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Found this at a spot I was told there was shark teeth. Spotted this, it stood out to me, not sure if it’s a fossil, but it does pass the lick test. I’ve only rinsed it off and given it a scrub with a toothbrush, so it’s pretty rough. Also it’s wet in the pics.
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I don’t know from which locality this specimen originated. I found it among my late grandfather’s property. From what I can gather, this is an extremely large specimen of amber. It weighs approximately 110 lbs, measures approximately 22” x 18” x 11” and features many interesting inclusions from what i can see. I’ve performed a scratch test, hot needle test, acetone test, smell test, saltwater test, UV light test, and specific gravity test… all of which seem to confirm its identity as amber. If this is true, however, based on the information I can find, it would seem that I’ve come into possession of one of the largest pieces of amber on record. You can imagine my skepticism at having made this discovery in a small neighborhood in southern Indiana… I haven’t a clue what to do next—please help!
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Hey everyone this is my first post to the forum. I hope everyone is doing well. While fossil hunting in Amelia island I came across this fossil. At first I thought it was a Scute but after seeing photos it doesn’t have the craters you see in most scutes. Then I thought it was a Sea Robin Skull but it also looks different from that as well. Does anyone have any other suggestions on what it may be?
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I found this in a creek fossil hunting and I can not identify it, and cannot find it on the internet. If someone could identify that would be great.
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I love my backyard, I don' love being clueless as to where the previous owners purchased the rocks from. I am fairly positive that they are a mixture of at least two different styles, one of which I know is a river or lake mixture. (I was able to get one person on another forum to tell me they look like possibly Michigan Lakes stones) What I did not know, is that coral and sponge could be found in fresh water sources, any body an expert in this sector? Or if you have any opinions on the Lake Michigan suggestion, please let me know what you think. When I am more familiar with the different forums and navigation of everything, I will make sure to post the ones that I have been assured are coral specimens.
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I was recently at a fossil show in Buffalo NY at which I obtained some small, unidentified, pieces of bone. Three of these pieces I believe might be identifable, so if anyone know what they are, the information would be appreciated. The first one is just a small piece of bone, however, it has three holes on one end that I am curious about. Could they be bite marks? The second fossil is the one that I think has the best chance of being identified, due to it's shape. It is also unusually light for it's size. The final fossil I was told was a part of an Edmontosaurus annectens. I am wondering if it could be identified as a specific bone, due to the fact that it appears to be the end of a bone. Once again, any information is useful.
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New to Venice beach FL, been picking up lots of shark teeth and stuff from puffers and rays but this is a new one. Picked it up just north of the Venice inlet. Any ideas? Photos are next to a millimeter caliper.
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Hello! I’m very new to the hobby of fossil finding and I already can’t get enough of it. I went to green mill run in Greenville, North Carolina and found a few good pieces, but I can’t seem to identify one of them. Any help would be very much appreciated, thank you!
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Hello people, glad I found this forum as I love fossil hunting but am never sure of what I find, beyond speculation. I found this little piece resting on the sand earlier today at Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight. Any thoughts? I’ve taken a few pictures to try to give some indication of size. TIA
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As it's too stormy to collect fossils... Jurassic, Callovian, Oxford Clay, Peterborough Member, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. This was something very odd I found from a concretion in the Oxford Clay. They are great for three dimensional fossils such as ammonites. It looks like wood, in which case it's my first bit that isn't carbonised, or possibly bone. It could also simply be mineral. Another possibility is fish. I really wish there was more of it, that might have cleared it up, and would appreciate your thoughts.
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Found this fossil recently. looks like its possible tooth sockets and the material is very bone like but it has a secondary medium meshed with it, which is what alerted me to it being a fossil. i thought it was just a cool unique rock at first or a native american artifcact considering my finger fit perfectly in the socket. I thought it may be broken clay pottery or just some sort of tool. you guys think it could be from iguanadon? similar features for sure.
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Trying to ID a couple gifts just recently given to me from a digger buddy in Texas... First is a croc/gator tooth. Second is a vertebra. Third looks to be a small scute. Fourth is supposedly portions of a bat jaw. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
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Help Please!, Is It Real A Fossil?
Matt_ posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hey! I have just been given this fossils, the previous owner could not find the certificate of authenticity, and I am not sure if it is real or not. It's very heavy, the teeth stand out a lot, and they feel smooth. Could please someone help us identify if it could be real? Thanks.
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Fossils found in London Clay, Walton-On-The-Naze, Essex, England
StephenKuta posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi everyone, I found these whilst beach combing for fossils at Walton-On-The-Naze, Essex, England just a few meters from the London Clay level. They are fossilised and look like vertebrae. can anyone help identify which mammal they came from. They were found together in the same spot, stuck amongst pyrite and shingle. a big thank you in advance Stephen
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I am going through a collection of rocks I acquired cleaning and trying to identify. I know how important location is but in this case I honestly have no idea. This one reminded me of a coral but thought I should ask the experts. Thank you for looking and your time.
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Found this broken piece first. I initially thought this one to be wood. But after looking at the first one I found them to be similar in the pattern just different material. I think I have one similar to this one that is a favosite? Found these in different areas on the ground in Muskogee County north of Webber Falls, Ok close to the Arkansas River. I believe it to be Middle Pennsylvanian, Atoka formation. I found several odd things but wanted to start with these. I am thinking 1-3 are some type of corals. And 4 I have no idea it was the last one I picked up for the day. Thank you for any help. Cyndi
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I can’t identify exactly what these are? Found them in Barton Creek near Austin. They look like a gastropod but haven’t seen any with the rears this out to the edge. Also the other pointy ones are even about the center while this one is near the back end.
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Found this guy down on the gravel hills above my section of the Guadalupe river bottom. South of the confluence or the San Marcos and Guadalupe and north of Victoria. After rains the leaves and top soil washes down and reveals pretty good gravel. Only ever found this as a fossil. But we have arrow heads and indian artifacts as well. Trying to determine if it's a claw or tooth. Mammal or Reptile and any age. Not going to sell or value just inquiring. Hershey's kiss for size reference.
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Let me know what you guys think!! I would love to get an idea of the time period and what shark it came from! Thanks in advance!
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Fossil found in West desert of Utah Could have been in the Uintah's?
Bricopp posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found the two pieces years ago in Utah's west desert around Delle? It looks like a horn I seen on a fossil site of a Triceratops? Can this be done with a photo?
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Hi all - I am trying to find out the type of ammonite I have here and any other helpful information like age and where it's from. ammonitepics.zip
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Found these on an eroded part of the trail, going up a mountain. They were buried lined up perfectly and I noticed an outline that I thought was a spine at first, through all the fallen leaves. Still very surprised I found these while waiting for my partner to finish peeing so we could continue hiking haha. Starting digging with a small rock and uncovered 10 teeth and no other bones as far as I was able to find. I am pretty sure they are fossilized or mineralized based on how heavy they are, and rock solid. I tapped them against a rock and they make a dinging noise compared to the sound of modern bones in my collection i tried tapping against a rock that make a more dull muted sound. I am fairly certain they are horse teeth but the one thing throwing me off is the size of the roots and lack of enamel on some of them. I know horses are hypsodonts and teeth dont usually show that much root. Does anyone have any insight on these? Thanks in advance
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Hello all, I can’t figure this one out! I was collecting fossils from a highly yielding site in Peace River. In this little section of gravel that I reached, it was almost entirely fossilized bone from dugong and whale and turtle. Nestled in the center of this pile of fossils, I uncovered this stone and was immediately taken aback. I have been rock and fossil hunting my entire life, and extensively in this state and this river, and I have never seen anything like this. I have an enormous and worldly collection of rocks and fossils, and I have never seen something this smooth naturally. It is the smoothest stone I have ever seen. It is far too smooth to be riverworn. When I lived in TN I would find rocks that had been remarkably smoothed by the passing river water, but that is not the case with this rock, I am confident. It is soft and heavy and slippery. If I had seen it in a house I would have thought it had been professionally polished. It is not porous at all, it is not smoothed bone or a phosphate nodule. It is significantly heavy and deeply black, almost blue. It looks as though the color beneath the black exterior is almost a light greenish. Even the area where the green is showing through is completely soft. In the flash of my phone light the entire stone almost looks bluish green. The closest explanation I have reached is that it is either a burnishing stone used by Native Americans (I have found artifacts and bone tools nearby this site, so perhaps they smoothed the stone out while using it for processing hides, etc) or it is some sort of fossilized gizzard stone or gastrolith. I know this is unlikely, as we have no dinosaur fossils here, but I read somewhere that extinct whale remains have produced such fossils before, as they apparently utilized gizzard stones as well. If anyone could help me out, I would so appreciate it! Also I apologize for the photo quality and scale, I was trying to capture how different it is than bone and its unique colors.
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Acquired fossils of I believe are teeth. I am a novice and can't identify them
JenaBee posted a topic in Fossil ID
I acquired these and some other actual bones which I will make another post for. Not sure what they are pretty sure they are mammals. Any help would be appreciated thanks.
