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Hi, just wondering if this is a pterosaur cervical vertebra (listed as such) since i can't find any similar specimens or references. It is from Morocco (Kem Kem Basin) and is 6.2cm (just under 2 and a half inches).
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Hi, i've bought that trilobite last week-end in an exposition of fossils and minerals. I've forgotten to ask what trilo it was and the seller forgot to tell me. I know it's a Redlichiida, Ellipsocephalidae, Hamatolenus from the Cambrian of Morocco. If one of you had an idea about its genus, it will be welcome. P.S. appparently, it was in the ptychopariida order and would now be in the redlichiida order, or am i wrong ?
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Found this tooth yesterday in a grouping of various Kem Kem fossils and dinosaur teeth. It has distinct small serration denticles on what I would call the posterior/distal carina. And it has a distinct anterior carinae with even smaller, but not as well defined denticles. Crenulations may be a more suitable word for the anterior/mesial one’s. It is labial-lingually compressed. And it has a lozenge shaped cross section. Any ideas on what it may be from? Croc? Dinosaur? Fish?
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Mrs. HamptonsDoc and I are are heading to Marrakech in a few days for some R&R and to escape this cold weather that just won't leave New York. Can anyone recommend any good fossil shops in or around the town? We're going to spend a day in both Casablanca and Essaouira too, and an excursion into the Atlas Mountains. I wanted to take a trip to Kem-Kem but the Mrs. has a different idea of vacation than I do! @Tidgy's Dad
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A package arrived from Spain. Its ill-used appearance caused initial concern, but all was well inside. Within the box - two fossil specimens IDed as: Halisaurus; Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian stage; Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphate beds); Oued Zem, Morocco. Forum member jnoun11 graciously reviewed photos and provided additional refinement of the ID and the life position of the sections. Halisaurus arambourgi The two jaw sections. upon arrival Right dentary, lingual aspect, 4.56 inches Left maxillary, 5.23 inches
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Bought a nice big Crinoid from a friend of mine. Was found somewhere in Morocco, and apparently is from somewhere in the Devonian period. Is definitely not Schyphocrinites, that being what you usually see from Moroccan Crinoids. Not to good at Crinoid ID myself, so I’m seeking help. Specimen is 9.5” long at longest point, and 7” tall at tallest.
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hello freinds today i found tgis fossil in sahara i can t identify but i think the one is a ptychodus teeth but i can confirm it plase if you can helo me. it shine wih sun . and she is solid
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fiends hallo again i found this ammonite but i can t identify i think it s rare or note ?
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I'm really pleased to have acquired this lovely Moroccan mosasaur jaw this evening. I am flat broke, so I had to persuade/bully my family to all chip in as an early birthday present, but it's a lovely example, with a number of original in-situ teeth. I was wondering whether there might be enough there to narrow down the species? I included a British pound coin for scale, which I appreciate is not very useful for an international audience. It's 20x17 inches. The jaw, not the coin.
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From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Palaeocarcharodon orientalis tooth Oued Zem, Morocco Paleocene (61.7 to 55.8 Million Years Ago) Palaeocarcharodon, also known as the pygmy white shark, is a genus of sharks in the family Cretoxyrhinidae. Palaeocarcharodon orientalis is the only species of this genus. These sharks lived in the Paleocene, from 61.7 to 55.8 Ma. Teeth of Palaeocarcharodon are triangular, labio-lingually compressed, with quite irregular serrations and serrate lateral cusplets. They can reach a size of about 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes Family: †Cretoxyrhinidae Genus: †Palaeocarcharodon Species: †orientalis -
From the album: MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7
Palaeocarcharodon orientalis tooth Oued Zem, Morocco Paleocene (61.7 to 55.8 Million Years Ago) Palaeocarcharodon, also known as the pygmy white shark, is a genus of sharks in the family Cretoxyrhinidae. Palaeocarcharodon orientalis is the only species of this genus. These sharks lived in the Paleocene, from 61.7 to 55.8 Ma. Teeth of Palaeocarcharodon are triangular, labio-lingually compressed, with quite irregular serrations and serrate lateral cusplets. They can reach a size of about 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes Family: †Cretoxyrhinidae Genus: †Palaeocarcharodon Species: †orientalis -
a) What is this rock, please? b ) And this one? Thanks in advance. Miguel
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Moroccan Trilobites- Fakes and Junk - Who buys this stuff?
aeon.rocks posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi, I found this trilobites online and decided to attach a few photos here to show examples of trilobites anyone should avoid buying - unless priced really cheap, I wouldn't pay 10$ for any of these.. This is a mix of fakes and real trilobites - very quick prepared probably 20 years ago - quality to AVOID AT ALL COSTS to avoid buying fakes! Loss of some details in the process of preparation is understandable, but when prepared too quick like this it's just a rock and not worth 500$! If only people buying moroccan trilobites did some research (all it takes is to copy paste the name of the species into google and browse through some photos to see more detailed prepared examples)... Some of you bidding on this? Someone just won this 4.7" butchered Psychopyge for 518$ from a seller in Wisconsin in USA! So much for honest USA sellers.
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From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
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From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
Middle Devonian Trilobite. Uncovering Location: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Ofaten, Morocco. Dimensions: 6.0 cm * 3.1 cm -
From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
Middle Devonian Trilobite. Uncovering Location: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Ofaten, Morocco. Dimensions: 6.0 cm * 3.1 cm -
From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
Middle Devonian Trilobite. Uncovering Location: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Ofaten, Morocco. Dimensions: 6.0 cm * 3.1 cm -
From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
Middle Devonian Trilobite. Uncovering Location: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Ofaten, Morocco. Dimensions: 6.0 cm * 3.1 cm -
From the album: Scabriscutellum furficerum Trilobite
Middle Devonian Trilobite. Uncovering Location: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Ofaten, Morocco. Dimensions: 6.0 cm * 3.1 cm -
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If you aren’t used to seeing marine coprolites, it is very easy to miss them as you search marine matrix. That is one of the reasons for this post. Also I posted these for @GeschWhat. Sometimes it can be very difficult to distinguish coprolites from small concretions or other geologic specimens. If in doubt pull them out and let a coprolite researcher make the determination. The below coprolites came from matrix (about 1 gallon) from the Egem Quarry in Belgium: The matrix contained a large number of shark and ray teeth. Sharks and rays produce spiral and scroll coprolites. I didn’t find any scroll coprolites. However, scroll coprolites tend to be fairly large and may be in the fauna but were too large for the matrix size that I was searching. I did find a few spiral coprolites. See the below 15 mm specimen: However the vast majority of coprolites looked to be from bony fish, with no evidence of spiraling and lots of fish bone inclusions. See the two pieces (15 mm and 5 mm) of coprolites below with very visible inclusions: Other examples (9 mm, 9 mm, and 15 mm) of bony fish coprolites (note the middle coprolite may have worn spiraling but I can't tell for sure) : Finding mostly bony fish coprolites was not surprising considering the number of bony fish teeth, jaws, vertebrae and especially otoliths also contained in the matrix. The below picture shows only the nicest otoliths (in total I found at least 3 times this number) from the matrix: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr.
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Multi-branched graptolite, Morocco Ordovician, Paradelograptus tenuis
TqB posted a topic in Member Collections
After missing out on a superb one of these when the bidding went a bit crazy, I was pleased to pick this up for very much less . The plate contains a large piece of Paradelograptus tenuis, mixed up with broken bits of the same and also Kiaerograptus. Lower Ordovician, Fezouata Formation, Zagora region, Morocco. (I think the seller's ID is OK - graptolites can be very tricky and I haven't checked it in depth but it matches one (fig 5B) in this paper on Reseachgate: Ordovician Fezouata) I've roughly photoshopped it in photo 2 to show the single specimen and added a mirror image in photo 3 to reconstruct its other half (which was present in the one I couldn't afford - I wonder if anyone here has it? ). Other graptolites brushed out: Doubled up:
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Is real? Rib or a Skull Fragment of Kem Kem?
Seguidora-de-Isis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello everyone from my favorite forum! Please, I am in doubt if this bone is really real and what it could be. It was discovered at Kem Kem in Morocco. If it really is real (and I think it is), I am in doubt between fragmented rib or skull fragment. I am very grateful and all help is welcome! @Troodon
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I've obtained another little lot of miscellaneous bones. To my surprise, many of the partial bones in the lot were perfect matches, so I was able to stick them back together. But these isolated bones can be a bit puzzling, so I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what they may be! I've numbered the images to make it a bit easier. Firstly, the verts. I can normally differentiate between croc and dinosaur with the larger verts, but I'm not so good when it comes to the smaller ones. Then the misc bones. 7: Piece of fish skull, I assume. 13: This is a concave shape (the centre as you see it in the picture is raised). 15: This looks a bit like a furcula, but I guess it's probably not. I know what these next bits are, but I'm just showing off now A big chunk of unprepared crocodile scute, an unprepared Onchopristis rostrum, and two big hybodont fin spines.
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Hello everyone. Hope you are having great sunny day like I am. I saw this tooth online for less than 10$. I was wondering if it was a Pterosaur tooth,because I know they resemble fish teeth quite a lot. It is 3,5 cm long and Is from the Kem Kem beds. I know it is very hard,judging by the information and the pictures; Do you know (if it’s a pterosaur tooth) what pterosaur it could be (Siroccopterix?) Thank you so much for your help. Kind regards. ps: is it partially rooted??? Can’t really tell what the lighter bit of the tooth is.
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