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Made my second ever trip to Calvert cliffs (went to Calvert cliffs state park). The first trip last year was fun, but I didn't really find any of the big shark teeth that I couldn't find near home at Big Brook in New Jersey. This time I did much better. Stopped on the way home from a family vacation and finally got some of the things I'd been hoping for. Still no megalodon teeth, but maybe next time! Got only a small handful of shark teeth, but was lucky to get two very nice hemipristis teeth, one of which was in absolutely stunning condition. Also got so many stingray teeth I started giving some away to other hunters on the beach, and a large pile of bone fragments. Most interesting find was probably a very small, curved, translucent, conic tooth that looks like either a juvenile crocodile or perhaps porpoise tooth to me.

I found this 47 yrs ago in a pile of fill dirt/clay brought in to level the church yard. This was in Crestview Florida. Any ideas what it is from?

Hi, I found this bone on June 5th 2021 in Eastern Finland during a field survey of a historical site. Can anyone help identify the mammal species of the bone? The scale is 30 cm.

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to be able to find out the identity of this tooth I found in the White River formation last summer. It has an odd triangular cross section and doesn't seem to match anything I've seen so far. I was wondering if it might be from the ancient peccary Perchoerus as I saw some similarities online when I was exploring that option. I would be interested in reading all of your opinions. The tooth is approx. 4 cm in length and 1 cm at its widest point. Photo from the field

Hello dear fellow forum members, I just encountered an offer that made me stop. the Information above is all the seller has, except for the weight of the bone (around 120 g) What do you think this could be? Thanks, J

I've had this tooth for about a year now after I found it on the Brazos River near Houston last summer. It's definitely fossilized and has the exact same texture and weight to it that all of the other fossils I've found in roughly the same area do. As far as I can tell the whole tooth is still there, but unfortunately the occlusal surface that makes identification the easiest is almost completely worn down, I'm assuming by the animal's age at the time it died. I've tried matching the shape of the top of the tooth with others I've found pictures of, but the issue is the pea-shaped "pinched in the middle" look is very common amongst many mammal species - tapir, deer, sloth, etc. The other thing throwing me off is the single root it appears to possess. If someone could help me with identification or point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful!

I found this vertebra in Bartow county Florida along with some other mammal Pleistocene fossils. It was found in close proximity to some deer antler pieces and Mastodon incisor pieces. I found an almost identical vertebra online that said that it was a giant ground sloth vertebrae. The piece is heavily mineralized. Any opinions on this vertebra would be greatly appreciated. It has a diameter of 2 1/2 inches and a width of 1 1/2 inches.

Just found what appears to be some kind of rodent molar in big brook, New Jersey. I know that there are both pleistocene and modern mammal fossils at this site, is there any way to tell if this is a fossil or a modern animal?

I've spent some time browsing this forum and I've noticed there is a huge range of fossil diversity between member collections and also within a members own collection so it led me to this thread idea.... let's see the best of the best in one area! What are your personal favourite fossils in your collection? To keep this sensible, maybe keep it to the top 2 in your collection (cos we all have more than just 1 favourite), what the fossil is, why it's in your top 2 and a couple of pics per fossil In my top 2 I have.... Megalodon tooth (96mm slant height), it's not my largest Megalodon tooth but it is the best condition, no chips on the blade, amazing enamel, good root etc and more importantly, besides a small Otodus tooth that got my attention first, this was the tooth that got me completely hooked on collecting teeth from very large sharks 2nd pick for me is my Carcharodontosaurus tooth (73mm total height). I've been into dinosaurs since I was a kid (39 now) and this is the real deal pointy end of one of the largest land carnivores to have ever lived! Also, the reaction you get from people when you say the word Carcharodontosaurus is priceless! (they're almost saying "say that one more time please..... and much slower")

Hi everyone! Ya'll where a huge help with the shark teeth I posted, so I figured I'd ask for some help with some of the more unusual stuff I've found at Post Oak Creek. For anyone who doesn't know Post Oak Creek is a small gravel filled stream in north Texas that lots of Cretaceous shark teeth get washed into from the Eagle Ford Group (shout out to ThePhysicist for clarifying the formation!). However a lot of Pleistocene material gets washed in there as well so you get this lovely set of gravel bars where you're finding stuff like crow shark and goblin shark teeth in the same sift as a bison tooth or a horse bone. Anyway here are a few small Pleistocene fossils I could really use some help identifying. The first is a phalange, I'm thinking either Racoon or Bobcat though I don't know for sure. Second I think is a bird bone since it's completely hollow though I have no idea what bird (if it is a bird I'm counting this as finding a dinosaur bone in Texas!) Third is an incisor from a mammal I think. Any insight is greatly appreciated!

I haven't posted in a while, but have had some pretty good hunts over the last couple of years. This year has been busy with work. I made it down to the river for some fossil hunting for my first time in 2021 last Friday. I had a really nice day. The weather was beautiful. I had great visiblity. I'm hoping to go again tomorrow. I took some photos of some of the days finds. First photo: - One of the things I was most excited about is a potential talon of a bird of prey. It is broken, but you can see it in the photos below. I am pretty excited about this. I actually bought a couple of fossil eagle claws several years ago. I don't buy many fossils and I really never buy anything that I think I have a chance to come accross in my hunts, so this was totally unexpected. - I also found more shark teeth than usual. A lot of them are in poor condition, but there were a couple that were nice. - I found several gator teeth and a couple osteoderm pieces. These are pretty common from my experience with the area. I do like the one with the root though. None of them are very big. - I found a number of fish spines, scales, mouth plates. Those are all pretty common. - I found three items that i'm not sure of. My guess is that they are turtle beaks, but i'm not sure that's right. If anyone has an ID on that, it would be much appreciated. I don't think I have found these before, but I'm probably just forgetting b/c I found 3 in one day. Second photo: - I found the typical bone fragments and tried not to keep as much broken stuff as I usually do. The cannon bone and the bone above and to the left were found within a few feet of each other just laying on top. I love finding any bones that are complete, and I think a lot of times that happens to be bones in the tow and ankle because they are smaller. I'm not sure the species of what's below, but I would guess horse and deer. I find some smaller bones too which I think are too things like rodents and birds (when hollow), but I'm not 100% sure. I also think I found a fossil twig. The item labeled "Unk 2?" is something that is very common. I always thought these were from turtles, but I'm really not sure. - When I do find bone fragments and they include the connector pieces sometimes I keep them. The one in the second photo seemed like it had a similar shape to the end of the horse cannon, but it is much larger. - I always like finding mammal teeth (several photos). I found a number of mammel teeth, but most were in very poor condition. I think that one of them was from a camel, but i'm not sure. - I think i found the deer hoof claw core, which I was happy to find. I was very happy to see the giant beaver tooth. I think that's the best one I have ever found. The other side doesn't look as good as this side. - I think I found a peice of a rodent jaw. Not my best. I have seen them with teeth and the incisor in the past. - I always love finding canines. This is one of the smallest I have found. I'm guessing racoon, but I really have no idea. Sorry, I don't think the photo is very good on that one. - I also really like turtle shell especially if the patterns on it are nice. I picked up probably way to much, but here are a few of the nicer pieces. - I think that I found a peice of a crab claw, not too pretty, but not something I see a lot of. I have found several peices of what I think are crab shells, I will have to post some somtime. Photo 3 - I think this is a piece of a turtle shell, but it's not very similar to what I usually find. - some additional foot bones (I think) - I am not sure about these other two. I think maybe one is part of an alligator osteoderm and another is part of an alligator skull, but I really don't know. If anyone has any ideas on that, I'd love to hear it. Photo 4: - Partial mastadon tooth. Finding a complete one is on my list of things I would really love to find. I find peices fairly regularly, but this is probably bigger than most. - The top photo on the right, is something I see all the time. I'm not 100% sure what it is, but I think it's some type of fish. - The other photo is a bunch of random stuff, I'm not sure if any of them are interesting, there are some more photos of some of these on the next photo. Photo 5 This photo has a bunch of stuff that I thought was interesting, but I really don't know what they are. Some of them maybe nothing, but if anything looks interesting let me know. If I had to guess: - Unk 3 - maybe just a bone fragment, shape made it seem like a claw core, but not sure - Unk 4 - I was thinking that this might be a part of cannine with the enamel worn down, but I think it's probably just a phosphate pellet - Unk 5 - I thought maybe a tip of a mastadon tooth, but this seems wrong. Not sure. - Unk 6 - not sure... Outer layer seems to be enamel, so i'm thinking some kindof mammel tooth? - Unk 7 - part of an herbivore mammel (horse maybe) tooth that just wore and broke in a weird way? - Unk 8 - maybe just a weird shaped phosphate pellet - Unk 9 - maybe just a broken bit of a tooth. the shape repminds me of a type of sawfish, but I think that would be more flat and less round. - Unk 10 - not sure, just broken bone peice maybe - Unk 11 - not sure maybe a trace fossil

I have some Gansu fossils from the Linxia Basin, but I wasn't 100% sure on ID. The teeth were sold as Entelodont molars, and my current assumption is that they belong to Paraentelodon macrognathus from the Oligocene deposits in the Linxia Basin. From what I've read, they are similar to Daeodon, at least size wise. I think the formation would be the Jiaozigou Formation? But I'm not entirely sure. The Chleuastochoerus jaw, i have no idea. I think there are 2 species present in the Linxia Basin, and I don't know if it's possible to ID them down to species level without more specific provenance. That said, I honestly don't know anything about this animal, aside from it being a prehistoric pig. I know the fang had some glue on it when I put some acetone on it during prep, so it's probably repaired. The back side had big globs of glue that turned pretty nasty in acetone, but fortunately, there was nothing on the jaw itself, and I easily dug the teeth hidden inside the matrix. Not really sure if I did a great job though since I don't prep that often.

Peace River, Florida

Hi everyone, I have here two fossils I was offered from Java, Indonesia. The seller does not know what they are. They look like deer antler to me; I'd like to be sure. 8-9 cm each. I'd appreciate any help Thank you, Bellamy

Found this bone on the Brazos River near Houston several weeks ago. I can tell that it's a humerus of some sort, almost definitely mammal based on its size, but unfortunately both ends are missing making an ID difficult. Any help is appreciated!

Another piece from my grandmother's collection. It is labeled "Fossil Tusk or Horn, Shop in Anchorage" August 1985". It is rather small, measuring almost exactly 3 inches in length. It appears mammalian, and if it's from Alaska, I assume it's probably Pleistocene in age. Although she had it labeled as a tusk or horn, I'm more inclined to believe it's part of a bone, especially considering there is a foramen visible on one side. Anyone have an inkling?

After cleaning these 2 big bois, which are whale fossils. But maybe it's possible some people know what kind they are. If not, can you refer me to someone? Thanks in advance! The biggest is about 18CM in heigth

Fished up 10 years ago. Probably some verts but dont know which species. Found 40km from the coast of England.

Just looking for a little help on this one. I found it in the Peace River today. Any help is appreciated.

hello everyone, I saw this on our favorite website. It is a mammal jaw dredged up off of Newfoundland, Canada. It is likely Pleistocene in age. The piece is approximately 12 cm in length. It is clearly an herbivore, but doesn't look like bison, horse, camel, tapir or deer to me; however, I am still learning to ID my Pleistocene mammals. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Hello from Brian. I am a new member from Iowa. I hunt for dinosaur fossils and white river mammal fossils in South Dakota and Nebraska. I have a nice collection over the 24 years of collecting. I like to hear about dino fossil finds. I found a new dino back in 2003 and donated it to a museum in Indianapolis. Hope to learn a lot on this forum. Thanks.

Can anybody help me indentify this jawbone? It is around 25 centimeters. Location unknown

I have only this pic to answer challenge. "What is these teeth" teeth pics from thailand museum. Hint from museum is "Slime prey" I don't know some teeth but i think 1.Siamosaurus suteethorni (Thailand 's spinosauridae) 2.? I think Enchodus teeth 3.Crocodile teeth 4.Tiger teeth? 5.Dolphin teeth Please help thank you

Hi Everyone, I'm very excited to have found and have an opportunity to post on this forum. The rock with a potential fossil was found by my six year old son while we were hiking along a riverbed (Paint Branch watershed) within greater Silver Spring, Maryland area. The rock was in a shallow stream. My son was pulling me by the sleeve to show me a "fox track". He loves nature and always draws my attention to various tracks and animal bones on the ground so I didn't think much of it at first until I realized this time the track was in stone instead of the usual sand/mud. I'm wondering if it could be an early mammal, a small dinosaur track, or some other type of fossil? I attached several photos that I hope are helpful and show the rock with the potential footprint/track form various distances. One of the photos is showing the size (about 1.5 inches or 3.8 cm long), and one is a close-up showing what seems like a "thumb" imprint with a claw and even something that looks like a thenar/pad area of the bottom of hand/foot. The bottom of each of the "toes" appears rounded, as one would see on animal tracks- this cannot be seen in the photos. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Last mystery pieces I have, zero info sorry. If someone could help ID what part of anatomy these bones would be from or any other info would be great. Also are bones like this surface finds since there is no matrix on them or perhaps someone did prep on them ?