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While doing security rounds at work, I stumbled across a nice slab chocked full of brachiopods, tucked in dock-side rip-rap from Northern Michigan. It's pretty dark outside, so the pictures aren't the best, but I do see several types in it. Better pictures will follow once I get it home.
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Found this stone awhile back, very smooth and round, and perfectly shaped like an egg! I live in the Thumb of Michigan, and found this in the rocks by some shrubs. All the other rocks were definitely not like this. Any ideas what it actually could be?
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Mastodon tooth found in Michigan creek by 6-year-old boy
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Mastodon tooth found by 6-year-old on a hike. He’s donating it to the University of Michigan Michigan Live, September 30, 2021 Rare mastodon tooth found in Michigan creek by 6-year-old boy By Megan Woods, WDIV, October 4, 2021 4:06AM Six-year-old boy discovers rare 12,000-year-old Mastodon tooth in Michigan creek Firstpost News, October 06, 2021 6-year-old boy finds historic mastodon tooth in Rochester Hills creek Tooth will be donated to University of Michigan’s Museum of Paleontology for research Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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Hi From Michigan! I had a great time finding fossils along the Northeast shoreline of Lake Michigan (in the Leelanau Bay, just outside of Charlevoix) this summer. Along with my usual haul of horn corals and crinoids (and two intact bivalves!!), I found these two pieces interesting. Fossil A is a real soup, and I'd like help identifying pretty much anything you see in the picture, especially the thing that looks like an insect. I'm not sure if Fossil B is actually a fossil or a geological formation; otherwise, my best guess is a type of coral? Thanks in advance!
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Hello, everyone! This is my first post here (and I actually joined this forum for help with this, though you all seem like a fun bunch and I'd like to stick around). So, I found this thing on a Lake Michigan beach last Thursday (near the Point Betsie Lighthouse). I have never found anything like it, yet it seems so familiar... it's just asymmetrical enough to be throwing my guesses off. It has a little hole and was once hollow, and is now filled with tiny sand-grain-sized crystals. Honestly it reminds me of part of a crab claw, but I have no idea. Please share your knowledge!
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Any ideas what type of fossil/mineral this may be? Found on the beach just south of charlavoix Michigan.
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Interesting Find from the Lake Michigan Shore, Northern Michigan
bockryan posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone - I have a (hopefully) interesting find from the Lake Michigan shoreline around the Leelanau peninsula in Northern Michigan, which I think is likely Devonian in age. It might be difficult to see from the pictures, but there are some small crystals within some of the gaps. Coral? Crinoid? Mollusk/brachiopod internal mold? Geologic? None of the above?
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I have a piece of limestone found in a gravel pit. It contains two brachiopods I'm having a hard time identifying. Both appear to be the same species, just differing states of preservation. The larger is about 3/4" wide.
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New to the group. Been a geology and paleontology nut since a kid, and studied a while in college. Got back into them while tutoring students for the Science Olympiad program. My interest is primarily paleontology, and my wife is interested in minerals and rocks. We've been on a few excursions lately along the Lake Michigan shoreline, and I'm starting to pick up necessary tools (tumbler, wet-sander, diamond burrs for my Dremel) We'd love to connect with other rock hounds in Northern Michigan, and are thinking of joking a club in Traverse City.
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Hello, I'm James from 15 minutes south of Traverse City Michigan. I've been somewhat interested in rocks and fossils as long a I can remember. 2 years ago I bought my then 4 year old daughter a rock tumbler for Christmas and we have been keeping our eyes to the ground since. I came across this site after I found what I was calling a "tooth" after dethatching my back yard. Using this site and others I have discovered that I found a Horn Coral. I'll post photos when I get a moment. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for having me. James
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This is going to be my first serious attempt at removing a fossil from a rock, and cleaning it for display. It's a solitary horn coral found in a parking lot in Traverse City, Michigan. Base rock is a rather coarse grained limestone, so it should be easier that a finer, densely grained matrix. The only tools I have currently are a Dremel with a flex attachment, carbide cutting disks and diamond burrs, as well as various dental tools and muriatic acid. My plan is to try to safely cut the specimen out of the main body of the rock, and then proceed with the finer details cleaning. Sorry if the photos aren't very clear. All I have is an older smart.
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I made this account because I was hoping someone could help me identify my rocks/fossils I'm not sure if this is the site to do that but Ill go ahead anyway. I found all of these at the same site. Approximately a quarter mile from Lake Charlevoix in Michigan. I am most interested in knowing about the tooth and the one, with what looks like multicolor scales. I'm a novice but I'm assuming the third set of photos is honeycomb coral. It was a good haul. we found many Petoskey stones and other little fossils. Thanks in advance for your help. I'm curious what you all think. I'm a compulsive rock hound who is grateful for help! (I'm not sure the photos are in order)
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Hey everyone, Any ideas about what this could be? We found it on a beach shore in Acadia Michigan. It has so many features that makes me think it's something special. - Triangle shape - possibly single root lobe and root line on top? Was thinking shark tooth but doesn't have two root lobes or v shaped root/gum line. Also seems very old. Was also thinking dinosaur, but It's my understanding there are no dinosaur fossils in Michigan, so possibly very old? Curious to know what you think! Thanks.
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Picked up while beach combing. Thoughts?
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Picked this up while looking for Petoskey stones, any idea what it is?
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These are not mine, but found them while doing security rounds for a brine extraction company in Northern Michigan. They are halite crystals from drill cores for wells that extend out under Lake Michigan, from a depth of about 2000 feet. I'd love to have them, but can't find the proper manager to ask. Some are over 1 inch on a side.
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After cracking open this packstone, I happened upon this odd little fossil. I did a bit more excavating to uncover the extra lobe. So far, the speculation is leaning heavily toward some sort of Actinocrinites plate. There are a few people pondering echinoderms. What are the general thoughts here on this piece? From South Haven, Michigan. Mississippian Coldwater Shale.
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Hello, I found this as well as several more in different sizes in the woods near my home in Northern Michigan. Can anyone give me a clue what it might be? It is hard to tell from the photos, but many parts of this appear to be crystalized. Mostly inside the "holes". I have looked ALL over the area on hikes and have never come across anything even similar to this. They seem to be in just the one area.
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Found in Manistee County Michigan. Can anyone help to identify?
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Conularid, Gastropod, Juvenile Shark or Fish Spine, or something else?
Cassandra Tiensivu posted a topic in Fossil ID
So many different ideas have been tossed out for this piece now. I thought perhaps some folks who aren’t in the Facebook group I regularly post in might have some clue to be able to narrow this down. The tan-colored half seems to be two layers of diagonal lines stacked on top of one another in a crisscross pattern, creating the holes in between. This is another Mississippian Coldwater Shale packstone from South Haven, MI.
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Now, I have never seen one of these before. But… it feels like a crinoid piece of some sort. Only two of the rounded edges are visible, but I believe there are six sides to this. It reminds me of a connecting joint piece for a puzzle kit. Found it after cracking open this Coldwater Shale packstone from South Haven, Michigan.
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Does anyone have any ideas as to what makes this sort of pattern? The opposite side was just a plain, smooth clay deposit. Found this Coldwater Shale piece in South Haven, Michigan, along the shores of Lake Michigan. I did have someone suggest Fenestate bryozoan. When I tried looking it up though, I found a ton of variants.
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Hey everyone. I’m looking for more information on Goniatites found in the Mississippian Coldwater Shale. I found this little guy today after cracking open another packstone (second to last photo shows the host stone) I picked up in South Haven, Michigan, along the shores of Lake Michigan. Any insights you could toss my way would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your time!
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This slab of what appears to be compressed mud came up when digging a basement. Has a lot of pieces of coral and shell. Looking for help with big item (white is color and looks like 3 pieces coming from a central core) in photo.
