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Restored Megalodon Tooth Identification
jihia posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I got a megalodon tooth which is clearly restored, but may we get to know which part is restored? I suspect entire root is restored? New in fossil still learning here. I posted some extreme closed up of root, enamel, and serration. Thanks for the analysation in advance.
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Found these a few months apart on a beach in Suffolk of the UK. I am pretty confident, after a little research, that the first bone here is a partial clavicle, although I have much less confidence about what. I read that they only exist in animals with prehensile forelimbs, so it could be some kind of ape? No marsupial presence in the Doggerland that I've been able to find. And, probably not early human, right? (I'm sorry if that's a silly question. It always crosses my mind.) The second, while extremely worn, I think it may be an antler fragment because it has numerous exposed areas that look like cancellous bone, which I read is present in the core of antlers, while the areas right next to these exposed sections are intact. And the lowest part looks smooth and I could imagine it fitting against a deer skull of some kind. But it's my imagination that gets me into trouble with IDs, sometimes. As always, thanks to everyone who offers their advice, opinions, and general patience with my wild guessing!
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Hi everybody! This time i kindly ask your help to identify a little gift a friend of mine give to me last weekend. I really know nothing about german trilobites...i have no idea! Here are the info: Origin: Eifel, Germany Age: Devonian (probably Middle...Eifelian? Givetian?) Lenght: 8.5 cm / 3.35 inches Cephalon Width (max): 4.8 cm / 1.9 inches I'm thankful to everyone who wants to participate at the topic Have a wonderful weekend!
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I'm leaning toward "horse short pastern bone" as my best guess, even though the shape feels off. Maybe it's a related herbivore? (As always, I found this beachcombing in Suffolk, in the UK. But unlike most of what I find, this looks unbroken! ) Thanks in advance for your time.
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Hi everyone, I just got to spend a couple days looking for fossils at Lake Michigan and came across a few that I couldn't identify. In addition to loads of Petroskey stones and Charlevoix stones, I came across the attached rock. Any thoughts on what may have been captured here? The stone is about 4 inches across at the longest (top to bottom in the figure). Location: Charlevoix, Michigan.
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Evening all. I don't think any of these warrants its own post, as they're just "unusual rocks" that I picked up on the Suffolk beach in the UK I comb regularly. I appreciate any and all input.
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My 9 year old son found this earlier today. Need help identifying.
NightHawk_AL posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, My son and I were walking on a local trail and he found this. We are trying determine if is a bone, petrified wood or something else. We are complete novices, so please forgive us if it's nothing. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Looking for help identifying and prepping a cephalopod fossil.
Neurodynamic posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, I am an amateur fossil hunter whos level of knowledge is pretty limited. I love going out and hunting but my ability to identify and prep what I find is quite limited. I found this cephalopod fossil near Cincinnati Ohio a couple of years ago and it is by far my best find ever. I'm typically fine picking at or grinding away with a Dremel trying to prep my finds as they are usually small bits. Nothing I'm worried about ruining. This is something different and I'm pretty apprehensive about working on it. I read there isn't much harm in gluing it back together and I attempter this. It looks ok but 2 pieces didn't take so it's still in 2 pieces. There are also many very thin pieces of shell that came off the back when I dug it out. There also appears to be a small trilobite in the underside of the rock. What I would like to know is more information on the species it is, as well as if there is a person or place I can send it to get prepped. For identification purposes here is what I know. The area it was found in Cincinnati Ohio in a bed known for Cambrian era fossils. Estimated age is 450-500 million years. I am not a rich man so I cannot afford to spend too much on prep but it is the best fossil I've found so far. I would be willing to spend as much as my budget allows on getting it cleaned up and put back together. I do not know what to expect price wise so if anyone has a guestimate please let me know. Thanks ahead of time to anyone that can help me out.
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Hey hey, all fossil enthusiasts! I found these pictures of a fossil, and got curious about what kind of mammal it is. Have read about ancient camels recently and maybe thought that it is maybe a Poebrotherium skull? I don't have to much knowledge about these kinds of fossils. But would like to get some tips about how to identify these kinds of camel fossils. And maybe also how to tell the fake ones from the real ones. Since I like that kind of "investigation". //Kutembea
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Also found on a shingle beach in South Suffolk, five or six months ago. I was delighted, and spent hours googling herbivores with the idea that it had to be something huge, but nothing fit. Is it not a tooth after all?
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Hello! Help please to id this tooth. Height-7 mm. Probably Miocene. Western Ukraine. Thanks!
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Help please to identify this fossil. Age: Middle Miocene. Size - 3,5 mm. Location: Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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Hello! Help please to identify it. Age: I dont know know age... There are deposits of Middle Miocene and some redeposits from Cretaceus-Paleogene. Size of stone - 9 mm. Size of object ~ 0,6 mm. Location: Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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Hello all. A decade ago, before I started keeping proper track of the specimens I own, I purchased a partial femur specimen (for context, it was fairly cheap, less than $150 I think). Anyway, I 'think' that it was from a Hadrosaur, but I don't think the seller knew for sure -- and I know for sure that I don't know for sure! Anyway, I don't recall the formation (I'm going to guess Judith River, but that's based on very little). Any, if anyone is able to readily identify/confirm that the partial femur is from a hadrosaur, or from something else, I'd deeply appreciate it. The specimen is highly mineralized and heavy; please see photos. Thanks!
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Found in Southwest Missouri. I was guessing Gastropod?
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i found this cool fossil while deer hunting... i stepped on it and it made a funny 'tint' sound. like tile on concrete and got my attention, if anyone know what it is, please help thanks its about 10 inches long and pieces together
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Still learning my formations. Found these close to the bottom of the Dakota Sandstone formation in Kansas.
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I live in Central Wisconsin and have been finding several interesting looking rocks in scattered among landscaping in a parking lot. Here's one of the stranger ones. Total length is about 7 cm. Detail shot is of bottom of specimen. I've also made a 3d scan and uploaded to Sketchfab. I can provide more pictures by request. Thank you for your time!
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I am excited to learn / find more information on what kind of fossils I have been collecting. I am in Southwest Missouri, in the country where there are lots, and lots of rocks. To give y'all an idea of my rock/fossil obsession, I currently have two rooms with at least a hundred rocks/fossils in each. Attached are a few I have cleaned and have been trying to identify.
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Hello, This is the proximal head of a fossilized femur that I bought a few months back at a rock shop. The only collection info I know is that it’s from Florida, and by the looks of it it’s probably from the Peace River. After doing some amateur study I’m pretty sure this is the end of a horse femur, though of course I have been very wrong before and so would like some more thoughts/opinions. Unfortunately the place where the third trochanter would be is broken off which makes identification more difficult. Many thanks!
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Hi everyone, A friend found this bone with what looks like a shark tooth embedded into it while he was hunting in Bakersfield near Shark Tooth Hill. Does it look like an embedded shark tooth? and what type of shark do you think it could be from? He found several Hastalis and Planus teeth in the same layer. I really appreciate all the help the community has provided me. I learn something new every time. Thanks!
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Help identifying rock found in old iron mine waste rock.
Irongiant97 posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
So I don't know what this is and would like to see if anyone here can help identify it or give me some idea of what it is. The picture isn't the best, nor could I fit a second picture into the main post so I'll add more in the comments, and I'll also try to describe it. It's made up of swirling, mixed, and radiating colors, red, yellow, orange, white, gray, and green (the flash from my phone has effected the colors in the picture a bit). It seems to be somewhat translucent, and has a sort of dry luster to it, not rough like most rocks, but not quite oily smooth like an agate. It's fairly heavy for it's size (from top to bottom it's about 4.5" long). I haven't tested how hard it is, and I don't know how to identify cleavage. I found it in the waste rock pile (mine dump) of a local iron mine on the Mesabi iron range in minnesota. Hopefully my description is helpful, I really want to know what this is because I think it's just so cool, and know where to find more.
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So I this rock out in the woods on the mesabi iron range in northern minnesota. It struck my eye when I saw a part of it sticking out of the ground, it's partially translucent olive green with lighter green bands going horizontally. The bottom side is a rough red and brown, very much like the outer crust of a raw lake superior agate. I don't know what it is, but it's pretty heavy for it's size (it's about 8.5" from end to end). My guess is that it's some kind of chalcedony like chert or possibly (hopefully!) an agate (though agates this size are rare, and green ones are rare in general) given how it's partially translucent, banded, high weight-to-size, and with a somewhat greasy luster. What do you guys think.
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Hello, I found this at Charmouth and am wondering if it was a bone and if so what sort of bone?
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