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I found these in the river behind my house. The river dried up more then it had in a least 22 years. The bottom was quite exposed. Does anyone know what these are? I do know, they are not rocks. Thanks for any help you can give me.
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I want to thank all of you for your time and knowledge. This is a great site. I have these other items I found at the river. Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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Found this neat little rock in a stream out in some woods while looking for agate. Noticed it had some unusual markings on the side simmilar to how a bug goes under bark, also some faint rings on the top. Made me think it was maybe petrified wood? I know next to nothing about fossils though so I thought I should prolly ask the experts :). It is about 1x1x1cm. Found in Littleton Mass. Anyone have any ideas? Please forgive me if this is just a rock! Just thought it looked woody.
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From the album: Jurassic fossils from the Newark Supergroup
Clathropteris meniscoides Partial Fern Early Jurassic Shuttle Meadow Formation Newark Supergroup Holyoke, MA. A gift from Fossildude19. Thanks Tim-
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I found this tooth yesterday on my backyard while working on a project. It was under about 5 feet of rock. This house was built back in 1960s and to my best knowledge this side of the backyard wasn't excavated - there was a serious layer of rocks. To what animal does this tooth belong? I can't figure it out...
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Hi there - over the weekend I stumbled upon an area where some of the Cambrian aged Argillite from the old Hayward Creek Quarry in Braintree , Massachusetts was supposedly dumped. I found little bits of fossils which was promising, but I split one rock which had a larger mystery object in it. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? It kind of looks like part of a trilobite cephalon/glabella with what could be an eye. But that could be my eyes playing tricks on me with hopes of finding remnants of the famous, now elusive Braintree trilobites (in particular paradoxides harlini). It doesn't
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Hello, i’ve just recently found out about the possible trilobites that can be found near Hoppin Hill Massachusetts, does anybody have any information on where exactly these are and if they are available to the public?
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Hello to all! I'm an avid sea glass collector here on Cape Cod and have been collecting it for almost a decade on a beach hugely covered by rocks - which I've pretty well ignored until this recently caught my eye. I picked it up thinking it was just an interesting composite rock but was completely stumped when I saw the wood grain section as well. After some quick internet research I was so amazed to find it seemed to be petrified wood. I think it's safe to say that I probably haven't given such a thing a second thought since a grade school science class so had the contrast in the
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2 charged with vandalism at Massachusetts dinosaur track site
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Arrests made for digging up dinosaur tracks in Holyoke Sydney Snow, WWLP, Channel 22 News, August 30, 2021 (video) 2 charged with vandalism at fossilized dinosaur tracks site Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested two men they allege were digging in an area of protected fossilized dinosaur footprints By The Associated Press, September 1, 2021 Pioneer Valley Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke, Massachusetts Park map Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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State Dinosaur Legislation Creates Controversy in Massachusetts
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Our view: With fossils, look but don't take, The Salem News, July 23, 2021 After popularity of Massachusetts state dinosaur campaign, clarity sought on protecting fossils and artifacts, Mass Live, July 22, 2021 Dinosaur bill unearths new concern among archeologists about outdated fossil laws, MetroWest Daily News, July 23, 2021 Massachusetts State Dinosaur: Podokesaurus holyokensis wins fan vote, lawmaker files legislation to officially declare state dinosaur, Mass Live, February 4, 2021 Yours, Paul H.- 10 replies
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What is this? Besides what appears to be the first fork lol
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Hello, hope every one is having a great day. Found this metal detecting and read that a fossil can eventually become metal? I have no clue? Thanks for your help.
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Hi There, I was able to get out to one of my usual spots to split shale in search of Carboniferous plants. I came across this small, odd imprint. It doesn't look like any Carboniferous plant species I've come across and the venation looks more like that of an insect wing than a plant. That said, insect remnants haven't been found at this locality, but a very rare, very old insect was found nearby. Does anyone have a clue as to what this is? Is it oddly arranged plant pieces, or something else? Thanks! Location: North Attleborough, Massachusetts Formation: Rhode Isl
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I found this little fern at the North Attleboro fossil site, and I cannot seem to put an ID on it. The leaves seem to be confluent, so i’m thinking maybe a juvenile Alethopteris or some other Pteridospermatophyte
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Hi There - I was on a walk along the rocky beaches at Deer Island in Winthrop, Massachusetts earlier today. I came across this odd looking rock. Does anyone have any idea what I’m looking at? Is this indeed a rock, or could it be a fossilized chunk of something? Thanks for taking a look. Cheers!
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Hello, I found the attached while digging for a retaining wall on my property. Does anyone know if this is some sort of fossil? I live just south of Boston MA close to the water. Thanks.
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Hi, my name is Jess, I am from a city in Massachusetts where we are lucky enough to have commercial fishermen go out and bring back some of the best seafood. I dated a fishermen for a bit and I could of cared less about money, I always wanted the sand dollars and sea glass and for such a horrible relationship I was at least able to make it out alive with what we thought to be possibly a saber tooth tigers? I appreciate any feedback. Thank you ! Jessie
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any shark teeth, modern or fossil, to be found in Cape Ann, Mass?
butchndad posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
planning a trip for the weekend to Cape Ann, Massachusetts (Gloucester-Rockport). I understand that fossil shark teeth are not going to be found how about modern shark teeth? or anything else interesting? (Other than the world's best fried clams) ps. 2 weeks later a weekend in Cape Cod which according to previous posts on TFF is also devoid of fossil shark teeth -
I have this fossil here which at first glance I perceived to be some kind of seed, however I’m not sure. These are both from the same individual, just the positive and negative sides. It is just shy of half an inch long. It was found in the North Attleboro section of the Rhode Island formation
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Hello folks. I’m in Cape Cod on vacation and although I know I won’t find any fossil shark teeth here I HAVE to collect something so I walking the beach picking up rocks and shells and hoping for shark teeth or some marine bone. I did find these teeth on the beach and hoping that someone (Harry ?) can identify them. Don’t have a ruler but 2-3 inches long. Thank you all
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Hello, usually I do all of my fossil hunting around Cory’s lane and other parts of that Formation, but I was wondering if there are any fossil sites near or around North Western Rhode Island.
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Any idea what this plant fossil is? It was found in North Attleboro as part of the Rhode Island formation. It’s pennsylvanian in age and just shy of an inch and a half.
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This fossil was found in north attleboro, part of the Rhode Island formation and the largest one is 6 inches in length.
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Found this on Massachusetts beach, what is this?
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A couple days ago I spent the day at the Gay Head Cliffs at Martha’s Vineyard. This beach is famous for its vibrantly colored clay cliffs. I did not fossil hunt in the cliffs themselves because as far as I’m concerned it’s a federal offense to even touch the cliffs, but I did find a couple of clams lying along the surf that had eroded out of the cliffs. They’re pretty neat because they’re the first Miocene fossils I’ve ever found. I was hoping to find shark teeth because I had heard they could be found there but at least I found some fossils.
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