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Hello, I am very new to the paleontology world, but I look forward to learning from fellow members that have experience. I'm from Alaska and within the past couple years I have been expanding my collection of bones, tusk, and teeth. Mostly from ice age mammals. I hope to gain important knowledge in identifying specific bones and also the art of preserving such finds. Thanks.
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Hello again! We are learning so much from all of you that have responded to the first post, so a big thank you for that. We found this and one more that is similar to this in the same area that we found many devil’s toenails and the chert from my first post. We are wondering if this could be a bone fragment or is it just another pretty rock?
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Saying Hello,who am I kidding ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Hey all country boy From Ohio !
colby8454 posted a topic in Member Introductions
Hey y’all, just like to say hi I’ve come here to get some help identifying my finds I used to love rock hunting I would scour the driveway for fools gold A.k.a. pyrite Obviously When I was about 12 we got to build our dream home but as punishment I would have to pick up rocks as the land was Previously a cornfield So I’ve come along way with my rock route therapy! And I am very proud of her ex-husband luscious green grass lol I hope to laugh and learn a lot good ways to Identify rocks preserve them also I am looking foward for to meeting a as many mentors and friends as I can along the way ! The "Rocky Road " that brought me her has not only help me to reconnect with nature get out of the phone and just ground myself unfortunately my ice cream melted and now my feet are stuck on new Discoveries I'm young and eager to learn from y'all and someday pass my knowledge along as you can see if have quiet a since of humor and a on going tumultuous relationship with rocks So I figured might as well embrace. Its the adventure for me not the destination you may also notice my lack of punctuation so Sprinkle these in where you see fit .,.,.,.,.,,.,,;:.,,:;..,;..,....,,.,..,,.....,,......,..,.,,;..:........:) Happy Hunting ! Peace & Love Colb -
Hello from Missouri! I am thrilled to have found this forum and I have been exploring the site every day since. My dad was a ‘rock hound’. He would take my brother and I out fossil and arrowhead hunting when we were kids. I inherited his curiosity and fascination, but my knowledge is rudimentary. As most newbies probably do, I’ll be submitting a flurry of posts requesting help with identifying fossils I have had for years and some that I have found recently. And yes, I’m bracing myself for the probability that some of my ‘amazing finds’ will turn out to just be ‘cool rocks’. I have already learned so much by reading the posts of others, and I look forward to learning more. Marcia
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Hi everyone, I am excited to join you all in what I think is an exciting, educational hobby. I am new to the hobby and hoping I can learn from all of you with much more experience than I. I’m 52 at this point and my first experience really in finding anything really was visiting NJ on business and looking to fill my down time with something involving my other passions. I ended finding the fossil beds out there and was instantly hooked.
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Hello fellow fossil lovers! Thank you for allowing me to join your forum. I have loved looking for fossils and rocks for as far back as I remember. When I was a child we had an elderly neighbor who tumbled and hand polished rocks. I was so intrigued and he was kind of enough to let me watch and gives me stones. I was about 5. No one in my close circle “gets” my interest is I am reaching out for like minded folks. I know very little but want to learn and get that excited feeling again! I found a cool fossil a few days ago and I hope to get some identification of it. I apologize ahead of time I’m I am clueless. I am here to learn and admire your finds!!
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Hello. There are so many smart members here & I'm just hoping you can put up with someone who didn't listen in science class posting pictures for ID. I've always picked up rocks & what not that look interesting to me & have been content just admiring their beauty. Looking forward to trying to learn at least some basic identification.
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Hi - New to fossil collecting, but have been rockhounding for a while after my girlfriend got me interested in it again. I got more interested in fossils after finding some on the beaches in Oregon. Petrified wood has fascinated me for a while, especially the pieces where cell structure and growth rings are still visible. Still learning locations for collecting, ID, and all the other fun outdoor stuff that goes along with the hobby. -J
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Good afternoon, We are new and learning so much about searching for fossils, primarily shark teeth. My husband, Luis and I, Valerie, are eager to become more involved. I only started this past August on the beaches of Manasota key. I want so much to do this every weekend, but driving 3-4 hours is not always feasible and we wish we could find areas closer to home. I keep searching for historical geological maps too in hopes that we may find a nearby source. We have since joined a local club hoping to learn more and have applied for our fossil license too. Any links we can read up on and any information would be great! I know many prefer to keep the "SPOTS" private, however a general direction would be nice.
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HI! My name is Dawn. I am brand new to fossils hunting. Well truth be told I have always had my eyes open for rocks and minerals and fossils. But this week I have begun actively seeking them. This week I have gone hunting twice. Both are here in northern Ohio. Both are from rock quarries that .. I have been told.. bring up fossils from the Devonian period. NOW. I have not been very successful so far. Well I have found many many fossils. IN these quarry trash piles you'd have to be totally unaware to not find fossils. They are just..... not whole... not pretty... just kinda blah fossils.......(if you could actually feel blah about anything as old as these fossils). I did find a trilobite thorax a couple days ago but its not whole. And today I have found several shells not fully whole but some nice looking stuff. However the shells want to ...fall apart. The "legs" are falling off my trilobite. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING!!! HELP!!! (feel better now.) Could someone please direct me as to the tools I need for collecting. The proper technique I need for hunting and gathering fossils. The tools I need for gathing fossils. What a freshly found fossil looks like and what ti looks like when it has been ....properly prepared? How do I clean them. What do they look like laying on the ground. Could you just come do it for me. NO not really. I am so into gathering fossils but I am sooo clueless. Could someone give me a clue or tell me where to get one. I have been waiting my whole life to do this. These Devonian sites are just the start (I hope). I would be so grateful for any assistance.
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UPDATE: Consolidated all my loose preparation threads into one topic. Four hours so far into this big bug, and maybe another two to go. Found at Penn Dixie this past weekend, the visible area measures 6 cm. With the pygidium, it likely measured about 8+ cm. Judging by its size and pustular sculpture, this was likely a long-lived specimen prior to burial. This is how it looked fresh in the field:
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Hello! I'm Steve and I've been fossil hunting for around two years. I have been excavating some land in southern Ohio for two years now. When I travel for work I also like to venture out and see what things I can find. This last week I was in Maryland looking for Megalodon teeth (no dice) but it was a great experience. I look forward to learning and connecting. Cheers!
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So I thought I had this one figured out, but it looks like I was off. I thought I found Parvohallopora rugosa today, but I found it in the Corryville formation. According to the website I was using to research it, it is not found in that formation. So now I'm guessing Parvohallopora ramosa, but it has ridges like P. rugosa. Can P. ramosa form ridges too? From the descriptions and pictures I've seen, it doesn't have ridges, just monticules (I hope that's the right word) that are sharp and evenly spaced.
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I'm trying to learn the "rules" of fossils. Such as, if you have one buried deep in rock, is it ok to dig it out yourself, or do you take it to someone to dig it out? What's the best way to store fossils? Is there a general labeling system that people use, or do you use your own? I'm just trying to get a feel for the DOs and DON'Ts of fossils.
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I'm pretty sure it's a brachiopod. After that, I'm lost. I have a book that I'm using, and it matches a picture of a Torquirhynchia, but it says those are found only in Europe. This one was found at the Trammel Fossil Park. http://drydredgers.org/fieldtrips/trammel_fossil_park.htm I don't remember in what layer I found it. Side note, here's a close up of the tiny fossil next to it.
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hello I am very new to fossil hunting I have only hunted about ten times so far but I am loving it. I have already found several different fossils. but none that are close to me so far. does any one know of any places near macon ga. with high potential or any tips in general for me. I have took my son with me for the first time a few days ago and he loved it. just any most knows or locations near my area because truly I know almost nothing about fossils the little that I do know so far has come from youtube.
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Any relevant Scholarly articles on the evolution of Conifers & Angiosperms?
MeargleSchmeargl posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
In school, I am doing a phylum project, where we discuss in detail about a certain phylum from the Eukaryotic kingdoms. Desperately wanted to do Arthropoda (as I have collected this quite frequently and am quite fond of them, as you may already know), but we were last to choose due to chance, and Arthropoda was long gone In the end, we were given the plant phylums of Angiosperms and Conifers. I personally came to the agreement that I would research their evolutionary lines, seeing I am passionate in all things paleontology. I know some about the evolutionary line, such as that Conifers first appeared 320 MYA in the Pennsylvanian and Angiosperms came about 125 MYA in the early Cretaceous, but beyond that, I know very little about their evolutionary lines. Knowing the kinds of incredibly knowledgeable people that come here, TFF was the first place I turned to. Here, I'd like to pool any and all relevant articles. Any contributions are very welcome! -
Hi! I am new to this forum. I have always been interested in fossils but never studied them. I live in the US, in south Louisiana.
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Hey everyone!!! super excited to be here and cant wait for all of the new stuff I will learn! I am just getting into paleontology and fossil collecting. I have a background in crystals and gemstones from healing to jewelry making and just good ol' collecting. I LOVE finding fossils and have really been diving more into it ever since finding some (what I think to be) cephalopods at a pond near my work. I will post a thread later with pics to see what I really have. BUT thanks for the add and I hope I don't drive everyone nuts with the newbie questions! Also... any other Ontario kids here????? always looking to network!
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Hello, my name is Cody. Born and raised in Texas. I work as a Designer at Fossil, the watch company. Funny coincidence. Since I was a little kid I have been starring at the ground looking for cool rocks. Now at 30, it's becoming more of a hobby. My friends and I do a lot of camping and backpacking and canoe trips. Sometimes in very remote locations. We are always searching for fossil on our trips. I've only recently started going out specifically to hunt fossils. After a few trips to the Sulphur River, I was hooked. I posted my first good finds on TFF under Fossil Trips before I realized there was a member introductions topic. So just wanted to make it official and formally introduce myself. I look forward to learning new things from TFF members and hopefully contributing as well. Thank you Sulphur River Finds 12/10/16
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Hi, Google led me here and it seems like a great site with tons of people with a lot of knowledge. I am hoping to spend some time with my son looking for fossils in the low country area. Thanks, Alex
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Gone to youtube in hope of showing newbie how working with fossils and tools look like however not many videos like how to drill or work on certain fossils from scratch. Anyone know of any full length videos people can watch ?
