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Fossil Primate Jaw Identifacation,Chimpanzee, Gigantopithecus???
AustraliaFossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you could help me ID this fossil. I have done some research into it and know it is from some sort of primate, The seller doesn't know much about it except that he found it at a curio shop on the Texas Oklahoma border in the early 1960's. Any help would be much appreciated. I have listed some pictures below to help with the process. Thanks, Ryan.jpg.d0c96c40d2833d7c93e116191618c76e.jpg)
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Hello everyone, I will be in Denver in early October, and I was hoping to spend at least one day fossil hunting. Is there anyone here who would be willing to give me some tips. This is my first trip west of the Mississippi River and I probably will not be back for years, or possibly ever, so I obviously won't pick any sites clean. I am a vertebrate guy, so that is what I am hoping to concentrate on. Any help or tips on where to go and what sorts of fossils I can find would be tremendously helpful!
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Found this on a galveston, texas beach. About 3/4" wide and 1/3" high.
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Texas fossil (?) of Unknown Origin. Found on beach south of Galveston Texas
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Hi, my 8 year old found this on the beach in Galveston Texas today. Just on the surface at the Shell line. Less than 2 inches long by 1 inch wide. Smooth ends
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Keichousaurus - real or fake? Advice please
Nickflemo posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi guys! Is this legit? It looks epic... maybe too epic to be real?! Any advice would be much appreciated from a newb fossil enthusiast. Cheers
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Against better judgement, I acquired a "keishosaurus" fossil. I trust the dealer - but not necessarily their source. I'm attaching some photos - please let me know your opinion - do you think it's a real one, "restored/painted", or a complete/near complete fake. The chip in the left forearm looks concerning to me. Any insight is appreciated.
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Bone Valley Oddballs - Digested Tooth? Crystal Formations? Bone Predation Marks?
Bone Daddy posted a topic in Fossil ID
These are finds from the Bone Valley Formation in south Florida. Dry land site a couple of hours south of Tampa. The site is predominately Miocene/Pliocene marine fossils, with some Pleistocene land fauna mixed in. This first find appears to be a operculum of some kind (not sure which species). What interested me, is the little black crystals(?) growing in the attached remnants of matrix rock. I have seen these little black pieces in shelly-matrix from different sites in Bone Valley, and I am curious as to what mineral they might be. Or, are they organic? Could they be phosphate or something else?
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Found this in a southern Indiana creek. Its not a rock, kinda stumped yet excited. Thank you gentlemen for you're time.
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Large Interesting Bone New Jersey Cretaceous? Scute? Dinosaur? Turtle?
Kurufossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone, had a super quick trip to the cretaceous creeks of new jersey and found this particularly interesting large bone fragment, likely it is a chunk of miscellaneous bone material but it reminds me alot of a scute like ankylosaurus or some sort of other bone scute especially the edge, or from maybe something like a large turtle but I am entirely not sure if it's dinosaur, marine reptile, etc or if there is anyway to tell, looks super suspicious to me anyways so if anyone has any ideas I'd definitely love to hear them. (If more pictures are needed I will definitely be able to get some more angles if necessary)
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There is a Vetulicola (partial) somewhere on this piece, I have been looking at it for awhile but I can't really spot where it is on here, anyone more familiar with Chengjiang fossils able to spot it or id for sure as vetulicola?
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Greetings Guys! I had a question for you guys if you don't mind. I'll try to keep it simple. ---I am a Newbie at this. ---I finally got to take my first road trip to look for fossils. ---I'm from Louisiana, so not much rock formation around here so I went to the Appalachian foothills in North Carolina. ---I stopped at multiple locations where there were streams, rock formations, etc. --Couldn't find a thing until my last stop, which was and rock slide. ---I found a ton of Crinoids, pretty much every few feet. --I looked for multible hours for trilobites or anything else I could find. This is the question--- Do you guys think I should revisit that place and look a lot more, and be more patient, or should I move on. I only stayed within a 100 yard radius but got wore out. I made two trips to the same spot that weekend. I don't really need anymore Crinoids, but I don't want to pass up what could be a honey hole, and I don't realize it. i don't really know what a honey hole is in fossil hunting. This fall, I would like to go back, but I don't know whether to move or not. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi everyone- I have a juvenile mammoth tusk that I would like to learn how to stabilize and restore. The problem is I have (almost) no idea how to even start! The tusk is fully dried out, but it’s split down the middle. I need some advice! Here’s what I know has to be done: 1. Clean the outside and inside as much as possible without using water- any suggestions on what to use? 2. Superglue the two pieces together and use hose clamps to hold the two pieces together- any suggestions on glue/method? 3. Fill gaps/cracks with epoxy- any suggestions on a good type? 4. Sand sand sand! 5. Beyond this point I’m not sure- is there some sort of protective varnish people use? I’m sure I’m missing about a dozen crucial steps here- I have literally never tried anything like this before, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I posted some photos of the tusk, and I will post photos of progress! Thanks everyone.
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Hey all, I have recently been interested in the Cretaceous shark Otodus obliquus and I attempted to recreate the shark with a drawing. I used a mixture of looking at some skeletal pieces and verts and computer generated images to try to draw from, and I used a strange curving pencil stroke to accentuate the shark's movement.I dindn't really try to shade this one and just kept it slightly consistent and am thinking of adding the detailed shading in the revised drawing. I definitely need some pointers in its overall body shape. Hope y'all can help.
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Hi, hope someone can help me identify this one. Found it at portugal cost
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Found these in the tall pine forests of Northern Arizona, at about 7k ft elevation. Saw the edge of one sticking out if the dirt after a big storm, and it was unlike any other rocks in the area. The second was found within inches of the first. I dont even know if they are actually fossils, but they dont look like petrified wood, and they certainly aren't rock, feel more like glass or porcelain.
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Can anyone tell me the exact way to set one of these up? I’m thought it was the compressor >airline > water trap >pen. but it doesnt seem to fit.
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Does anyone know what this is ?
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A friend gave these to me and said his mother Found them years ago when they lived in Utah. Other than that I have no idea of their origin. Any help in Identification would be greatly appreciated.
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Real or Fake Spinosaurus tooth
Patient113 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
New to buying fossils and need some help. My friends birthday is coming up and her favorite dinosaur is a spinosaurus so I bought her two teeth on ebay. The listing says they are authentic "rooted" spinosaurus teeth with no "restore". I have read online that sometimes people will attach cement to the bottom of the teeth and I'm wondering if that's what they did here. I have two weeks to return them so any help would be appreciated. Thanks for the support!
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I received this matched, 3 piece equine hoof and ankle fossil as a child 30 years ago and recently rediscovered it in a box in the barn. I believe it was discovered in Montana or nothern Idaho pre depression era. They are very heavy. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Here’s a real test for the TFF community. This slab of sea stars was part of a collection purchased by a friend and it has no data whatsoever. I’m trying to find possible ID for the 2 types as well as possible location. The matrix is a gray sandstone where not weathered but it weathers to a dark tan.
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Hi I was recently doing some planting when I came across this thing. Does anyone know what it could be? Our house was built in 1800 and this was located close to the stonewall that borders our property.
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Hey all, Have got a Dinosaur crazy three year old and we have started to look for fossils on our coast. Trouble is Dad knows next to nothing, IDing a Belenmite was a major score for me but totally unable to convice 3yo it is not a dinosaur tooth, so think I will be needing your help to not shatter his illusion about me.
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Hello, I am completely new and inexperienced in the amateur palaeontology world. I am planning some trips to search for fossils on the beaches in The Netherlands. What are the things I really need to have? I can think of a sieve and a shovel. But what are the best things to wrap found objects in? And what sizes of sieve should I buy and where from? Basically, throw everything at me you know, I'll take it in (eventually) Happy Hunting! -Jacob
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