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Hi there, I recently received a large modern mako tooth that has a silver cap attached that is glued on, I would like to remove the cap and the glue but unsure what the best way without damaging the tooth or root in the process, see photo attached
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Hi, this bone was found on the shores of Fortescue, NJ. I suspect it is Pleistocene too modern in age.
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I found this bone in a creek in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I have asked some hunters and farmers what it could be but nobody seems to know. It appears old but modern. There looks to be a suture mark or perhaps an old fracture or some pathology. I would appreciate any insight into what bone this may be. Or where I might look to find something to compare? Thank you.
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Found eroded from a river embankment in Edmonton AB, thoughts on what it came from or how old it could be? Due to its size i was thinking Bison rather than cow but I'm happy to hear other opinions, thanks.
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I’m not sure if this is allowed as a one off post, but I’ve been trying to identify this Echinoid I found in Turks and Caicos and I can’t find a species name and I was wondering if anyone knew it, thanks it’s a beast
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When I hunt the river I always try to do a walk around of the area where I plan on working for the day. I have found numerous nice fossils this way that are just sitting on the riverbed waiting to be picked up. About 4 weeks ago, as I did a morning walk around I spotted some very white looking bone material in very shallow water. Upon picking it up I believed I had two nice size pieces of modern turtle plastron. I didn't see anything else in the immediate area and went about my search for fossils. I decided to take the bone material home and later came to the conclusion they were turtle plastron. On my next visit to the same location another walk around turned up numerous additional turtle pieces that looked to make up most of a carapace. Photo of the carapace and some additional pieces in the sifter - These pieces, along with the suspected plastron were fresh enough that they were too new to even bring in the garage. I decided to bury the bones and let nature take its course in ridding them of their odor and any material that would cause problems. This morning I retrieved the pieces from the backyard flower bed, rinsed them off and assembled them as best I could. I've got most of the carapace, the lower mandible a few bones yet to ID and what I believe are pieces of the plastron. I believe the plastron parts are the two large pieces above the carapace and the two smaller pieces at the bottom of the photo. While I have found a number of photos and diagrams that indicate the carapace is from a fresh water turtle I have not been able to find any photos pf a similar plastron. Anyone with an idea on a turtle plastron that would match? Here are the plastron pieces with a ruler in inches and MM - The walk around is a regular part of my routine on the river and has turned up everything from full Meg teeth to mammoth teeth. I highly recommend it!
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Hey all, I have another bone identification I need help with. I have these odd looking rodent skulls (I assume rodent because of the large incisors). I have seven of them total, the smallest being 2 inches (5cm) in length, and the largest being 4 inches (10 cm). All of them have that exposed sinus cavity and rounded orbital. Any idea what they could be? Best bet is a rabbit but I would like to be sure.
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Just got 2 big modern shark teeth, but have some questions about them. 1. Is this tooth belongs to long fin mako? 2. Can we estimate the length of the shark by just measuring the tooth? (3.5cm for the tiger shark tooth and 5.7cm for the mako shark’s) If we can, How long are these two shark ? 3. Can they grow even bigger?
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Hi everyone, I was just browsing @PrehistoricFlorida's website and my eye was caught by what was labelled as a pocket gopher femur (trust me there were many more impressive fossils that caught my eye as well). Reason being, I found a very similar bone on a hunt in South Dakota's Hell Creek formation back in 2019. I kept it, hoping in my heart of hearts that it was fossilized, but keeping my expectations low. The rusty staining on the bone made me think there was a chance it was just a beautifully preserved Cretaceous limb bone, but I knew it was most likely recent. It's about 2.5 cm long and .7 cm wide at the proximal end. I'm interested in your opinions about whether or not I can confirm this bone as modern/recent. Floridian specimen. Dakotan specimen.
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Found in the Trinity River near the intersection of rt.157 and Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington TX. The default identification is likely large modern bird. Perhaps a humerus ? I thought it worth posting just in case someone should be able to offer hope that it is a fossil, however.
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Hi y'all. While visiting a local rock shop, I saw these mammal teeth in a tray labeled "shark teeth," along with actual shark teeth. I wasn't sure of what they were and decided to take them home. Their proximity to another tray of fossil cetacean teeth and their rough similarity (crown-to-root ratio) made me think they could be odontocete. Thanks for any help! @Boesse@Harry Pristis
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Hi folks, Found a couple of mystery bones in the brook today, would appreciate thoughts on if these are modern or Pleistocene #1 - some sort of vertebrae, very lightweight so i'm thinking modern maybe deer? #2 best guess is a beaver tooth? unsure on if modern or not #3 fairly long bone, feels much heavier/more solid than I would expect Thanks,
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False alarm: Modern Coyote Skull
Big Mac boi posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
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I'm going through some material I inherited from my mother's estate (she owned a lapidary shop that sold lots of rocks and fossils for a number of years) and came across this. It is labeled as a leopard tooth but it looks more like a claw to me. My cats seem to drop similar things (but a lot smaller) regularly. I don't have any other information on it. Does leopard look right? Other thoughts?
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Hey my mom found this limb bone (Likely a humerus or femur, hard to tell since its incomplete) a week ago at the beach and and I'm stumped as to what kind of animal it might be from. Anybody have any ideas?
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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- 11 replies
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good morning all a recent post of mine and then the response of 2 members concerned keeping (or not) of found modern bone. which got me wondering - WHAT DO YOU FOLKS COLLECT OR KEEP? (not exactly sure what the difference is). For me, collecting in Cretaceous Big Brook, fossil shark or other teeth are my main finds and hence my main collection. But i collect, or at least keep pretty much anything i find that i like so i also keep belemnite, fossil shells, modern bone, interesting stones and artifacts ranging from pottery shards to glass bottles (and even odd stuff like shell casings). (I even have a glass vase full of translucent rocks). What do you collect or keep?
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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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How do I tell whether teeth are modern or not?
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Hey, I was wondering what ways to tell whether teeth are modern or fossils, I know there’s the burn test for bones, but I was wondering if there was something like that for teeth? TIA! -
I found the object below recently while on a non-fossiliferous beach on Maryland's eastern shore (Atlantic Ocean side). It's not a fossil, though I'm hoping someone here might know what it is. The pointy end on what I'm calling the "top" is translucent, hard, and looks toothy. My first thought was possibly a dermal denticle, though I'm not sure the tripod "base" is right for that. The whole thing is light but fairly solid--i.e., while I haven't wanted to break it, it doesn't bend when I apply moderate pressure. Any ideas on what this is?
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Picked up in big brook: a stone that looked vaguely bone-like. Dried up at home and surprise it’s bone. 3 x 2 inches. Can you tell me what kind of bone and of what animal. I’m guessing not my usual deer bone. Thank you all. Is this a job for Harry Pristis?
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Hello all. These two bones were found this morning. I think they are both femurs but I’m usually wrong. I squally find deer bone so that’s my starting point. The larger bone is 9.5 inches and the smaller 7.25 inches. The larger one is pretty heavy. I am also working on the assumption that they are modern. Can someone identify the animal? Thank you