about touching, and would love some feedback. What's my concern? I've noted in the below pictures below, but there is a highlighted area that has a suspiciously smooth texture that makes me worry I am actually going to work on top of or chip away a larger set of fossil. So long as what i'm working with here is just some common fossil of no historic value, I have less concerns, but the size of the mass on the lower right has me concerned to work on this specimen at all rather than turning it into our local Science Center for management. I'd love some opinions here on what exactly i'm working with, and any other general conversation Note: I've pushed the contrast on the fossil-overlay image to help show some of the detail on a hazy day photo. I have included both an overlayed image with some text and the full RAW image from my camera with higher resolution for examination.
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If you had the option between going to the BV experience or the BV fossil farm what would you choose or recommend? Thanks!
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Found dozens of these oval fossils along the Red Sea on the Egypt side. They were in hard, dark grey rocks and kinda look like turtle shells. They were all stuck in the rocks the same way, any idea what it could be?
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I live in the mountains of Cibola County NM, lots of ancient volcanos. I was gathering limestone rocks for my rock wall I’m building and noticed this. I know fossils are pretty common in these rocks, it looks like the spiral of a snail or something. Anyone know what it is?
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Hi I’m going up to Nebraska soon and was wondering where you can go and hunt for Pleistocene fossils near lake mcconaughy, or if lake mcconaughy has any fossils? Thanks -Daniel
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Hi, Fossil Folks! I’m a long-time dinosaur enthusiast (I even wrote a book for kids about ‘em!) but I’m TOTALLY new to fossils and a first-time poster—apologies if I make errors with this. ️I would LOVE ID help on this item I found last week on a beach in Monmouth County, NJ. What do you think it might be? (it’s flat, not round, I don’t see serrations but it’s obviously pretty worn, and I’m including photos of both sides and “top.”) All opinions welcome and appreciated! THANKS for looking/commenting!
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Hi I’ve been looking for a juvenile T Rex tooth and I came across this one, I was wondering if I can have some help to see if this is real? Thanks -Daniel
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Hi I found this at a rock shop that sells flats of fossils and minerals and at first I thought it was mastodon but it doesn’t have thick enough enamel. Then I thought it could be rhino like Brontotherium any thoughts? Any help appreciated.
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I am spending the week in Myrtle Beach, SC and I have been finding various shell fossils all week. Today I found this unusual fossil that I can't ID as well as what I believe is a sand dollar fossil in matrix. If I could please get an ID on the first one. Thank you in advance!
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Hello, everyone! Back in February I was hunting in the North Sulphur River, and I found a few fossils that I am curious about, as well as a broken artifact. If anyone could give me any insights on these pieces, I would be grateful! 1: Pictures 1-3 are of the artifact. 2: Pictures 4-6 are of a tooth. To me, it seems mor conical than a shark tooth, but it does have a flat part underneath. 3: Pictures 7-8 Unknown 4: Pictures 9-11 Unknown 5: Pictures 12-14 Unknown
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Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and also a total newbie in fossil with my only experience with fossils as a research internship. I would like to ask if this ammonite fossil that I've purchased is genuine or not (I bought it from a museum - so I'm assuming it's real), but I'll love to learn more from everyone! I have two main questions about my specimen (based on looking at other posts about ammonites): 1. the centre's pattern of my fossil is very clear like it's almost carved out - how can you tell if the centre has been modified? (as I've seen most other specimens being commented as fabricated/carved) 2. what is the white shell-like thing on my specimen? - it seems like other ammonites that aren't polished(which preserves the external ornaments) should be brownish-rock like.
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Hi everyone just wondering if anyone could take a look at these and tell me if these are fossils please. I found them on penarth beach. Not sure if they are bone or wood or anything at all. Thanks in advance
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Hi I found this in my collection I don’t have any labels for it or anything. It is blue at the bottom in light and green at the top and it is also terminated on six sides. help appreciated.
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Found this today on a beach on Lake Huron, is this a tooth? And if so, do we know what it may have come from?
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I have no background on where it’s from or anything else it looks like the clear part is quarts any halo appreciate! Thanks
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Hello! I’m new to the forum and come across fossils and interesting rocks regularly. I would love to learn more about my findings from anyone here that has a keen interest in helping someone like me expand my knowledge! These photos are of my most recent finding, but I don’t know what it is/ where it’s from/ when I dates back to.