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  1. Biotalker
    There are a lot of unusual and unidentifiable objects in burmite that I have seen over the years. This is clearly an insect head, with eyes and jaws clearly visible, but through the transparent exoskeleton is this wild brown fibrous design. Is it due to some head structures like muscles or some weird random occurrence. Without considerable research, I don't know. Do you have any ideas?
  2. Lewis_

    Insect in amber

    Lewis_ posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Sorry for the bad pictures, I’m not sure what this amber would be called but it’s 100 million years old so what could these be? Snails? Seeds?
  3. Vopros
    This amber was advertised as “Hymenoptera wasp bee Burmite Myanmar Burmese Amber insect fossil dinosaur age “. I took the image, using a microscope. I have two question please. IMO the skin looks kind of strange. Why? Something appears to be growing from this wasp back. Could it be a parasitic fungus? Thanks!
  4. Ginger0412

    My Fossil Collection

    Ginger0412 posted a topic in Member Collections

    This is my fossil collection. the first image Please understand that the number is small. 2nd image theropod claw morocco 3rd image spinosaurus claw! morocco （The top is fake. The bottom is real.） 4th image the bones of an animal's finger 5th image raptor bone 6th image mammoth body hair 7th image mantis amber! 8th image Scarabaeoidea amber
  5. Michele7

    Unusual rock or fossil??

    Michele7 posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Hi! I found this a few years ago and due to the texture snd shapes, I believe it is a fossil but not certain. I asked an archeologist but he thought just a rock that formed in cracks of other rocks. That did not ring true to me with all the shapes plus he was not a paleontologist. However, I’ve looked at many images of fossils and cannot find anything similar. Anyone else? Atttached photos from every angle. Any information would be greatly appreciated!
  6. holdinghistory

    Strange insect in Burmese amber

    holdinghistory posted a topic in Fossil ID

    I was working on sorting through large group of amber I recently acquired, and this one struck me as interesting. I think I have seen this insect before, but having a hard time placing it. Raptorial legs, and an interesting snout/mouth piece. Any ideas?
  7. Ginger0412

    Is this stag beetle amber?

    Ginger0412 posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Is this stag beetle amber? barmite Myanmar product If anyone knows, please let me know. Thank you so much to everyone on the forums. Thank you.
  8. oscarinelpiedras
    That day was so exciting, because I found a really nice specimen of Mixoneura wagneri fern, a specie that isn't very commoon in the area. And the color is... I had the luck of found some Arthropleura armored pieces too (I have to clean and glue them) and a small part of a cockroach wing. Terrestrial fauna are very rare in Spain... I found It on a restored coal mine from upper Carboniferous, Stephanien B of NW Spain.
  9. oscarinelpiedras

    New Carboniferous insect found in Spain

    oscarinelpiedras posted a topic in Fossil News

    Mischoptera bergidensis https://aragonitoazul.blogspot.com/p/fosiles-de-la-provincia-de-leon.html
  10. Mousehead
    Hey all, here's the latest 99-myo addition to my amber collection. Not sure I've seen too many other scorpions as large or well-posed as this beefy fellow; he's a little over an inch long not including the pincers/arms. It's a thin piece so the often foggy clarity of Burmese amber is luckily avoided here with little oxidation.
  11. connorp

    Mazon Creek - fern or wing?

    connorp posted a topic in Fossil ID

    I spotted this on the outside of a concretion this week while sorting some buckets. It looks to me like it is possibly a wing, but it's pretty water worn so it could also just be a suggestively worn fern pinnule. I was hoping for a second opinion. @Nimravis @stats @deutscheben @RCFossils @Mark Kmiecik @flipper559 Thanks. A couple shots under a microscope.
  12. Ginger0412
    What insect is trapped in this amber? Please let the opinion of everyone. Cretaceous strata from Myanmar (about 99 million years ago) Size: 10x15mm I appreciate everyone's comments! thank you very much!
  13. Pseudogygites

    Caddisfly Larva?

    Pseudogygites posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Hi again everyone! I have a small fossil from a unit of lacustrine laminated silt from here in Saskatoon from the very late Pleistocene or early Holocene. The unit directly overlays a unit of till from the Wisconsinan glaciation. The unit contains carbonized plants stems, some of which are filled with wood boring beetle larva frass, diatoms, and burrows similar to Cruziana. In one of these hollowed-out burrows, I found this fossil, which is approximately 0.5 mm in length. It is composed of many extremely small carbonized plant fragments, all arranged horizontally from longest to shortest. I have no suggestions to explain how such an arrangement could occur through abiotic means, and the fossil bears a striking resemblance to caddisfly larva cases, many of which are composed of plant fragment arranged horizontally. I have attached some photos taken through a microscope lens on an iPhone. In hopes of accounting for the rough image quality, I have included numerous angles and degrees of brightness to help illuminate the arrangement of plant fragments. Any help confirming the caddisfly diagnosis or directing me from my incorrect guess to a correct one would be greatly appreciated!
  14. Dunderdung

    Amber inclusions - Chiapas, Mexico

    Dunderdung posted a topic in Fossil ID

    I recently aquired some amber inclusion specimens from Chiapas, Mexico. Im interested if there is any good litterature or website that is recommended for identifying the different species? All help is welcomed!
  15. minnbuckeye
    Before I post a trip report, I was hoping to get a few IDs that are giving me some trouble. First up are possible insects. 1. Crane Fly?? 2. positive and negative. Bee?? 3. Has the termite feel!! 4. Another Crane Fly Now what appear to me to be plant oriented material. 5. I am torn between three leaf clover (but how would that end up in a lake), or a flower, or a seed pod cluster. 6. Total unknown 7. Finally this confusing specimen. Great symmetry so must be something!
  16. glu
    On our famous auction site just popped out some incredibly detailed fossil insects and amphibians. Although there are no info from the seller (who probably got them without being aware of what they are), those are unfortunately not real. The matrix is clearly a limestone from Solnhofen, easily recognisable by the floating crinods (Saccocoma) and by manganese dendrites. There are highly detailed insect on them that have never been found in Solnhofen (including a giant spider). Also the amphibian column is probably a fish spine. There are already some bids on them, but please be aware. Also let me know what do you think
  17. Marco90
    The last (for now) addition to my fossil collection consists of three amber pieces from Baltic and East Europe. They're dated to Eocene.
  18. jikohr
    Hi everyone! I've been trying to id the insect in this amber, but I'm having some trouble. The insect is 4 mm from the Cretaceous of Myanmar (Burmite, about 99 million years old). Any insight is greatly appreciated as always!
  19. rocket

    Isophlebia

    rocket posted a gallery image in Member Collections

    Isophlebia

    From the album: Fossils from the Plattenkalke of the Altmühl Valley

    Some dragonflies of the solnhofen limestone are fossilized in the shown way, the wings are near the body. This one is around 6 cm and seems to be Isophlebia. Bit colored, old collection
  20. jnicholes

    Green River insect?

    jnicholes posted a topic in Fossil ID

    I found this today while going through my collection of fossils from Kemmerer, WY. I don’t remember finding it, so it must have broken off another rock revealing this. It looks like an insect wing. Then, I looked at it under my microscope, and took these pictures. I need a second opinion. Is this an insect wing of some kind or just a piece of a fish scale? Its about 3mm long, by the way.
  21. rocket

    Fly from China

    rocket posted a topic in Fossil ID

    We have a nice fliy in our collection, coming from lower cretaceous of Liaoning-Region / CN. Really from an old collection..., got it from a dealer who importet it around 1980. I am a bit unsure what it is..., think it might be a plecoptera, but.. Does someone has a name for it? thanks
  22. Mousehead
    Dragonfly, purportedly originally from Jurassic Daohugou Biota, China. Preservation looks rough enough to maybe be real, but I don't know much about insects that aren't encased in amber.
  23. jnicholes

    Fossil insect in amber.

    jnicholes posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Hi everyone, I haven’t been on in a while, how is everyone? I am posting today in hopes of getting an ID. Backstory, a while ago, I was able to purchase a piece of “polished amber with insect,” on online. When it got here, I was skeptical about whether it was real amber or not. I did a LOT of testing. It passed the float test, the UV test, and I was able to calculate its specific gravity successfully. I am pretty sure it’s real amber. Today, I took the amber out and looked at the insect under my microscope. At 40x magnification I saw so much TINY detail, I now believe it is not fake at all. I doubt anyone can make details this tiny. Now the question, is it possible to ID this insect? I am currently looking for an old email that has the details on where it was found and what type of amber it is. Any help will be appreciated, Jared
  24. Mochaccino

    ID Baltic Amber Insect Inclusion?

    Mochaccino posted a topic in Fossil ID

    Hello, I recently purchased this piece of Baltic amber with an insect inclusion. Don't have it in hand yet so can't do the more exhaustive tests, but I was wondering if someone could help identify the insect inclusion, and at least visually assess if it seems legit? Regarding ID I'm thinking it might be a Caddisfly, as it is quite large (~1cm) and seems to have 2 pairs of hairy wings and very long antennae. Regarding authenticity I don't see any visual red flags, and it also doesn't seem to be an inclusion fabricated in real amber as afaik there would be faint swirls around the inclusion where it was melted in with molten resin or copal. The seller also sells a variety of other amber products and jewelry so they seem quite legit. Thoughts? Thanks.
  25. strochim
    Here are some photos of my 2nd ever fossil hunting trip on Saturday January 8th, 2022. On Friday Jan. 7th, was my first fossil hunting trip, which I posted a few days ago, obtaining mostly exogyra oysters from the North Sulphur River. So I went out the next morning in the rain to Jacksonville, TX, about an hour from me. I stopped along Hwy 69 just north of Love's Lookout, where there are steep rocky cliffs on either side of the highway. I only stayed an hour, as I was soaking wet. But I managed to chip away at several of the red rocks in the area (sorry, I don't know the geologic ages), trying to separate layers and see what could be exposed. I brought 13 samples home, just based on some indentions, bumps, or various colors. One of the samples looked like maybe a clam. It wasn't until I got home and cleaned them up a little did I start noticing what I found. Two of them have crabs in the matrix (it wasn't a clam). One of these with one crab also has 2 scorpions on the reverse side. Another rock sort of looks like it has an orthoceras nautiloid in it. All the others I'm not sure if anything or not. See my photos and comments below. I'll post more photos with close-ups and ask for help with ID in the "Fossil ID" section. All in all, I'm very excited and pleased with the two fossil matrix rocks for sure with the crabs, scorpions, and an insect. Worth the trip. 1) Total take: 13 Photo#1: 2) Four crabs and one large insect (not sure what kind). Unfortunately, I think I knocked off the largest one's arm when I was chiseling on the larger rock. Also, I need to know how I can seal these cracks. This piece is extremely delicate/fragile right now. I don't want it to fall apart. I'll ask this question in the question section also. Photos # 2a, 2b, Biggest one, missing an arm. Can still see its pinchers/claws. Photos # 2c, 2d (you can see the smallest one to the front right, with the insect hovering right behind him, can also see the pointy spikes on the insect's arms.) Small crab and insect, from different angles. Photos # 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h Small crab to right of big one (mama), in middle, (or below mama in this next photo). I didn't get a real good photo of him up close. Photo # 2i Crab near the back. Still covered with some rock matrix. I could use some suggestions on how I could uncover him some more, or should I not even try? You can see one arm and pincher, and part of the body. Photo # 2j And here is the underside of this matrix. Photos # 2k, 2l 3) Crab on top side, and 2 scorpions and a crab (or crab arm and a leaf?) on the underside. Photos # 3a, 3b, 3c from top side. Crab on far left. Any idea what the yellow lines are? Underside. Full scorpion on left side. Smaller scorpion on right front edge, with a crab pincher to the right of it. Photos # 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 3k, 3l 4) Strange streak pattern on front, with large insect (?) on underside, left of center, with what looks like a long tail. Photos # 4a, 4b, 4c 5) This one sort of looks like an orthoceras nautiloid buried. From the side view you can see a cylindrical bulge on top. From the edge view, I can't really tell if the cross section of the nautiloid is showing. Any agreement? If so, what would be the best way to remove more rock and get more of it exposed? This is something I don't know how to do yet. Photos #5a, 5b, 5c, 5d 6) And finally, here are the remainder of the rocks. I'll ask if they might be anything in the Fossil ID section. Photos # 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 6i, 6j
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