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Hi, this is my first post here. I found this whilst hiking at Guadalupe mountains national park. Is this a fossil and if so can anyone help identify what it may be? Thank you.
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Hello I'm new to the group and need some help with revealing what I have been researching for the past 5 years. It would be nice if I could get someone to come and see what I have and guide me in this process of making it known to the geology world. I live in Virginia on the North end of Rockbridge county. The elevation here is right around 1800ft. The closest stream to me is a mile away and flows west to east. My property is a sediment bed from when water flowed east to west over a waterfall. In this sediment bed I have found something new. Please help.
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It's 8:30am, below freezing, and cloudy - the perfect time to hike up a mountain to collect fossils! A rock-hounding buddy of mine recently stumbled upon a hash layer on one of the hikes we've done in Montana, and kindly offered to show me. Unfortunately the layer wasn't at the beginning of the trail, rather the end, so we had to climb 1,900 ft (6 statue of liberty's) and millions of years in geology to get to it - nature is rarely conducive to human ambition. After the short (2.5 mile) but steep hike, we made it to rock slides where the layer was being eroded and immediately began spotting plates of brachiopod hash - I can't believe I missed them before! Based on the geologic map of the area, I suspect these are Late Devonian-Early Mississippian in age. Wacking my geologic pick into the hill to carefully climb the steep slopes of the rockfalls, I began spotting some nice specimens. They were preserved in a pretty powder blue, and easy to spot against the dark matrix of the ancient sea floor. Unfortunately a lot of them appeared smashed in their tumbling down the hill. I loaded up my backpack with probably 40-50 lbs of rock, which in hindsight was not the best decision I've ever made. Here are some of the more interesting pieces (I don't know them any more precisely than "brachiopod", feel free to chime in brach fans): I was especially hoping to find a winged brach - I didn't find a nice one - but my friend generously gifted me one he found minutes after I mentioned hoping to find one. Hope you enjoyed! I'll be headed back to Texas where I have more trips in mind...
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Hello everyone, I went to visit family this past week in Gilmer County, West Virginia and found these mammal teeth in a creek. They were found pretty close to each other, which makes me wonder if they were from the same animal. They appear to be old, but I don’t think they are completely mineralized. They remind me a lot of the bison teeth I find down in Peace River, FL, but this is weird considering there are no cow or buffalo farms very close to the area I found these (that I know of). Anyone have any idea what these are, why they’re here, and how old they could be?
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Found several pieces of shale on the side of a mountain near Townsend, TN, that looked promising. Third pic is the “fossil” that made me pick up this rock and two others. I think I see bryozoans in there, and maybe brachiopods? But I can’t figure what I’m looking at. At first I thought echinoderm, but the geometry is wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen B: 1.7g / 21x17x12mm Lighting: Longwave UV Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen B: 1.7g / 21x17x12mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen A: 3.2g / 25x19x13mm Lighting: Longwave UV Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau
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Teruel Amber (Escucha Fm. [El Regachuelo Mb.], Lower to Middle Albian [~114-106.7 ma])
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Teruel Amber” Utrillas, Teruel Province, Spain San Just Outcrop, Maestrat Basin Escucha Fm. (El Regachuelo Mb.) Lower to Middle Albian (~114-106.7 ma) Specimen A: 3.2g / 25x19x13mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry seven of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. In Spain, there are more than 100 localities of amber belonging to the Early Cretaceous, with several new localities having been discovered from 1997-2007; however, many of the occurrences are unconfirmed or were from coal mines that no longer exist. The first mention of cretaceous amber from Spain was made in 1762, where it was described as coming from Asturias, a small region in the northwestern portion of the country. There are only seven localities that are described to contain biological inclusions, which localities form a curve that corresponds of the coastline of the Early Cretaceous seas; amber from Álava outcrops contains the highest number of arthropod inclusions, being dominated by the Diptera and Hymenoptera. The deposit richest in amber, also containing the best-preserved inclusions, is the San Just outcrop, located near Utrillas and Escucha (municipalities of Teruel); the San Just outcrop is part of the Escucha Fm., which is sub-divided into three Members: La Orden (upper), El Regachuelo (middle), and Barriada (lower). Amber is associated with coal, siltstone, and clay layers, and occurs in the middle and lower Members, but most frequently in the El Regachuelo. The age of the Escucha Fm. is based on the presence of the ammonite “Douvilleiceras monile”, and a higher concentration of spores than pollen grains. Teruel amber is rich in kauranes (diterpenoid compound), with pimaric acid also being present, which indicates it was produced by a member of the Araucariaceae family, possibly by the genus Agathis. This amber shares a similar superficial appearance (color, pattern/flow, etc.) to that of amber from the Fouras Peninsula, in Charente-Maritime, France; the amber of that region was also likely produced by an araucarian, with some possible production by Podocarpaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae. Sources: “Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain”; Comptes Rendus Palevol, Vol. 6 (Issues 1-2), pp. 135-149; Delclòs, et. al. 2007 “A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance”; African Invertebrates, Vol. 48 (1); V. Perrichot 2007 “Gerromorphan bugs in Early Cretaceous French amber (Insecta: Heteroptera): first representatives of Gerridae and their phylogenetic and paleoecological implications.”; Cretaceous Research; V. Perrichot 2005© Kaegen Lau
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I found this on my place which makes no sense. I'm on a whitewater mountain river with gravel, rocks, boulders (granite). Most non-granite rock comes down from above and it's worn. This doesn't appear to be river-tumbled. The thing in it caught my eye and reminds me of wood but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
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Hi there, so I came across this rock awhile ago. I found it in the mountains just west of fort Collins, co. I've spent a lot of time trying to find information on it but not having much luck. It's pretty hard, doesn't leave a streak and has weird layers. It's around 2 inches or so and round-ish. Hope the pictures are good enough. If not, I can always take more. Thank you for any info!
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We found this while cutting trails in our forest, on the banks of our spring fed natural pond. We live in southeast Oklahoma, in the Ouachita National Forest, in the Kiamichi River Valley. All of which used to be underwater eons ago. Every single person who has seen it in person, has said it looks like a petrified turtle. It’s heavy like stone & the top is darker with a slight greenish tint & is very smooth & not rough like the bottom or like a rock. The outdoor lighter is 12 inches long. Thank you so much in advance, for your help & insights into what it could possibly be!
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So yes, I went fossil hunting for the first time with two friends two days ago behind my friend’s grandma’s house in some farmland and we had a blast finding fossil shells of echinoids and gastropods and whatnot. Before we left though, my friend’s grandma gave us this really well preserved fossil of an echinoid (at least compared to our finds) and asked us if we could perhaps find out how old it is. I tried to do some research on the web but its an absolute maze but I stumbled across this forum. So im hoping that through identification, we’ll be able to find out about how old it is because i feel like its the least we could do for my friend’s grandma who entrusted us with this amazing fossils of hers. Anyways, imma get straight to it now. Its was found in some farm land which has some sedimentary rock underneath all the soil. The excavation of this rock to till the ground better has created quite a few piles of this rock here and there which also contain fossils of sea snail shells, some really round looking clams, and echinoids just like the one in the pictures. The rock surrounding the fossils are a really light orangey color and is really easy to chip at or scrape. Probably limestome but not sure cuz im still new to this. This is all located in the Philippines up in the mountains on the island of by the way. It’s 13.5 cm across what I believe is its “front end” to its “back end”, 11cm wide, and about 3 cm tall. Again im new to this so if there are any details that still need to be mentioned or if some additional pictures are needed, please ask because I would feel really bad if i didnt grant this sweet old lady her request. T^T Any info about how old it could possibly date would really mean alot but other info on it would be really great too ^-^
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I was hiking in the smoky mountains in NC near Maggie valley when I came across this, what I thought to be a petrified mushroom. It seems to be pretty since I very rarely see mushrooms up in the Smokies
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From the album: Naughtistic fossils and rocks
One of two pictures of a silvery looking rock. Not sure what minerals make rocks look this way -
Found layers of closely packed calcium-carbonate shells near the Los Padres Wilderness in Ojai. Here's what I know about the area: It is part of Eocene-Oligocene age conglomerate from the TopaTopa Mountains. I think they are mussels, but I am not sure how to ID them. Any help is appreciated! Additionally, any advice on how to properly prepare and clean them would be helpful Thanks!
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My brothers and I found them and I've never had them identified. If you know please tell me! Thank you!!!!
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