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I believe my last post got moved from the Fossil ID discussion to this one, as is appropriate. I honestly had forgotten about some of the other discussion categories and will remember to post topics in the right place. This piece is another that has me having to ask. It's almost chalky but no powdery residue is left on my fingers what I handle it. It's sort of silky feeling and quite hard. It's very heavy for It's size, as well. Not as heavy as the magnetite of the same size that I compared it with, but heavier than expected. The rust color is from something nearby or in the sand at the bottom of the lake, several other pieces I picked up in the same spot had discoloration from iron. I say bottom of the lake just because the water is so low, I wasn't scuba diving in our local pond. What should I do to figure out what it is? The usual--burn, scratch, etc? Have fire, will travel! K
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Firstly, please know I did my best with these photos. My camera app does not like taking shots of chalcedony or the sparkly surfaces of bubble agate! I've been told this piece is a fossil, either a piece of coral with some sort of muscle-like creatures still contained or muscle-like creatures mineralized and surrounded by the agate.. If I remember correctly, it was found near Guernsey, WY. I really need to start recording the location where the more interesting pieces are found. I am sure I found this one in northeastern WY. I found a smaller piece of the same, the only obvious difference is that the smaller piece does not have any of the bubbling formed on any sides. What is it? As always, thanks for looking! K
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I posted pictures of this uncut stone/fossil several weeks ago hoping for an ID, but since I didn't know the location it was found, the consensus was it most likely is stromatolite. I've had it cut and polished and it's gorgeous! It's very dark inside. The circular parts look like they are gray and black, but in real life it seems to be just 2 different textures of black. The parts that look more gray are rougher/grainier and the blacker areas are more smooth and reflective/shiny. The circular parts almost look like fluffy clouds. The in between area is dark gray until you get near the edges where it is more brown/mud color, with a few small spaces of white quartzy looking stone dotted throughout. Pics are from outdoors and indoors. Do you still think it's stromatolite? and does the inside give any more clues to possible location or age? Thank you for your time and your comments
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This is the last of three from me, of these likely petrified wood pieces that I am just curious about. To recap, I believe it's pet wood but am just checking my curiosity. Found in western Nebraska, near the river or canal off the river, lots of pet wood around here but these look like they could be bone. Apologies, I did my best to get the lime off of this one but it's not as well-preserved as the other two and I didn't want to keep chipping away at it lest I break it. Brute strength. I did my best with the pics, the piece itself is spongy looking and grainy.
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This is the second of three pieces I've recently picked up that I'm a little stumped by. I'm guessing they are all three petrified wood unless someone tells me otherwise. All three were found in western Nebraska not far from the North Platte River or the canal fed by the river.
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It's been a long time since I've done this, and a few weeks since renewing my membership here, but I've read the specs again and I think I'm ready to start posting the pieces that have brought me back to you experts here in this forum. I was in Pennsylvania when I joined the forum the first time. I am now in western Nebraska and have become more rockhound more than mudlark simply by the nature of what the earth brings up. Most of the time I am satisfied with my own identification or don't need one to be happy with a piece. I have recently found a couple of things that baffle me. I've been on the lookout for petrified wood, it's rather everywhere out here, and picked up the piece I'm posting here and two more I'll post separately. My guess is that they are likely petrified wood. However, they look like they could be something else that I dare not speak aloud lest I get my hopes up. If any of the three are this fossil of which I dare not speak, this ID post will tell me and I can be surprised and delighted. So, petrified wood or something else?
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Hello everyone! My friend found this fish in her collection and we have no clue what kind of fish it is. Is there any fish experts in this forum that can help us with the identification? I,m afraid we cannot provide any accurate information on the age and procedence. Many thanks in advance! Kind regards, Andrés
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Hi all, I'm new here. Would love your help identifying this beautiful set of fossils. I believe they are from Morocco. Any clues? Thanks so much! They are on the heavy side: 15 grams / 1 inch wide / 1" thick on the largest for the smallest 54 grams / 2 inches wide base / 1" thick on the largest. Maybe iron-heavy concretions?
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I have thousands of sharks teeth (it's a family hobby) but would like to know about these 3 in particular. The one in the middle appears to be broken in half and is serated on the right.. Thanks Found in NC, SC and GA
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Not necessarily fossils but correct me if im wrong.
Alwayslookinatmyredshoes posted a topic in Fossil ID
I need these pictures to find the right person, I have tons of pictures for they are all local to me. I can send examples to you. Ok so here's what I think, I think these rocks were formed right after the ice age, from animals from right when the ice froze over. They must have thawed out turning into the ocean, (animals becoming part of the ocean floor from all the sediment and debri) then after millions of years they became part of the earths crust, then being broken up by an earthquake or maybe an asteroid?! Maybe a bunch of meteorites that struck one after another. Who can tell me more about these? https://imgur.com/a/54TMYqc https://imgur.com/a/3OSoG2E -
I'm super new to fossils and was wondering if anyone knows what this is?
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Just over 2 feet long, only between 10 and 15 sharp teeth. Any help is appreciated!
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Skull length around 10 inches, skull width around 4-5 inches, with a beak that seems to indicate that it's a fish-eating bird. Any help would be much appreciated!
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Was digging in vegetable patch in clay soil about 20cm below surface in back garden, south-east London, UK and found this little beauty! First fossil I've found without looking for one. I especially like the lower section of the right-hand image, where you can see the pattern is an imprint rather than a protrusion (not sure of the correct terminology!) Any ideas what it could be? I've provided a scale on the image. Reminds me of a worm! I can answer any questions.
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I would appreciate some help identifying some of my latest finds. Since I am in Southern Indiana, I know many of my finds are silicified or geodized and I kind of know what some of them are but I want to be sure. I apologize if this post seems to be a bombardment of pictures that I am asking help identifying but I didn't want to post too many separate posts. Hopefully I've correctly uploaded pictures & if I am doing anything incorrectly please give me advise. First are what look to be turtle shells or are they just geodes moonlighting as turtle shells?
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I spent a couple days this week hunting fossils and sharks teeth around coastal South Carolina. I came across a few fossils that I need help identifying. Any ID or guidance is much appreciated. Images are below.
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Can anyone id this? I would have just wrote it off as a rock if it wasn’t for the hole in the ends. Not sure if it goes right through or not. I can’t blow through it but there is sediment inside the hole. A friend suggested it was maybe a worm burrow. The area I found this in mainly has Bearpaw formation fossils but lately I have been finding older stuff like a rugose coral that was maybe deposited by glacier or river flow from older deposit upstream. If this is some kind of worm burrow cast do you have any suggestion as to the age? Thanks in advance for any insight.
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We found these 2 fossils on the beach tonight. I am thinking some mammal, but I can’t figure out how to even start identifying it. I’d appreciate some help. It’s making me just a little excited :-).
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Hey All, I found this vertebra today on the beach in Charleston, SC. Can someone help me ID it? Is it from a Dolphin? Thanks in advance!
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I found this very complete snail/mollusk looking fossil, it’s the first time I’ve seen the shell and body shape of a snail type organism preserved equally well in a fossil I’ve found- can anyone help tell me what organism it is specifically and from what time period? I found it in Southampton, Ontario in my rock garden, so I don’t know whether the rocks from the rock garden are from a quarry or the shores of Lake Huron (I would guess they’re from Lake Huron, but I don’t know). Thanks for your help, I’ve been holding onto this for years and always been curious as to what it is! Christian
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I have been collecting fossils for many years, but this fossil is without a doubt the strangest and most mysterious of the fossils I’ve ever found- I would really appreciate your help in helping solve this mystery of what it is and how old it is! It was found on the rocky shores of Lake Huron in Southampton, Ontario. I initially was interested in it because it looked like a boot and I thought it was a native carving, but realized it must be a fossil of something I’ve never seen before. It’s very interesting to me because it almost seems to be coiled like a spine of an animal, but could also be strange coral- I have no idea. Very curious to hear what you think. Thank you for your help, Christian
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Hi Everyone, I'm very excited to have found and have an opportunity to post on this forum. The rock with a potential fossil was found by my six year old son while we were hiking along a riverbed (Paint Branch watershed) within greater Silver Spring, Maryland area. The rock was in a shallow stream. My son was pulling me by the sleeve to show me a "fox track". He loves nature and always draws my attention to various tracks and animal bones on the ground so I didn't think much of it at first until I realized this time the track was in stone instead of the usual sand/mud. I'm wondering if it could be an early mammal, a small dinosaur track, or some other type of fossil? I attached several photos that I hope are helpful and show the rock with the potential footprint/track form various distances. One of the photos is showing the size (about 1.5 inches or 3.8 cm long), and one is a close-up showing what seems like a "thumb" imprint with a claw and even something that looks like a thenar/pad area of the bottom of hand/foot. The bottom of each of the "toes" appears rounded, as one would see on animal tracks- this cannot be seen in the photos. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I found the item pictured a couple of weeks ago in Big Brook in Colts Neck, NJ. I have seen photos of Pychodontid fish teeth online and am wondering if this could possibly be one, or if it is just a rock with a similar shape. Hoping an expert can let me know.
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Hello wonderful fossil-people! If you and you're gang enjoy solving a groovy mystery, I have a post for you! This rock was found in an area of Northern Arizona that is very well know for producing lots and lots of bryozoan, brachiopod, and crinoid fossils, as well as crystals and geodes. The bit of rock in question was found in the side of what appears to be a broken geode. There is a triangular fragment of stone that does not match the material surrounding it. There is also a white discoloration encompassing the triangle that I've highlighted in green on one of the photos below. The colors in the 3rd photo are a little more true to what it looks like in real life. The geode is kind of a pink-ish color and the triangle "fossil" is a dark brown/reddish color. Given the abundance of marine fossils found in the same location, I wonder if this is also fossil. It just seems so out of place in this rock. I have oodles of bryozoan, brachiopod, & crinoids that I've found in the same location and I can share pictures of these, if it somehow helps So what do you think, fossil or random bit of stone? If it is a fossil give me your best guess as to what it might be... or even give me your worst guess. I'm not picky lol.
