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I forgot to introduce myself used to have an account but it got hacked back in 2020 but anyway I'm here to possibly further my career in l studies of paleontology. I'm a novice when it comes to ID, and the field, but I know predatory monsters aren't monsters. Also I love Mr. C.M. Koseman and I am going to college, and I also want to know how I can start my career in paleontology now.

Hello everyone, My name is Ben and I am a newbie collector of sea shells and all things nature which I love very much! I intend to learn as much as I can from you guys and gals and have fun too!

Goodmorning all! Here to introduce myself to this forum. I am Serena, 36 years old from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since 2 years I am an active (but amateur/just for fun) rockhounder. Unfortunately I live in Holland, so to be a rockhound means to get quite creative So I always look forward to our holidays in different counties, to extend my rock collection. Roaming the area for Agates is my favorite Nice to meet you all!

Hey all! I am very very new to all of this. I am sitting on what is geologically surveyed as pre Cambrian and Cambrian geology. Since I was a child I have been stumbling over the awe of the natural world. I never did find any real fossils when I was younger. In the 2nd grade I remember dragging my principal to what I was sure had been a dino fossil. It was simply an old metal fence post that was cut and smashed into the ground. It was for sure a blow but I still held my amazement for discovery. I would find reptiles, insects and strange critters where common people never suspected. I never lost that curiosity and love for nature and animals. As I grew and travelled I always loved to see the geology of every area I visited. Amazed yet again by the vast differences from place to place. One day my leg stopped functioning and I was told I need surgery. I pushed against it as long as I could. A few steroid shots and steroid packs later I almost gave in. I was too young for surgery, I knew it. I turned my eyes to nature. Here I found mushrooms, Reishi specifically. In a week the natural compounds, that are comparable to prednisone, reduced the inflammation. Finally my knee had room to heal. Little did I know this was about to spark a much needed back to nature, back to the wonder of it all that I needed. Walking in the city, a big concrete ocean of nothing, I found everything. Sitting on a tree in the middle of the concrete land was reishi. The mushroom that gave me my leg back was all over this decaying tree. I started going onto forays and learning all about mycology. I was astonished at everything I never could see that has always been at my feet. The massive amount of diversity in every inch of everything finally clicked and I understood the complex depth of life's interconnectivity. Well I understood it was complex at least. Finding mushrooms gave me a wonderful pattern eye. Even still with my latent talent for finding nature it took me over 3 years to realize something spectacular. I am sitting on a giant fossil bed. Its nothing but sediment rocks moved by several cataclysmic events. I collected many many interesting rocks the last several years with no realization of what wonders they truly hold. Still I know next to nothing of fossils and geology, but I am not bad at google and I.D. Quickly I came to realize the only patterns that match my many many many patterns is kimberella. The only difference from what I have found online is that mine are not only of imprints. Most are mineralized copies on rocks from the tracks, to the scrapings and the body imprints. I do however find myself with fully quartz copies. Yes. I know... but YES! Some are even crystalized with actual quartz crystals. I am able to see the mineralized patterns of the shells. The tease is that my area is completely frozen over and I wont have the ability to uncover anything of great clarity for me to share photos and bring me to an absolute conclusive agreement. I will post what I have shortly as I lost internet for aver a week immediately following my discovery. I want to get familiar with the forums rules and guides for ID posts. I do wish to keep my location private for now. I want to do my own research and bring my findings to the right people in the scientific community at the forefront of edicaran discoveries. I will post a few photos by tonight in the I.D. section. Hopefully someone can prove me right! I will add a mollusk and a scrape track picture I have readily available.

Hello i didn't introduce myself I am from uae and I have a lot of love to fossils my favorite dinosaur has to be the psittacosaurus and triceratops I find them very fascinating and unique I loved both of them since I was younger and I am very intrigued about how these beautiful creatures once lived and I also love cenozic era mammals like wooly mammoth and the saber-tooth tiger i also plan to explore my country to see if we have any fossils, so hello