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From the album: FreeRuin's Finds
It looks the part of a Batrachopus footprint (missing a toe) with the proper size and location but I cannot say for sure. Hartford Basin Portland Formation Western Massachusetts -
From the album: FreeRuin's Finds
Either a small footprint or a partial one I believe it to be a Grallator due to its shape and size. Picked it up while hiking. Hartford Basin Portland Formation Massachusetts -
Hello, I found these ichnofossils in a Eocene formation. Can you help me identifying them? Thank you
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I found these near the Valley of Fire in Nevada. From what I've researched, the area used to be underwater from 500 million years ago to 250 million years ago. I presume these are ichnofossils of a burrow made by some animal (brachiopod)? The first photo is a burrow in situ. The second photo shows all three burrows. What do you guys think these are? - Seann
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Hi all, I was wondering: would the steinkern of for example a Turritella be considered a fossil or an ichnofossil? Because in fact, the shell itself didn’t become a fossil, and what we are looking at is just sediment that filled in the shell and then solidified. But then again I’ve never heard of a steinkern being referred as an ichnofossil... So what do you guys think: really a fossil, or just a trace fossil? I am curious to see everyone’s opinion Best regards, Max
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Arthropod resting trace
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Footprint? New Jersey Late Triassic/Early Jurassic Continued
Kurufossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, this is a part 2 of my last thread with some of my other finds that I've found this at a site in new jersey where some footprints have been found from the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic, I am unsure about if these are footprints of sorts, any help will be appreciated thank you!.thumb.jpg.199bfe7f0722cff28ed302cdfb98578d.jpg)
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Hello, I've found this at a site in new jersey where some footprints have been found from the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic, I am unsure about if this is a footprint of sorts, any help will be appreciated thank you!
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Found this slab today. Early Pennsylvanian. The brown blotches are lepidodendron leaves I believe. They've stained the surrounding stone. Edit: I should probably add that it's from southern Indiana.
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I was holidaying on Haida Gwaii (previously known as Queen Charlotte Islands) and had an afternoon on a beach near Tlell. We were actually keeping our eyes peeled for agates but I did come up with one interesting nugget. Maybe somebody knows what this might be?
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While going through some old trip buckets, I found this at the bottom. I had initially picked it up because of its interesting appearance but forgot I had it. As far as ichnofossils go, it is a neat one with all its tangled parts, culminating in a kind of "mop head" appearance. I don't generally pick up ichnofossils, but this one was a notable exception. These are formed when organisms such as worms repeatedly burrow into sediment.
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From the album: Collection
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Hi all, I just acquired this interesting specimen that was identified by the seller as Helicodromites mobilis. However, when trying to verify this, the images and description I've been able to find really don't seem to match. The whorls on this are flat and attached to the core. To me, it looks more like a cast of a shark egg case. Are any of you familiar with H. mobilis? Thoughts? Thanks for taking a look!
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Hi All Last year I was at Watchet Somerset Uk and found the fossil attached i think it is a trace. I did initially think it was a fish but unfortunately not. thoughts greatly appreciated. The last one is I think a trace of a echinoderm. this came from Charmouth.
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From the album: Ichnofossils
This is a trace attributed to a myriapod athropod (centipede or millipede). It is on the obverse side as the Nanopus prints in the previous image. -
Nanopus reidiae - trace fossil of temnospondyl 'salamander'
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From the album: Ichnofossils
Collected at the Union Chapel Mine in north-central Alabama. Age is Pennsylvanian. This is the counterpart of an 'underprint' just a layer or two beneath the actual track layer. The little guy's claws penetrated the mud and made some scratch prints at this level. At the top of this piece, you can see a trace perhaps a layer above the actual print layer. Here, a tail drag mark is visible. -
Nanopus reidiae - trace fossil of temnospondyl 'salamander'
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From the album: Ichnofossils
Collected at the Union Chapel Mine in north-central Alabama. Age is Pennsylvanian. This is an 'underprint' just a layer or two beneath the actual track layer. The little guy's claws penetrated the mud and made some scratch prints at this level. -
Here is one that has me stumped. It was purchased as a possible coprolite. However, unless the critter ate a lot of dirt, I'm thinking it is some sort of steinkern. It has a smooth texture on the outside (like it was coating in a thin layer of iron-rich silt, but is very gritty on the inside. It was found near turtle remains. I will post a microscopic image in the next window. I have come across similar configurations (on a much smaller scale) in the Rattlesnake Creek micro matrix, but I don't know what those are either. I apologize in advance for the quality of this photo. I would happily retake it at a better resolution if anyone thinks it would help. Thanks for looking!
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Urchin Feeding Trace next to Lumbricaria - Solnhoffen Limestone, Germany
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From the album: Double Duty
Here is a microscopic view of the possible feeding trace. This to a YouTube video shows how the mouth parts of a modern urchin move while they eat. Age: Jurassic - Kimmeridgian Formation: Solnhofen Limestone (Plattenkalk) Location: Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany© &c
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Hi all, I came across this tiny star shaped ichnofossil while prepping Lumbricaria I recently received. It measures about 2 mm across. I know something like it was posted on the forum not that long ago, but I can't seem to find it. Do you think it's an ichnofossil or just a mineral deposit? I have included photos of the Lumbricaria as well, including some micros of what I think are partially digested pieces of brachial segments. As always, thanks for your help!
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From the album: Urban Fossils of Toronto (Georgian Bay Formation, Lower Member)
Various ichnofossils made by the fauna of the Georgian Bay Formation. Found at Mimico Creek, late Ordovician.© (©)
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Hello, I wonder if anyone have seen something like this. Never mind the cephalopod ID, I'm interested in the scar-like structures on them. Here is cephalopod from early devonian of Czech Republic: and second one from different locality, but similar age: Here's one from the shales of late ordovician (Bohdalec formation, I think this corresponds with lower Katian) Not sure if the devonian and ordovician "scars" are the same thing, but they do look similar. At first I thought it was a bryozoan colony, but the shape is too regular. My best guess is it might be traces of some brachiopod similar to Philhedra, but I'm not very convinced. Thanks for any ideas. Ondrej
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Friends: Can someone ID this trackway for me? Found at Hueston Woods State Park in Ohio. Thank you muchly! -Roadcut Hannah
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