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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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Zeilleria deliculata (Sternberg) Kidston 1884
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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Mammuthus primigenius: authentic tusk fragment?
mr.rod posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello dear collectors & experts, I have purchased two beautiful new Mammuthus primigenius fossils, which I will describe in two separate topics. Here comes my very cool and huge fragment of a tusk. Key figures as by seller 39cm (15") long, circumference 47cm (18.5") 5.1kg (11.2lb) 20,000-50,000 years old North Sea, Netherlands I very much like it and would love to get your expertise about Authenticity More precise age estimate Your quality rating. Any restoration done? Thanks a lot.
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"Wie het kleine niet eert, is het grote niet weerd!" goes the Dutch saying (who does not appreciate the small, isn't worthy of the big). Three small fossils, any help with the ID's? The brown one looks like a bulla to me, from a dolphin maybe? No idea about the other two. All found on the Dutch coast, on the same location. Mammal bones on this location are from the pleistocene and holocene, shark teeth and bones from fish and sea mammals (dolphins and whales mostly) are from the eocene-pliocene.
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Found on the beach in the Netherlands. Slightly heavy. Could this be a bone of some sort? Or any ideas at all? Thank you.
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What do I see here from the Cretaceous period of Vaals (Netherlands)
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Another for me difficult fossils from the Vaalser groenzand (The Formation of Vaals or Vaalser Groenzand is a geological formation from the last Late Cretaceous). Fossils from the Vaals green sand are sparsely distributed, and yet it is extraordinarily rich in fossils. Unfortunately, very little is documented about it. What do you think this is? I was thinking about sea lilies myself. But not sure.... A few more pictures, doesn't this look like sharing a stem? These pieces are relatively lightweight. Certainly in comparison with the Limestone itself. I can't identify the ribbed structure.
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Goodmorning! A few days ago I went for a rockhounding session nearby, in Numansdorp in the Netherlands. They have a massive pile of rocks - for covering the road (so construction material). I have found lots of pieces of agates here. Probably it's mined somewhere like Steenwijk, but don't precicely know where they harvest these rocks. Besides the gorgeous agates I found in this pile, I also found something I have no clue about.. First I thought it was something like a squid, so extremely old.. but.. I looked around the internet - so now I am guessing it is some sort of tooth? Can somebody help me out with ID'ing this piece? And is it possible to have some sort of clue on the age of this? (not specific, but is it a day old or a year - like that :)). The measurments are in CM. Thank you very much in advance!
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Goodmorning all! Here to introduce myself to this forum. I am Serena, 36 years old from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since 2 years I am an active (but amateur/just for fun) rockhounder. Unfortunately I live in Holland, so to be a rockhound means to get quite creative So I always look forward to our holidays in different counties, to extend my rock collection. Roaming the area for Agates is my favorite Nice to meet you all!
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Fossil hunting in the Maastrichtian of Maastricht, the Netherlands
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Yesterday I was in South Limburg, the Netherlands, for an appointment. And after a journey of almost 3 hours, my appointment was canceled due to a sudden toothache. Well nothing can be done about it, all understandable, and with the sun-drenched afternoon ahead I wanted to make the best of it. Armed with only a pair of boots, a pocket knife and Google maps, I went looking for possible fossil hotspots. I'm glad I always have something in the car, for such "emergencies". Of course with respect for nature and the beautiful limestone walls that South Limburg has to offer, I went looking around Maastricht and the Belgium border area! There are still plenty of opportunities to find fossils, especially around abandoned cave entrances. Many rocks are crumbling and around small cave entrances there are sometimes beautiful pieces of limestone and flint that have fallen from the rocks due to erosion. I decided to drive around looking for such places. In any case, it provided beautiful views of the landscape. Around Maastricht I found some deserted limestone walls where I tried my luck. Sometimes quite exciting, although I do not enter the caves (safety comes first!), there is sometimes a somewhat strange atmosphere. People have clearly slept in the area where I was looking, in one of the caves there was an abandoned mattress and there are some empty looks of someone who had clearly made it his home. Walking a bit further along the road I found large and small pieces of limestone which probably came down in the past period together with pieces of flint. Quickly collected some pieces to further investigate (at a distance from the wall) for fossils. I found several nice pieces within an hour. Especially a lot of small Belemnitella, mostly broken, but some still presentable. Pair of very small Bivalves and to top it off a small shark tooth. I had to take a closer look, but a spot search in the database of Paleontica gave me the name Centrophoroides appendiculatus. Here are some pictures that give an impression of my finds. Not yet well prepared, fresh from the often damp limestone. This is how the day became successful and I am once again richer in shark species from the Limburg Cretaceous. It was very nice to see many shells and flint in limestone walls again, as if caught in time. I brought another bucket with some loose pieces to further explore at home, so who knows what I will find .
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Hello! I recently found a fish vertebra while digging with my local archaeology club. Can anyone help identify it? - It was found in the city center of Gouda, The Netherlands - Based on other finds we can roughly date it to between 1500 and 1700 - It was probably quite a big fish; the disc is 2 cm. across
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I would really appreciate any help identifying this (possible) fossil. My son found this blackened subject while he was digging on the beach of Texel, The Netherlands. It’s approximately 70mm long and looks fragmented, heavily eroded and feels solid. There’s a small hole in the top middle (approximately 3mm). Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Hello After doing some reseaech on some big Chert nodules given to me...I went back through some Chert that I found along the northern North Sea coast of The Netherlands... I really like Chert...I have always been curious about mineral inclusions and/or fossils in Chert...I am having trouble finding laymans info on the subject...the info I do find is a bit overwhelming... Im hoping someone could help me out identifying some of the things that I am seeing in my pieces...I have pointed to points of interest to me... I have posted the photos twice...one in natural light and the one darkened...all the same stone...4" x 3" (10x7.5cm) I see lots of pattern in these pieces...Plant, animal, bubble, scratch, fracture?...too much info...Im unsure... This next photos are interesting to me because the area that I point to (this?) is the outside of the nodule and the grouping of grains (?) Seem to me to possibly be some of what I am looking at on the broken and, by nature, polised sides in the previous photos... The next photos are of a different piece of Chert that had been painted...I am a bit weary about using paint remover on it...concerned about discoloring it...I wiil experiment on a flake later... Anyway...also 4" x 3"... next are 2" x 3"...same side at two different angles... I appreciate any help identifying the "spots" in these two stones...if someone knows a link to a "identify-stuff-in-chert/flint" resource for a lay-person, that would also be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance for your time
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Hello everyone, I visited a beach in the Netherlands and I collected some things that I thought had the chance to be fossilized. I want to ask if the next specimens in the pictures I will post are fossilized seashells, modern ones, just rocks? And what kind of seashells they are in case they are fossilized. Thank you! I will post them separately in the replies.
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I found these on the beach in The Netherlands. I would appreciate if someone would tell me if they are fossils or just rocks and what they are, if fossils. In the case of the sand dollars, I don't know if they are skeletons or fossils. They are hard and I can't break them. Thank you so much!
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Mid-February fossil search Selzerbeek, South Limburg, The Netherlands.
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Mid-February, officially still winter, yet it felt like spring yesterday. In February, the average temperature in the Netherlands is about 3 degrees, so yesterday it was not cold at 14 degrees. I couldn't wait any longer this year, and planned my first quest of 2023. I really had to get out, so sat in my auro early in the morning arriving 3 hours later at the Selzerbeek in South Limburg, the Netherlands. The stream mainly runs through Vijlener limestone (Upper Cretaceous / Gulpen Formation / Vijlen Limestone). This means that you can encounter all fossils from this stratigraphic layer. I was mainly looking for shark teeth today. Because the many marl quarries in the Netherlands are closed, I wanted to try my luck in this stream. In addition, brachiopods, sea urchins, belemnites and bivalves can be found. To find shark teeth, especially good ones, I knew I had better luck than Gladstone Gander. But just finding incomplete teeth from this Gulpen formation would make my day. The Selzerbeek never disappoints, coming home empty-handed is a rarity. On arrival the stream was beautiful. With an impressive number of snowdrops along the stream I got the feeling of spring. The crystal clear water smiled at me. Because I don't want to dig in the stream, I had to rely on the surface sand and gravel. To carefully search for this, very clear water is a must. The first small finds were made within the hour. Just a quick photo with the stream in the background. The stone on which they lie is a typical limestone from Vijlen, which are scattered across the stream. Walking along the stream, many pieces of Viijlens limestone from the Gulpen formation are visible. These are the stones from which the fossils and therefore also the shark teeth are worn out by the running water and rain. My thought was to search mostly around these stones to increase the chance of partially complete teeth. Searching for my finds of a few hours. Many parts of small shark teeth. Incomplete as expected from this stream. Still nice to have found some teeth from this location. Difficult to determine due to the incomplete condition, although some are recognizable. As a by-catch, of course, Belemnites. I found a lot of them, only put a few in my pocket along the way. In addition, there was other small Cretaceous material, which I have to identify again under a magnifying glass. It was a strenuous and successful day for me. After my search and accompanying search it was almost dark and time to take care of the inner person. Spoiled myself in one of the excellent Limburg restaurants. I don't want to spoil you, but it tasted delicious. I thought I deserved that, not true?
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Found this on a Dutch beach (Zandmotor) 6 months ago. Max. diameter appr. 14 mm. Shape looks somewhat like a pentagon. Two sides have openings in them (marked a and b in pictures), within each opening there there seems to be a bit dividing both openings in two halves. Ar least one of the corners of the pentagon seems to have had a protrusion (stalk, arm?) that has broken off. Encircled in the pictures. Due to the shape, the openings, and the broken off bit this looks like like some echinoderm fossil to me. But which one? Any ideas?
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Hi everyone! For those of you who live in or close to the Netherlands: on April 22nd 2023, the PaleoTime-NL International Fossil Event will be held again, this year in the town of Houten, The Netherlands. This show is the biggest paleontological event in the Netherlands, a meeting between amateur and professional paleontologists, for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and fossils, or just a day to meet like-minded people. There are informative lectures, prep demo's and many more activities. For more information, see the website www.paleotime.nl Is anyone of you guys going? Cheers, Johan
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Greetings, First post here, and I'm at a loss trying to identify this (suspected) fossil. I found this a few days ago on Zandmotor beach, in Monster in The Netherlands. On first glance it appears to be a molar, but it looks very different from the Pleistocene material that Zandmotor beach is known for. I've never seen a molar inside a matrix like this one. Some have suggested that it's just a rock, or maybe a piece of limonite. I realise that this specimen looks completely different from other fossil material found at Zandmotor beach, but I'm still positive that this is some kind of fossil. Personally I think it's part of a molar inside a matrix, maybe flint? Someone suggested a sea urchin instead of a molar, which might make sense. Older than Pleistocene considering the level of mineralisation. Picture 1 - 4 show various view of the specimen, with what appears to be part of the crown, and the mold of a root (cast still present at the base of the root (part closest to the crown). Picture 5 shows a second root. Picture 6 - 9 are close-ups of this root, plus a mold of a third root. It appears that some enamel still lines the second root and the inside of the cast. I find it hard to believe that is 'just a rock' or a bit of limonite. If so, it's trying pretty hard to look like something else. What are your views? I would be very grateful if you can help me! PS: Let me know if any additional photographs are needed.
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A sunny afternoon in the Selzerbeek, South Limburg, Netherlands
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
At the end of October 25°C, much too warm for the time of year against a long-term average of 10.9°C. On the other hand, perfect weather to go looking for fossils in the stream. The village of Mamelis near Vaals looked magical. Behind these houses is the stream and here it is only 10 to 20 centimeters deep. The Selzerbeek rises on the Vaalser Berg and has a length of approximately 13 kilometers. At Gulpen (ZL) the stream flows into the Geul. The stream runs mainly through Vijlener limestone (Upper Cretaceous / Maastricht Formation / Vijlen Limestone). This means that you can encounter all fossils from this stratigraphic layer. In particular, brachiopods, sea urchins, belemnites and bivalves are among the finds. Many amateurs, but also professional palaeontologists have known the stream for a long time as a location for fossils from various eras. I especially found a lot of parts of belemnites. Fortunately also some whole belemnites, a part of a flint sea urchin and what and some other Cretaceous material. The stream was crystal clear, you could see the belemnites with some luck, look at this photo, which gives a magical image The day was successful. Although I didn't find much it was a lovely afternoon in this beautiful setting. Just before sunset, I was able to take a few nice pictures of the beautiful Limburg landscape at sunset.
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Searching for sea urchins in South Limburg with my dog
Mart1980 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
A few weeks ago I took the dog (our Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever) to the hills of southern Limburg (the Netherlands) to walk especially around Gulpen and the Malensbos. To look for fossilized sea urchins that can sometimes be found after rainfall. These sea urchins date from the Gulpener chalk (Cretaceous period). Taking the dog on a fossil hunt is wonderful. She enjoys any type of environment. Although it is sometimes annoying that the boss does not continue and just keeps digging. She forgets that I have to wait at every puddle because I have to swim again. In the evening she did her own find of the day, a hedgehog, also prickly. I told her I was looking for 'zeeegels'. I meant another 'egel'. She did her best . In Dutch we use the word 'egel' for both a hedgehog and sea urchin. I found many small pieces of sea urchin, only four that are presentable. These sea urchins are still unprocessed and need to be prepared. Difficult to distinguish the species, I personally think Cardiater sp. and Hemiaster sp. Definitely a successful day, for me and the dog
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