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Hello again! I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for places in the north east US (around PA) that I could research? As was suggested to me, I’ve narrowed down the things I’d like to collect. I’m really interested in fossils that.. well look like things. Don’t get me wrong, shells and crinoids are exciting! But I’d be so jazzed to have fish, crustaceans, insects, or plants. Anomalocaris are so rad, though I fully understand that those are hard to find so I’m going to focus on other stuff for now lol. Maybe someday. My dad in particular wanted me to ask if anyone knew of any east coast places to find ants. I saw posts about an amber site in NJ but my understanding is that it’s pretty well picked through. He and I are going to the Montour pit next weekend to look for trilobites but I thought I’d ask for stuff he’s into. I’m going to be doing more research when I get home (I’m on mobile atm), but I’d love to pick your brains in the meantime! Thanks so much as always!
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I found both of these a couple days ago on my last trip to Big Brook in the same pan, and both have a very similar texture and appearance that leads me to believe they could have belonged to the same animal. I shared both via PM with @Trevor, who suggested the vertebra was likely Mosasaur (but that it might have a diagnostic ID), and that the bone was some type of marine reptile. Just thought I'd re-post here in case others might have any thoughts to add to that. Also, if either is worth taking in for a more diagnostic identification, where/to whom should I take them? I have heard there is a museum that most people take their big brook finds to, but I have never been there and forget which museum it is. @frankh8147
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Hello! Would love to know about this bone (or we think it's bone) fragment found in Big Brook, NJ. Someone had suggested it was mammal and possible from a deer? Of course I would love to know if it's modern or an actual fossil. And would hope to at least identify the animal it came from. Description (if not clear in photos): It's about an inch long and has a very distinct point. It's relatively smooth with a texture on the underside of the point. An help identifying for a very curious family would be greatly appreciated!
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Would anyone like to meet up for a hunt in the streams? Also, maybe show off some cool finds from past hunts! Meet up in school parking lot at 9-10a.m. or earlier if you like. Open to suggestions. Maybe Big Brook also.
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I found these in Big brook, NJ. I definitely see this as the start of a new hobby, I had a blast! Can you help me ID?
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Hey all, Went and tried my luck at Ramanessin Brook. Had a blast finding teeth but when it came to looking at IDs this one stumped me. It has a slight curvature and is shaped different than any enchodus tooth I have found so I think it is safe to rule that out. It reminds me of potentially Xiphactinus or Reptile (specifically plesiosaur) although the size is only 1.2 cm. Any input helps! I can always take more pics if needed. thanks!
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I told myself years ago I wouldn't ever be the guy who finds a rocks and thinks it's a Meteorite but hey, life has its disappointments and here I am! I found this in Burlington County, New Jersey. It is very magnetic and also passes the streak test so I have to ask - any chance this is a Meteorite??
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Large Cretaceous Ammonite Fragment from New Jersey
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Placenticeras placenta Ammonite Chamber Fragment (2 and 3/4 inches) Upper Cretaceous Merchantville Formation Matawan Group Matawan, N.J.-
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Partial Echinoid from the New Jersey Cretaceous
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Catopygus? Partial Echinoid (1/2 inch) Upper Cretaceous Merchantville Formation Matawan Group Matawan, N.J.-
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Hi all! New member and very novice fossil enthusiast here. My family and I just got into fossil hunting this year and I wanted to ask for help identifying some of our finds. We've been exploring the formation in Big Brook New Jersey for a while now, and we've found plenty of shells, shark teeth, and belemnite that are easier to identify. We've also found our fair share of tricky concretions and other fake-out fossils in the brooks. I'm still learning what to look for and how to tell the difference between bone and rock, but I've made some good progress! Anyway, I wanted to ask about some of the trickier pieces in our little collection so far. I have a guess or two for some of them after poking around google, but mostly I'm stumped. Part of me is just looking for confirmation if they are anything at all, even if a specific ID isn't possible. I would absolutely love to hear any opinions or advice about them and what traits to look out for in the future! (will post some close-ups in the replies) 1 & 2: They don't seem like teeth really, but they've got some interesting patterns and a pair of pronounced seams(?) 3: I'm 99% sure its fossilized bone, but might be too small of a fragment to tell what kind 4: The shape makes me curious, but could easily just be rock 5: I'm getting turtle vibes? No idea 6: The texture and shine make me think maybe Coprolite? 7: Much like 4, the shape is curious, but might be nothing. The texture is less rock-like than 4's, though 8. Sort of claw shaped? Maybe just rock 9. The hole pattern seems similar to some turtle or crocodile scute I've seen others come across 10 & 11: Skeptical, but not confident enough to rule them out 12: I've found a few concretions that have very similar inner/outer sections like this, but some of the patterns on the outside of this one make me uncertain if it's just rock I'll follow up with some more close-ups, but thanks for any and all help anyone has to give Some close-ups of 1, 2 & 3 The 'seams' on 1 & 2 have me stumped 3 is probably too small to tell much about, but it's the first piece I've found (aside from shark teeth) that I've been pretty certain is bone and not rock
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Hello! I was combing the beach in Ocean City, NJ for sea glass and stumbled across what I believe to be a shark tooth. Based on what I’ve seen online, I’m curious if it is a Megaladon fossil. Any help in identifying this tooth would be appreciated! Measures just about 3.5 cm
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Can anyone help me identify these potential fossils that I found at Sunset Beach in Cape May, NJ?
Suchascenicworld posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone, I apologise in advance for the lower quality photos, my phone is quite old and the camera is going. Anyways, I was down in Cape May this past weekend and I decided to beach comb on sunset beach. i found several interesting items, and I was wondering if I can get some input regarding what they are. The first two images seem to be a similar type of fossil (if it is one). I am wondering if it could potentially be Paleozoic (if anything?). However, I am not sure exactly what it is, nor the material that it is made of. The third image I think could be coral, but I am not sure what type or how old given that it is out of context but any info would be appreciated. The last two images involve an interesting one. Now, for context, I have a background in Paleoecology and Taphonomy, and have had to id thousands of bones that date back as far as the Pliocene. While this could undoubtedly be a rock, (it always can!). However, for me...it really, really, looked like water rolled bone. In the last image, you can see that it is quite porous (in a way that looks more like cancelous bone) and the rock in itself is quite light. If it is bone, it would be quite old...but still, i am undoubtedly open minded that I could be wrong and it could just be a rock! What do you think? Anyways, thank you so much for taking a look!
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Hey all, Was looking through some older finds today (from Big Brook NJand was curious on if anyone could shed some light on these. The one tooth I originally thought to be of enchodus, but upon looking closer I am not 100% sold. I could see it being an enchodus worn down or something new entirely. In regards to the second, my thoughts originally were potentially bone fragment from potentially sea turtle? Any input helps!
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Found this yesterday at Big Brook in New Jersey. Trying to figure out if it's just a rock with an interesting texture or a fossil. About 1×0.5×0.5 cm
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New Jersey Cretaceous after the storms (Mosasaur heavy)
frankh8147 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello everyone! I was able to sneak out to one of my favorite NJ Cretaceous spots following the storms and had a really nice trip in a short period of time so I figured I would share! The turtle shell is soft-shelled so that actually probably my rarest find of the day. I also found one and a half Mosasaur teeth. The one in the separate picture is the thinnest one I ever found (out of 60+ Mosasaur teeth) but it checks all the other boxes for Mosasaur so that's what I have it labeled as. The vert is pretty cool because it still has some processes attached. Add in the Ratfish and the Enchodus jaw section and I'll call it a good trip!
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This is a first for me. Found in NJ Cretaceous stream. First thing I think of is a small section of fish spines or bony plates. Any ideas? ABout 1-inch long, very thin about 2 mm and it seems like a section of two plates/spines or something as they are staggered. Front and back images attached.
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Badly Weathered Heteromorphic Ammonite Whorl from Big Brook
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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Heteromorphic Ammonite Whorl (1 1/2 inches long) Probably either Nostoceras or Didymoceras Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Matawan Group Big Brook Marlboro, N.J.-
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Heya~! I recently returned from a trip to Cape May, NJ and spent most of my trip on Sunset and Higbee beach picking through the rocks and shells looking for cool stuff. I really want to get into rock hounding/fossil collecting, but I didn't really know what I was looking at so I just grabbed a bunch of stuff that I thought looked neat or interesting. I'm really happy with my haul but I was wondering if any of you nice folks could tell me if I have anything of particular interest? This photo has two that I'm sure are coral fossils, but I don't know what species. The other things looked interesting but I'm not familiar enough with types of rocks to know if any of them are something special or just a cool looking weather worn rock: In this photo, I have some that I thought may be fossils, or that at least had interesting patterns on them: In particular I thought these 3 seemed interesting: Lastly, a few with cool patterns on them. I don't think any of these are fossils but I was wondering if some of these may be petrified wood or something else interesting? Bonus! Rocks, shells, and sea glass that I just thought looked neat! I don't necessarily need an ID on these unless you see something of interest; just wanted to share~! I'm not expecting anything to be mind blowing but if anyone is able to help me identify some of these, or point me towards resources I could use to do it myself, I'd really appreciate it! Like I said I'm very new to all of this so I'm not totally sure what I'm looking at. Really, any help at all is SUPER appreciated. Thanks in advance! PS: I can definitely take more angles of some if you need! I had so many that I didn't want to take pictures of all of them.
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Hello, we went to Big Brook Park in NJ today. We would love some assistance in identifying this tooth. Thanks!
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From the album: New Jersey Late Cretaceous
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Hi folks, newbie looking for some help IDing finds from a couple of trips to the NJ brooks. I think I have the correct IDs on most of what I have collected but am stumped on the largest tooth I have found as well as a couple of others Mystery tooth anterior view Mystery tooth posterior view Categorization page #1 Top to bottom - Goblin Shark / Ammonite Fragment / Crab or Lobster claw piece / Sawfish Rostral Teeth / Crow Shark Categorization page #1 Top to bottom - Goblin Shark (Lateral) / Teeth I can't ID / big mystery tooth / random fragments The ??? section represents teeth I can't ID using the available material on fossilguy's site, most appear to be similar Thanks,
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I am in nj and have heard of some good spots for micro fossils around here but I don’t know how to go about searching. Do you guys look though material in the field or take it home? Thanks, Noel
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Hi Everyone, I just recently started collecting fossils, and am primarily interested in those I can find myself. I'm excited to join the forum, and looking forward to learning more from all of you!
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Bivalve Internal Mold from Ramanessin Brook, N.J.
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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Ethmocardium welleri Bivalve Internal Mold (1 inch length) Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Matawan Group Ramanessin Brook Holmdel, N.J.- 1 comment
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