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Recently I have taken interest in fossil hunting after discovering a plethora of fossils from some farmland in Southern Indiana. It is my understanding the fossils are from the Devonian period. My grandsons (5 and 6 years old) and I have collected several specimens I’ve the last couple of months. I have been searching the Internet for weeks trying to correctly identify our finds and just when I think I have something identified —I find other possibilities. I would like to make displays for the grandkids and label our other collections appropriately. I am in hopes this community would help identify the specimens, and provide advice on how best to label the fossils. I appreciate any assistance that can be provided. Thanks. —Bill Shingleton PS: All the fossils depicted are from Jeffersonville, IN.
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I’m trying to figure up which direction for this calyx is up. closer view of this side
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Any help here? Looks a lot like some T-Rex teeth I’ve seen. Found in Indiana.
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I found this bone in a field in east central indiana. I did a field test to see if it is a fossil. I am an amateur but I believe it is a fossil. I was told there was a Buffalo lick about 2-3 miles north of where I found this. I am looking for help identifying.
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Hello! I’m Ellen B and I’m currently living in far NE Illinois where there is plenty of glacial till and a brevity of outcrops. By day I do computer support now. But I have a MS in geology with a specialty in sedimentary rocks and paleontology. I also am a hobby baker hence my moniker.
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I found this fossil in southeastern Indiana. Does anyone know what it could be? I figure it's some kind of gastropod but I'm not sure what, I've never seen one like it before.
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Found this the other day and wondering what it is.
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Looking for spots to find complete crinoids in indiana or surrounding states. I've done some door knocking in crawfordsville to no avail. Does anyone know where else to look or who to talk to?
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his was found in Spencer Indiana. They are inbedded in slabs of sedimentary rock. It's about the size of a golf ball. When I cut one open, there's a darker color inside. I polished one up and it almost looks like an Agate? They are all at the same sedimentary level in the cliffs so it makes me think it could be a Fossil. Thanks for any help! Jeff
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During a trip today with a friend I found a large flexicalymene meeki. As well as some parts and partials of others. I also found some good gastropods and miscellaneous interesting fossils. The large flexi would be around 2 inches long if stretched out and it is just over an inch wide.
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On a trip to southern Indiana yesterday I met a member of the fourm, Newbie_1971, and he helped me find my first trilobite! I found several well preserved gastropods as well as some pieces of isotelus trilobites.
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I have found a spot in eastern Indiana that has TONS of trilobits. I have been several times to this spot to find complete specimens but have come up empty handed. So I decided to read through the forum and I found some information about looking for spots that were deep sea locations instead of shallower/Beach spots. Are there any indications that you can look for to tell you that you are in a "deeper sea" location as opposed to a beach/ shallow sea location?
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Hey I'm new to the hobby and I am looking for new spots to hunt for fossils in the Eastern and Southern part of the state. As well as someone to go on trips with from the central Indiana area.
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Went out today and found some full trilobites and a good amount of partials. One I can't even believe I seen. It is so tiny that I used a magnifying glass to confirm it. How should I clean it? I believe it is whole.
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Hopped out for a short time today. Just wasn't feeling it. But I plan on going back out soon. But before I left I did find some flexicalymene partials, a bunch of isotelus fragments, including the mouth plate that I kept in the photo. I also grabbed a few cool hash plates with a good variety on them all.
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So has to go back out, and once again got rained out. But before I did I found some cool stuff. Ran to a place that I wanted to check out, and here is some of what I found in a fairly short period of time. Right off the start I found a trilobutt, then a whole roller. Founds spots that were loaded with crinoids, and matrix free brachiopods as well. Also found multiple trilobite parts.
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I am looking for help on the ids of these brachiopods and coral that I have. These were not self collected and I was told that they are Devonian in age and supposedly came from Sulphur, Indiana. A check of that area shows that it is Mississippian in age. Thanks in advance.
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Ran out after work and found a couple whole trilobites. Could someone help me with the other fossils in the photos? Is the one a type of coral, and the other ... have not seen a shell like that yet. The other fossil have no clue what so ever. Thanks for looking!
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First up is a large trilobite pygidium I am not accustom to. Next is what I am guessing is a cornulites. My hunting grounds are devoid of these. Or is it a tentaculites??? There were quite a few of these found as I went through the matrix. Finally a complete mystery to me. Sponge or some kind of echinoderm?????? Only one was found.
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The other day a woman at work told me of a place she takes her boys to play in a creek, and hunt for fossils. She told.me that they found various fossils but wasn't sure what they were, and told me to go check it out, and gave me directions. Today I didn't really feel like hunting, but after awhile I figured at the very least I should go check it out to see if it would be worth hunting later on. So I pull up and see this very small section of exposure. Walk up to it and instantly find an isotelus fragment, then very large brachiopods. Leaves had fallen and covered alot of area. I started checking rocks, and find a couple flexi parts. Then I flip a rock and find what I believe is a whole prone flexi. I pack the rock to the edge of the road and do a quick scan of some more rocks. To my surprise the place is littered with flexi/isotelus parts. I will definitely be back to check the place out thoroughly one day! Here are a few photos.There were so many parts in the one rock that I didn't have enough fingers to point at them all.
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Girlfriend and myself took a trip to St Leon, and she found her first trilobite! She is so stoked. Didn't get to spend much time there, possibly 2.5 hrs or so. It vegan to drizzle and some idiot was shooting and bullets were ricocheting, once heard a round buzz past. Didn't get photos wile there due to my hands being muddy. Her first trilobite, and part of the trilobite finds. The other stuff is still in our vests.
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I decided to hit a different section of ground today, just to check things out. It was difficult to do as I am pretty sure there are more trilobites to be collected where I found the others. Anyhow I am glad I did, found 2 more areas that have potential. Believe that I have learned quite a bit since I started, including something that seems to be a pattern so far. I found a good amount of partials, and found 3 fulls. Will post some photos now and add more later. Thanks for looking
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Guys this is crazy! So after I fossil hunt I put stuff on my patio table. Well I started to move some fossils that have been there from some of the past fossil hunts, and a I did I spotted something. At first I thought it may had been a small fragment of a brachiopod. I picked it up and was shocked. It is a tiny trilobite that must have been on a fossil or hash plate that I had collected. So I found a trilobite before I thought I actually found a trilobite! Hahaha
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