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I found this while fishing on the beach if a cove in Massachusetts. It was below a huge rock cliff. Other fossils have been found in the same cove. I don't know what kind of rock the cliff is but this was certainly way different.
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Hi All, I have just joined the forum. My kids and I have been fossil hunting for years, and have had some luck in various places. Most of the fossils we find are teeth, but there are some that are not easily identifiable by my uneducated eye! Some LOOK like fossils, but likely aren't. Some are definitely fossils, but I have no idea what they are!! I'm hoping to share some of our finds and also maybe get some insight on some of the items that we are curious about. Cheers!
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Hi all, I have a pair of dino tracks. The left one is a Grallator sp. from the Connecticut River Valley. The right one is an Anomoepus scambus from Granby, Massachusetts. I've been trying to figure out their formation. I know they come from the Newark Supergroup. I would like to narrow it down. Do they come from the Portland Formation?
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Newbe looking for kid-friendly fossil hunting sites near Boston
EllaS posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi all I'm an old-time fossil fan new to the US. I've had my share of luck hunting fossils in Israel (ammonites, shells etc), and am now based in Boston with kids who have a good eye and need to learn to search. Can anyone recommend a good, legal fossil hunting site in the area (up to ~2 hour ride)? I'd be most keen for trilobites, since there are none to be found in Israel, but would welcome anything that's kid-friendly (i.e. strolling/sifting rather than shale digging). Thanks! Ella -
This is a unique looking items from my fathe r's collection of (maybe) fossils found in the Eastern part of Massachussetts near coastlines. I was wondering if this is special or even a fossil at all. Thanks.
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Any help in identifying this is greatly appreciated. Not sure of the origin location, but it was given to my sister in Massachusetts by a neighbor that was moving. About 12 inches tall and 8 inches in widest part of cross section (not exact...estimating from memory).
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Good morning! I probably should have joined here before now, but well, here I am. I’m a medically retired mitigation paleontologist from California, living on the east coast now. I have collected (for funsies and not work) in Australia, Shark Tooth Hill and all over Southern California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, and now Rhode Island! I’m up for adventures sometimes when my health allows, and my 5 year old loves to come with. Husband, not so much but he tolerates my bringing home of bags and boxes
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Found by a tribal member at the Gay Head Cliffs along the shoreline. The only suggestion I've heard so far is cycad. Any ideas? (My photos are too large to insert more than one...I can create a link to more if wanted...)
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Hi, I'm Keith. I am not a fossil hunter, alas I am from Massachusetts and the only fossils here are dino tracks. I'd love to go to a fossil hotbed for a vacation someday and hunt them out for real. Until then I must be content with just being a collector. My collection isn't huge or impressive, mostly shark tooth and some shells, coral, etc. Nice to be here!
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From the album: Fossil Collection
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From the album: Fossil Collection
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From the album: Fossil Collection
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From the album: Fossil Collection
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From the album: Fossil Collection
Decided to add some dye to this track for contrast. Was nervous but I think it came out okay! -
When I found it the stone had been used as part of the stone wall. Wondering if someone can Identify the plant and how old it might be.
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Hello from Rhode Island. I am a father of two children who love rock hunting, dinosaur tracks, and spending time with their dad outdoors. We are members at Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and I have loved their collection since I was my kids' age. Hoping to learn of some areas for day trips so the kids can see tracks/fossils outside of a museum. We have visited most of the advertised locations in CT, and now hoping to stumble on 'finds' in parks or open spaces.
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Can anyone ID this fossil? My son found it on a beach in Massachusetts and he's very curious about it. LINK It's about 2 inches across. Thanks!
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Hi I've always had a fascination with fossils and geology and various different paleontological things. I've recently taken up fossil hunting as a hobby and was wondering if anybody has tips and/or helpful sites for beginners and with identification. I live pretty close to Turner's Falls, MA where there's been an abundance of fish and plant fossils as well as dino tracks. There's tons of red and black shale in Turner's Falls but realized when I went hunting that I couldn't really tell whether certain color and texture differences I was seeing in the rock were abnormalities or just normal sedimentary formation. I haven't really been able to find any helpful sites online that can answer my questions about the subtleties in the rock and whether or not they indicate that I'm looking at something important.
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This past Saturday, my family treated me to a nice day out to celebrate my birthday. My lovely wife asked what I wanted to do. I took the opportunity to ask to visit a museum I have been wanting to visit. We packed ourselves into the Corolla, and headed to Springfield Massachusetts, to pick my son up from college. 50 minutes later, he was getting into the car. Off we went. Our destination was the Beneski Museum of Natural History, at Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. This museum, which is free to the public, houses the Hitchcock Ichnology Collection, one of the largest collections of dinosaur footprints anywhere. Edward Hitchcock is considered a pioneer in, if not the father of, Ichnology. He started collecting the footprints in 1835, 7 years prior to Sir Richard Owen naming the taxon, Dinosauria. A minister, then a geologist, and the third president of Amherst College. He wrote several papers about the footprints, laying groundwork for the paleontological study of ichnology. Quite the Gentleman Scholar. While the museum does have many other fossils and casts, and quite an impressive mineral collection, ... the Hitchcock Ichnology Collection is the cornerstone of the museum. The museum is free of charge to the public. You can park anywhere on campus on the weekends. I highly recommend this place to anyone interested in fossils, or minerals. So without any further ado, ... on to the pictures. First the drawers -
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Hey all! I'm on vacation and while walking on a beach in Salem Ma. I found some bones. Any ideas?
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I went to Turners Falls, Massachusetts hoping to find fish, or trace fossils (and maybe dinosaur trace). Not sure I had much luck... But I did find these. Could they be fossils?
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Fossils aren't common in Massachusetts, the exception being the Aquinnah Cliffs in Martha's Vineyard. I happened to chip these out of the cliffs earlier today. I cleaned them best I could. I think I have some fossil corals, and some fossil shells. The large, dark shell is totally rock-solid and survived two accidental drops.
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I found these at Hoppin Hill Reservoir in N. Attleboro MA what are they?
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Hello! My name is Bretton! I'm a Wampanoag Native (often associated with the first Thanksgiving). I'm a Marine Biologist specializing in the care of sick or injured marine life (Shore birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, etc). Aside from that, I love fossil hunting! I've only recently begun checking out locales. Anyone else from Massachusetts? If so, where are some of your favorite places to hunt? I'd love to tag along with like-minded people to learn more about where to go and what to look for!
