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I purchased this from a man who said it was found on a mountaintop in Tennessee. I have no other information about it at all. Does anyone have any idea what it might be?
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I purchased this from someone in Kentucky. It was labeled Rugose Coral fossil with no other information. Does anyone know what type of Rugose it is?
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Here is a small tooth, probably a juvenile therapod, from the Hell Creek Formation, Garfield County, Montana. The collected horizon reportedly produces material belonging to 'Nanotyrannus'. Any thoughts on what taxonomy this tooth may represent? It show feeding wear and nice distal serrations, but no mesial.
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What is the age of the oldest known non-permineralized shell?
Eye in the Sky posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Recently, a group of paleontologists were having a discussion regarding fossil shells after a woman produced one for identification. Discussion turned to the difference between a shell and a fossil shell (that being a shell which has permineralized). There was debate as to whether or not there are any shells that are older than any fossil shells in the general paleo record. One of the paleontologists knows a shell expert and she reported back that the oldest known shell is approximately 18,000 years old and that all shells older than that have permineralized. However, some found this difficult to believe, as shell material, being mostly calcium carbonate, should be able to survive for very long periods in non-acidic deposition environments. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks! -
This was Given to me with some arrowheads and I’m trying to figure out what is it, what it came from. I think it is. Fossil and Maybe a vertebrae of some sort? But that is just My under educated guess.
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Here are three more things I've found. These are from Wabash County, Indiana...all from creeks or rivers. Thanks for any help!
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these were found at a chalk-based cretaceous seabed in Starkville, MS...Both 10-15 mm in diameter... any idea what they are? one is cone-shaped, the other is flat on top and bottom... on the second fossil, one side has fanned lines stemming from the center bottom whereas the other side has straight lines
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Just got back from Venice/Caspersian Beach, Florida. Was sorting my loot for the day and among to Mako and Bull teeth, I found this. I’m having a hard time identifying it. It appears to be a tooth of some kind but I have never seen one like this, it does not appear to be a shark tooth. It’s size is a little smaller than a dime, so it’s pretty small. Definitely feels fossilized. The top is completely flat, and there appears to be a enamel line marking what was above/below the gum line. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide in identifying this cool little thing!
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Hello, this is my first post as I stumbled upon this forum attempting to research a fossil my Great Grandmother gave me some years ago. When I was younger, I thought they were teeth of some sort, but after some digging (no pun intended), I am thinking it may be horn coral!? Also, in the second picture I labeled part of the rock #4; it appears to be different from the rest of the rock. Some of it is like a milky matte material and beside it (hard to see in still picture) is a section that glimmers in the light. I wondered if it was some sort of crystal or just another form of a fossil/the limestone. I apologize for any errors that I have made in this description or in the pictures. I would appreciate and corrections, tips or recommendations I could use for potential future posts. If anyone could give me some more information on what I have here, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you and have a great day!
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I found a rock in North idaho. I broke it open and scraped out as much dirt I could without damaging what looks like a small bone. It's about 3/4 of an inch long. It is also different color and texture of anything else found in this rock. Would like some opinions please. Thank you.
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I have 2 fossil Mako teeth labeled as Carcharodon hastalis in my collection, and I'm now questioning the correct designation for them. The other two classifications I am referring to are: Cosmopolitodus hastalis Isurus hastalis How should I label them correctly?
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This fossil was found at Liesberg, Switzerland. It looks like Psiloceras mixed with Hildoceras.
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I found this bone in my mince ('beef') and I couldn't begin trying to ID it. My best guess was a rat's rib but rat ribs don't look quite like this. It's obviously not from a cow, those are enormous. Unless it's an inner ear bone or something? I realize that this is a fossil hunter's forum but it's the nearest thing to my need that I managed to find.
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Found in Durham, Ontario, Canada, in limestone. Looks like some kind of shell, but am unable to find anything similar online. This specimen was loose but there are others nearby embedded in the limestones.
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Hi, Thank you all for the help with my shark spine I.d yesterday. I was very pleased to finally find our what it was! Today I was looking over some other large pieces of bone bed from the same trip to Aust cliff, and I had a very pleasant surprised when I broke it open. I think it's some sort of tooth, it's large around 5cm in length. Is it from a shark as it was near to the area I found the spine? Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks
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A local rocks, minerals, and fossils store recently went under some renovations and increased in size by quite a lot. However, according to the employees, lots of the fossil identification/location information was somehow lost during the remodeling, and so they were selling off many of their fossils for cheap to clear room for new inventory. Plus there was a good sale on fossils going on. As the title states, I purchased this fish because I thought it looked interesting, but I was wondering if anyone here had any idea of what it might be. Secondly, are there any guides for identifying fossil fish that would be relatively easy for a beginner to read? There were a lot of other unidentified fish there I would have bought, if I had some general idea of what they were. But I'm super new to this and I don't really know where to look for information. A good majority of the fish that still were labeled said they were from the Green River Formation, if that helps at all. Ruler is in inches. Thanks in advance for the help!
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Hi, I'm very new to this and have had a couple of trips to Aust cliff uk recently. I hadn't really found much but today I found this tooth/bone? I have tried a little of my own research and have hit a dead end. I think it may be ichthysaur but I'm not sure if it's a bone or a rather long thin tooth. It appears to be hollow.Could anyone help me with an I.D please? Many thanks 20210921_213640.heic 20210921_213649.heic 20210921_214010.heic
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I found this fossil and cant tell what or is and would like to know.
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Hello! I'm a new member and I discovered this forum recently. I've already learned so much browsing threads. I'm not sure if it'll be possible, but I was hoping that I could get some help identifying a section of fossil scapula that I came across and was thinking of purchasing. The seller doesn't have much information on it besides it being a Hell Creek find in South Dakota. He thinks it may be from a tyrannosaur. Pictures attached, any thoughts would be great!
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Fossil ID: Needmore formation Devonian fossils ( Lost River)
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Hello, As a follow up to my previous post, I wanted to see if anyone can help me Identify some of the things I found or confirm my suspicions. all material was found in Wardensville, part of the needmore formation in the Lost River quarry. #1 lets start with the biggest stumper, I have absolutely no Idea what this thing is or even if it is a fossil. my best guess is a possible trilobite feeler, but even then I am not familiar enough with their anatomy to make that call. failing that, some sort of soft bodied invertebrate perhaps? #2 I believe this to be a small branch of Trachypora coral. the fossil was longer than is pictured, but it unfortunately broke off as I extracted it. I have heard that you can restore this coral to its truer color by using a very weak acid, is that true? #3 some crinoid stems with what I believe to be a fossil of something on the top right rock. the formation was littered with these rust colored veins of sorts, I dont know if it is simply a concretion, or a type of life. nothing on the ID pages I used seem to reference this. #4 I'm reasonably confident now that this is in fact a trilobite head sticking out of the matrix, if anybody has worked in or knows any resources on preparing fossils from this WVA formation please let me know.
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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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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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I found this tooth on the beach today and have NO idea what type of shark it’s from. Does anyone have any idea?
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I found this tooth on the beach today and I was wondering if anyone could quickly identify it for me! I’m not sure what kind of tooth it is but it’s a really good one
