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From the album: MY SE MISSOURI FINDS
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From the album: MY SE MISSOURI FINDS
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From the album: MY SE MISSOURI FINDS
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From the album: MY SE MISSOURI FINDS
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From the album: MY SE MISSOURI FINDS
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I found this earlier today while me and my dog was at the creek looking for arrowheads. I'm sure it's not but it reminds me of a toe or that's what comes to mind every time I look at it and the ball at the end is where it would have connected to the foot. but at the same time it looks like a rattlesnake rattle but I don't know if they were even a species back then for all I know it's just the stalk of a plant either way I'd like to find out so I can add it to my collection. Any insight into what I have here would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance. This was found in iron county of Southeast Missouri.
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Hi everyone Can anyone tell me what this is please. It's from Dr Bruce Stinchcombes private site in Ardeola, Missouri and it's of the owl creek formation. Is is a clam? Thank you
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Hello, As I'm not super familiar with petrified wood structures, I'm questioning if this is indeed a vertebrae creature that petrified along with the wood or just a a normal structure. It's little if so. Found either along the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis, MO or in a ravine surrounded by steep hills in the St. Louis County Suburb region. From what I read, Missouri Petrified Wood is from the Cretaceous Period. Any help if it is something and also maybe type of wood/tree? More images at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qmZ7dtN5pPt75CSa7 Thank you!
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Hi all, Recently going through some of my Stark Shale material and prepping some of it and this little specimen has me wondering if it’s a tooth. It’s probably pareidolia but the lip at the bottom appears to have a sort of smoothness to it unlike the two protrusions. I'm not sure if the honeycombed structure is bone or cartilage but I’m trying to decide if I should prep it any further and any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. @Petalodus12 @connorp 1. 2. 3. Thanks!
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Is this a fossil of some sort? They were found in the same area in Missouri.
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Your Guess is Better Than Mine: Fossil Calamite? Scaled bark? Animal? ( Missouri )
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location is in Missouri The area is dated to the Pennsylvanian Formation: ???? Hello! it is I once again I was curious on what this might be as it looks different from what I usually see in this type shale I have found Pyrite Calamites in shale but they usually don't have this texture so I was unsure of what exactly it may be. Zoomed in picture of the texture: Other side of this shale: Not Sure if these will help with the ID but here is the picture with the end pieces visible also for those interested here is the pyritized calamite I found near this: -
I have a collection of bone and teeth collected in Southeast Missouri caves, usually from gravels in the cave streams. Lots of horse and bison, some camel and very rarely, saber tooth. I have images of two that are uncertain and request some more knowledgeable persons help me with identification. The images have a light blue grid that is one inch. Thanks for any guidance in advance!
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Possible fossil and fossil,Artifact or natural rock formation
MoRockHunter posted a topic in Fossil ID
Both found in southwest missouri, the larger rock for some reason makes me think of a tooth so I wonder if it could be a piece of a tooth from some huge type of extinct animal but I don't know maybe it's just a rock? The smaller rock made me think ARTIFACT and man made but because the smaller indentions are smooth but the center circular spot is more rough like broken off from something.....actually after just looking it over again I'm pretty sure it's an artifact but I don't know what it was? Or what it was used for? Any help identifying these 2 objects would be greatly apprreciated
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So to start the month of May off, I decided to go out and spend my Saturday fossil hunting. The water has been really high lately, so that's put a delay on my usual weekly walks. I decided to go to my favorite creek that has exposed Burlington Formation chert. It doesn't look like much fun, but I sure enjoy walking it. The water was higher than I wanted, but it was searchable so I spent about 3 hours here, and didn't really find all that much today worth taking home here. Most of the good stuff I've found there requires splitting chert, which I didn't partake in today. I only took two spiriferid brachiopods home, although one did have some druzy brachidium perserved which was nice. Here are those two clean up: A nice spiriferid internal mold Lovely golden spirals After leaving the creek, I decided to go by my favorite arm of Truman Lake, and boy was it poppin today! Out of the 20 vehicles parked there, of course I was the only one fossil hunting. A lot of the nice crinoidal layer was unfortunately still submerged underwater, so I spent my focus on where the weathered chert layer met the top of the encrinite layer. Twenty minutes of walking, and I was there. This was all underwater for about the past month, so I was very excited to start my search. I believe this is my first Burlington Formation hunt where I don't have any nice crinoids to share, as it ended up being the day of the Deltodus. I remembered to take some in-situ shots of some too! The first I found was very hard to miss due to the color. A big, very fresh find! The second find wasn't so lucky. Only a partial, which is still pretty rare. These porous toothplates don't last long to the elements. Who took the rest of it, the bug there or the weather? And another big one! Feel free to try and find the next few in the in-situ photos! They just kept popping up! A smaller partial, but still nice in my book. I'll admit I got lucky on this next one. The bottom of that toothplate was caked in some red muddy clay. If I didn't think to flip that one over, I would've missed it. The shape looked odd though, so I did. The clay is annoying! If you thought that's all I'd find, think again! Here are a few other goodies I grabbed. A nice platyceras gastropod. Looks like it will prep out nice. A nice terebratulid brachiopod plate. The one in the center has its brachial apparatus (small loop) preserved. Very nice! (Borat voice)! Should prep out to be amazing if the loop is perserved in the other brachiopod. Funny enough the only crinoid I found was a small steinkern from the chert layer that was almost about to pop out of the rock. I picked it up and dropped the piece, and out came the steinkern. As I went to take a photo of it, my keen eye noticed something in the background of the shot. A beautiful Burlington arrowhead! I picked up that treat, and wrapped it up immediately. As I thought about all the great things I had found today, I decided that was enough for today and it was time to head back to the car. Cleaned up finds will follow shortly!
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Hi All, I found this specimen in northern Missouri many years ago around when I was eight - and recently rediscovered it while going through my childhood rock collection. The creek I found it in cuts through the Marmaton group. It's about 2 cm at it's widest (marks in mm). I guess my first question is if it's actually a trilobite pygidium and secondly if there's any chance of an identification with as much damage as it's received? 1: 2: 3: Thanks! - James
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Hey there, I cannot find anything in my literature/ books on Burlington Formation straparolus gastropod IDs. I can confirm this is from encrinite Burlington Formation limestone, Henry County, one of my sweet spots. It is the first complete one to date I've found there, and I would like to have a more precise label for my first complete straparolus sp. fossil if possible. I can glue/ prep the specimen if needed for an ID, but I would need probably 2 weeks time for that. Thanks for any leads- Jackson G
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Found this while at work so unfortunately this was the only picture I could snap since rock was too large to carry back at the time. This is the first time I've seen this pattern and shape in a fossil around here so I'm hoping someone knows what it is. It's length was roughly 3-5 inches if thats of any help.
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Over a year ago when I was just starting to hunt and collect fossils I came across this the ravine slope of a creek that cuts through the Winterset limestone at my old house. It could be washed from another formation. It looked interesting so I kept it and have been trying since then to identify it. I’m not sure if I’ve landed on the right thing – or even if it’s a fossil but I am thinking it might be a beekite ring similar to the one here https://lakeneosho.org/Paleolist/99/index.html only more 3D. It’s also quite possible it’s just quarts and I’ve just looked at it too long! However I’m curious what y’all think? Thanks!
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Hey all! Sorry if the information provided isn’t sufficient, but I’m new here. I’m a wildlife biologist and I do a lot of surveying for snakes in rocky areas. A good friend of mine directed me here to help with a fossil ID, as I come across a lot of interesting fossils in the rocks I turn over and the road cuts I search. Attached is a photo of a fossil imprint in a dolomite outcrop. This would be western St Louis County. If more information is required, please don’t hesitate to ask. thanks!
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Hi all, I found this fossil in a creek near St. Louis. Any ideas?
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Found this lying on the side of a ridge in a forest in Wildwood, MO. Any ideas on what it could be?
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Found in NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI, USA My mom and my nephew found this "rock" a few years ago. I was telling my mom about this group, she asked me to post this here. She's wondered for years if it could potentially be a Petrified heart, it has what appears to be valves on it. She doesn't know who she would contact to find out if it is a Petrified heart, so if anyone knows who to contact about this, we'd appreciate it. It weighs 1.92lbs. Thought you guys would think it was cool.
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Unusual Fern I can't seem to identify, along with another Fern Leaf ( Missouri )
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location: Missouri Time period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Possibly Upper Winterset Limestone Hello! I happened to come across one odd fossil that I could not recognize Some close ups on the leaves The only thing I could certainly determine it is some sort of Fern but beyond that I am unfamiliar of what species it could belong to My next specimen is a Fern leaf of some sort but due to its poor preservation is hard for me to determine what it is from, any Ideas? -
Calamite #5 With 7+ Microconchid Feasting Remnants
Samurai posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Missouri Plant Fossils
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From the album: Missouri Plant Fossils
roughly 3cm
