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Construction site in Prosper, TX. The only rocks of good size in the native site soil are these big limestone nodules. I think they are cephalopods. Thoughts? Thx, fowells
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A friend asked me to look at this fossil he discovered at the base of a limestone bluff in NE Iowa it is a Native American winter camp and cave complex. Have found trilobite and marine fossils in the area. It looks remarkably like a tall molar or short bone but a couple hundred million years too old. Does anybody recognize this? My best guess is that is a stalk of a plant precursor?
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Mud fossil from large cluster formation of limestone seem like is a blade of grass growing on to see pictures
Austin2000 posted a topic in Fossil ID
I'm not joking about this but these these I thought were like regular fossils I picked them up and they like they didn't feel right I had gloves on rubber gloves you know the ones workman's gloves and if I put them in a different bag and when I got home I picked them up and I put them in water the vinegar and stuff and they got like really slimy and I just put them on the side and I got him in the steel Tupperware container and another tupperware container with muriatic acid and the other one you know so in case they do get out whatever I don't know I know it sounds funny but it is what it is the I don't know if they are mummified the worms or whatever they are but they're not fossilized and they're not like petrified and if you put water on them they'll get soft I don't know if they're like alive after millions of years I doubt it but there is a blade of grass growing out of one of the clumps of mud which is weird I was thinking about putting some water on it you know to see what grows it could be a grass seed from some you know like from when they dug them up but it's in I mean I don't understand how it could have got in that watch cluster formation because I because it broke open when they dumped it so I mean it'd be cool to see what kind of plant it would grow. The other photos are of the other mud dirt items that were in the pocket of the cluster which was probably about 6 ft aacro
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Which one out of the six do you think will come out the best
Austin2000 posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I which one of the six large ones here that I posted pictures of you think will come out the best I like the boot shaped one or the v-shaped one.
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Hi. Everyone thanks. Need some advice on some large 40+ lb clusters of fossilferious agate
Austin2000 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone and thank you for letting me join the forum I believe I had joined before and I couldn't find my account for some reason it's been some years so I guess it got deleted and also I'm using my phone because back in January the apartment building I lived in burnt down and I'm staying at this motel which happens to be on a gold mine for fossils Well my question is this on the formations of the fossils in the limestone mainly the hotter limestone which is probably the older one like the green and the greenish blue and the gray I have several large pieces that look like they you know might be fun to do but I'm wondering on which way to approach it I got to get some vinegar and some baking soda and some Lodge tubs probably at the dollar store and let him soap for a few days and also I mean what's inside these formations I mean would there be like any like crystallization from the act because there's a few of them that which are crystallized which would be agate I think I'm not sure I'm a tool and die person so I mean this is new to me so please bear with me Also when I was collecting these you'll see by the pictures I mean I got a few of them because like I said I'm stuck in a hotel and only thing to do is walk up and down the river and I found some triangular ones which are also extremely heavy and I think they're also like the green Crystal type ones inside I'm not sure has anybody seen these before and they have some pretty good fossils on them on the outside in depth are about probably a half inch into out you know and on the smaller one just seems to be like guidelines on how do I guess clean it I mean that's kind of odd so to speak I mean it's like paint by number well if anybody has any input please let me know thanks again for the joint I'll try not to add so many pictures next time
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Found this in the rocks used to repair our road. Larger and narrower than any of the brachiopods I've found so far. Is it even a brachiopod at all? I assume the rock originated in the same formation as what I've found around the railroad tracks and in my driveway gravel, which I've been told came from the Slade Formation (Mississippian).
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I found a bone fossil in Cancun at the hotel zone beach, after removing the limestone enclosing the bone. Could anyone help me identify which species this fossil is? Thanks!
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Pic #1 front of first specimen Pic #2 back of first specimen Pic #3 & #4 same specimen different orientation
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Found in little creek around town, late Ordovician period in Southern Ontario, absolutely stumped on what it is. Any ideas are welcome, thanks in advance! Sorry for the low quality photos, these are the best I could get, fossil is 1cm (Long) with little groves.
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This is perfectly circular in cross section. I am fairly sure this is a Tentaculitoid, but I've never really identified one before. These are somewhat rare where I fossil hunt. I've seen a few bits and pieces stuffed inside of gastropod shells. This one was fairly long, with at least another 1 cm of material broken off when I cut it out of the parent rock. It is mostly white in color, but that is more shell preservation at this site rather than an important attribute. Most of the Tentaculitoids in books I've seen have ribbed ornament, whereas this has lengthwise ribs. CG-0616—Unknown Scale bar = 5 mm.
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Could someone help with I'd please? I found 2 of these balls weighing about 64 grams and a little larger in the wooded area on my property in Kentucky, buried and sticking up about half out of ground. I had to heat with butane 12 times and drop into ice water to even crack one. there are sparkly spots you can barely see inside of the one. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hello. this one I found as part of fill on a dirt road in Illinois near the Mazon Creek area as I was looking for concretions. Part of the fossil was covered by a "hood" of limestone that I ground off with my dremel tool. I think this actually saved it from being really torn up on the road.
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Hi all, I found this chalcedony geode on the Nordmany coastline. After later inspection i found these 'stalks' all over the geode, i assume it's a plant fossil. Could anybody tell me exactly what it is? They are quite small, the one in the second picture is 1 cm long. Thanks in advance!
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Solnhofen Dragonfly - What is real?
DarasFossils posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello, My Dad and I purchased a really beautiful Solnhofen dragonfly resembling something very similar to this (not my picture), which has these really prominent eyes and legs on it. Is this naturally preserved or likely painted on, and if so, does this affect the quality and value? Seller is reputable and I know paint is common with the Solnhofen just so you can see them for display which I don't mind but just curious what is likely real and what is not... Ours is a big boy at over 7".
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Howdy! I found a beautiful pseudorthoceras last week and last night I noticed a tiny white organism on the rock. It looks like several "Vs" strung together. Fossil is 0.5 cm, is from the Glenshaw Formation and likely Brush Creek Limestone. I have no idea what this thing is. Thanks for the help.
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Found this fossil in Co. Dublin, Ireland. According to my research it belongs to the genus merocanites, and if that is correct it seems to be rare-ish? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
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Hi all, I found this fossil on a beach close to the Burren in county Galway, Ireland. It is around 6-7 cm or 3 inch, sorry forgot to put sth next to it for measuring. Would appreciate any ideas on what it might be. Thanks.
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I have problem with this enigmatic shark tooth. Location- Poland, Zabierzów (Cracow Area) Age- Cretaceous. Turonian Size- 2mm
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Hello, forgive me if this question has already been answered. I found dozens of crinoids this last fall. They look great when wet, but when they dry they're dull and dirty looking. I've tried soaking them in soapy water and scrubbing with a toothbrush, but nothing spruces them up. I've also tried using vinegar given that the limestone doesn't fizzle, but it destroys the crinoid. Is there anything I can do to brighten or clean these things? The last two pictures are the crinoids when wet and the first is dry. Thanks for the help.
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This chunk of limestone was unearthed during an excavation for a business expansion. When excavator dumped the bucket containing this rock it split in two upon hitting the ground. The apparent spiral fossil was clearly revealed on both halves of the rock. The entire chunk of limestone is a triangular shape with a base of 620mm x 330mm peak heighth. The round spiral at the center is 160mm diameter. Location found is Hancock County, Garner, IA, USA and unearthed from the upper 10 feet of soil, glacial deposits from the Des Moines lobe of the Laurentide ice sheet. We'd gotten into subsurface clay deposits that had frequent rocks of a wide variety measuring anywhere from 18 inches to 4 feet. My question is if you feel this is some sort of gastropod, perhaps ammonite or platyceras? I also wonder if this represents a chunk of death plate and may include crinoids? I wonder too, if this could be platyceras being parasitic within a crinoid? Using steel picks, brass and nylon brushes and one power wash session at a car wash, more detail gets revealed. There are obviously harder areas of the rock and the matrix is becoming extremely fine and fairly resilient. I'll admit to using a Dremel with a pointed fitting in areas outside of the circular fossil. Slow speed and a light touch the tip will deflect off the harder rock and remove the softer matrix. Obviously this is not ideal, so can you please advise about acquiring an air abrasive set up? Is this a modified air brush or something? Thanks for any advice and thoughts. *In the photos I've designated ½ of the broken rock as "A." The other half is "B." The pictures without a letter designation are all of the "B" side.
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Family was excited to find this in middle tennessee in what I’m assuming was a limestone river bed. Any input what it might be? we can’t decide if it’s a tire track or something more exciting.
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Hi, I'd love some information about this fossil. I found it in a river gulley in the Waipara River, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. I've attached a screenshot of the information board at the site. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Found these in a limestone formation near Bocairent, Spain. From some quick research it seems to me like these might be from the upper devonian, and some look like nautiloids? One of them looks like a coral. Perhaps crinoid also? Would love some help on IDing these if anyone has any ideas!
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Hi! This was found near Meridian, Texas, US. The geographical area has a large quantity of limestone rocks and boulders filled with shell fossils. We were exploring a boulder and realized an area was slightly loose, and we pulled out this item that was wedged within the boulder. There is a smallish lake nearby. The boulders were manually placed to block cars from parking on the campsite, though they were likely sourced from the area as there are naturally occurring ones all throughout the park hiking trails. Appreciate any info on what this might or might not be!
