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I found this rock in a Mountain river. I doubt its a fossil but Just in case
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Hi everyone! I’m new here and new to identifying/collecting fossils. I love beachcombing and sometimes the ocean gives me the special treat of finding a fossil! I found this one loose, laying on top of the sand after a storm in the Northeast Florida Coast region. It feels light and brittle compared to other fossils I’ve held. Any help identifying it is appreciated! I would also like to know how you’ve reached your conclusion so I can also start learning what to look for when identifying fossils. Thanks again!
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This bone fragment is from the Late Cretaceous of the East Coast of the US. I am fairly certain it is from a turtle; however, I am not sure if it is a scute or perhaps part of the plastron. As you can see in the photos, it is fairly smooth and has a "airplane wing" shape to its cross section. It also has what I would call a "hole" on the side of the bone. What I am curious about, and perhaps someone with greater knowledge than me about sea turtle might know, is if the shape of the bone fragment and the "hole" are diagnostic enough to tell if this is a scute or part of the plastron, and if so, where it may have been located on the plastron. From my research, it seems like Osteopygis emarginatus is one of the more common turtles found in Late Cretaceous deposits of the Eastern US and is described with a fairly smooth scute with only shallow irregular divots displaying no particular patterns. Could this bone be from Osteopygis emarginatus? An alternative identification based on my research is Peritresius ornatus. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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Hi all - found this in what I believe is an Eagle Ford exposure in Central Texas. I’m still working on my ID skills. Can anyone get it down to genus/species? @EPIKLULSXDDDDD this seems like it would be in your wheelhouse. Thanks in advance!
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Is this real or fake and what type of ammonites is?
Totvy10 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
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My Papa just gifted me this rock that was at my Great Grandma’s house and then was given to my Gramma who carried with her as they moved around the county. I’ve always loved it! It is about 11” H by 12” W. To me, it looks like a geode that someone chipped apart at some point to pull pieces off. I’ve never really seen anything like it. My family always called it a lava rock but obviously that’s not what it is! Just wondering if anyone had any comments. It seems like it has other rocks/minerals mixed in. I admire and collect rocks, but do not have a lot of knowledge. (Besides my best-in-state award in the Science Olympiad as a kid! Must not have been many of us into rocks for me to win!! Haha)
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Friend found this. Its odd and I couldn't tell what it is. Might be naturally occurring. A fossil. Or possibly accidentally produced by some building work. It has the same pattern going down the middle of it too.
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Hello friends, I have just received this beautiful fossil tooth from North China and I would like to know if it belongs to a pachyderm or some other species of mammal. As always, I am expectant and grateful for your comments and insights!
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This out of all the various sharks teeth I have. Is my favorite tooth. I remember finding it like it was yesterday. I've been told it's a mako. I've been also been let know it could be false mako. See that confuses me to know end. The whole mako/false mako. I have a tough time telling difference. An id would be very appreciated. Thank you.
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Found this stone here in the country of Georgia. It was in 1 piece but I accidently dropped it and it split. Looks like some sort of sandstone matrix. Wondering what this fossil is inbedded in both pieces. Thanks for your help..
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What is it called? Found near the city of Kamensk, Rostov region. Carbon, Middle Pennsylvanian Series, Bashlirian
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Howdy everyone! I came across a neat partial armored fish fossil and was wondering if y’all could help me ID it. It is said to be from the village of Nyrkiv in the Ternopil region of Ukrain. I really appreciate y’all and I hope you’re all staying cool in this crazy heat! (Or staying warm if you live in the southern hemisphere)
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Would appreciate if anyone could identify possible species this could have came from?
Brian Garibay posted a topic in Fossil ID
Have had it for years now, from the Late Cenomanian age
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H Forum, these 2 speciments come from the eichstatt quarry (DE, next to the most famous Solnhofen quarries) the first one should be well preserved enough to try an accurate specie ID the second one, i'm not sure it is a fish, but the curved body and the strong orange color should indicate a bad preserved little fish Thanks a lot Paolo
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Hi Forum this speciment was collected in the Eichstatt quarry (next to solnhofen) DE. I have no idea what it could be. It seems like to have some sort of exoskeleton because there are dark mineral structures on the edges (the dark spots). I attached 2 macros collage to make the details more visible (the last 2 images). This is both positive and negative. It is about 2.5cm long. In the beginnig it looks to me like a little fish, but after quarry dirt cleaning (it was a rainy day) i am not that sure, some sort of invertebrate? Thanks a lot Paolo
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Interesting fossils I’ve found over time in SD, would love some insight on them if possible.
Brian Garibay posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Looking for identification on these fossils, found them in the SD orman dam.
Brian Garibay posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and was looking for some help identifying a fossil found in South Central Texas in the Pipe Creek area. Thanks in advance!
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Can someone help identify the species of these teeth, found in SD
Brian Garibay posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Hi Guys, I recently got some photos from a friend of mine who bought these teeth from Niger. When he bought them, the seller told him that there is at least one tooth of Kryptops, Eocarcharia and Afrovenator in this lot, but he wanted to be sure. What do you think? In my opinion the first is from Afrovenator, the second and third from Eocarcharia, and about the last I'm not so sure. Thank you in advance.
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I picked this up thinking it was a fossil but now I’m starting to think it’s not and just some rock? Yorkshire coast
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Hello! I am trying to clean this beautiful mosasaur pictured below, but I am really struggling with some old paleobond thats already been used on it. I have been somewhat successful with using a liberal amount of acetone on the bone, which I scrub in with a toothbrush. This has worked, but there are certain regions where the the glue was used on gypsum crystals and model clay, which has effectively cemented the bones of the lower jaw together. I've also been using a regular paleoarrow. My goal here is to get it as clean as possible, NOT to specifically separate the natural occlusion of the teeth. The plan is to display it at a museum (Also, any wild guesses as to the genus of this pretty lady? I was thinking latoplatecarpus)
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Hi Forum, on April 23rd-25th I visited Solnhofen for some fossil hunting in the most famous quarries. I found some good ammonites and 2 little fishes. While opening some layers, i found a little orange bone shaped piece. At home i tried some clening and preparation. This is the best i can extract. It is VERY small, all the bones cover an area of 1.5x1.5cm. Below you can find some macros at different angles and focus. sorry for the raw preparation, i'll smooth it later i promise :) it was found in the big Eichstätt quarry next to solnhofen. I think some some pterosaur? i tried to zoom the best on the bone surfaces, maybe it can help thanks a lot Paolo
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Is this some sort of trace fossil/ footprint? This was in Runswick Bay Yorkshire in solid rock u wouldn’t be able to remove it kind of solid
