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I discovered a love for fossil hunting in NW Arkansas. I had the privilege of spending nearly two years exclusively dedicated to hiking and exploring the Ozark Mountains in and around the Eureka Springs area. I discovered that I truly love being outdoors and exploring undiscovered areas that produce some pretty remarkable mineral specimens and fossils. I since have moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and work as a Lapidary Artist and Jeweler but still have a passion for fossils. During my two year adventure in Arkansas I acquired quite a large collection of things, including fossils that I have since hauled to New Mexico with me. Recently, I began opening the bins of treasure and have been sorting them and referring them back to the notes I took at the time. I am looking forward to engaging with this community in hopes of filling in the gaps of information I am missing. Thanks for having me as part of your community.
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Hi everyone, I am not new to this forum, though recently arrived in New Mexico for a new job (in Los Alamos, near Santa Fe) after a few years away from the US (and my last activity here!) I look forward to meeting some of you who might be around. Seems like there are tons of things to do here! Cheers, Alexandre
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Hi again Fossil Forum. Picked this one up while I was out collecting petrified wood, but it certainly looks more like bone to my amateur eye. What do you think? Found in Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
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Don't ask me how I find the tiniest things in existence, it's a gift, lol. I don't have a proper scale on hand, but the stone is about 7mm, corner to corner at the longest. I was thinking maybe a partial crinoid or some sort of arthropod, but the underside is dimpled sort of like volcanic rock, so maybe it's just a feature of the rock and nothing more? I'll try to add more details when I get home. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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I tossed this one in my petrified wood pile because that's mostly what I find out here, but sometimes I see pictures of bone fragments that look similar or that I would have taken for wood had I found it. So what do you guys think? It doesn't stick to the tongue and shows details that could be porousness... but could also not be... There's no obvious cell structure that I can make out. Follow up question: Are there any good ways to tell the difference between wood and bone aside from wood cell structure or visible marrow? This was found in Dona Ana county, NM.
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I picked up a stone which had a nice crinoid segment imprint on it. Under closer investigation, I found other microorganisms as well. Any idea what they could be? Crinoid is 2mm and the microorganisms are 1mm at the largest. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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Yay or nay? 13mm by 7mm stone, imprint itself is only 6mm by 3mm. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico.
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I recently found an echinoid in the Prionocyclyus hyatti ammonite zone of the Upper Cretaceous (Middle Turonian) Semilla Sandstone Member of the Carlile Shale. These creatures are not common and until now... ...I have only found fragments. After a quick clean and some photos, I wonder if there is enough diagnostic material left on this crushed and eroded specimen. scale= 1/4" I do not know much about echinoderms, but I am very much interested in learning more. Is there enough of this creature to label a genus? Thank you for your help.
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Found in NM badlands. I thought it was petrified wood but someone suggested it was fossilized bone. There are definitely dinosaur bones where this was found so wanted thoughts.
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Looked odd , found them both along roadside very near to my petrified log find ( not implying they are related) your input is greatly appreciated.
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A nice, little piece I found on my lunch break today. Found in Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
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Ok, fossil forum, I've got another thing I'm not sure what to make of. A partial black stone about 3/4 inch long, with some interesting texturing on one of the flat sides and some porous dimpling on the rounded side. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico. Any ideas what it could be?
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This one marks a very profound moment in my life. While out carnelian hunting 3 years ago on a dirt road heading out to the "Gray Ranch" , there had been plans at the time to pave but funding was never granted. The work had already begun and parts of the road had already been graded and widened. Among the roadside rubble was this curious looking "driftwood" so naturally I had to investigate. It was barely visible as only 5 or 6 inches was above the rubble pile. To my absolute amazement this log was no longer a log but a solid rock. I said it marked a profound moment because the following day I learned of my stage 4 Cygnus melanomas so it has been almost impossible to look at until now. For the record, I have won this round with cancer and will remain cautiously optimistic for the foreseeable future. As for my find, it's very cool to say the least. It weighs easily over 100 lbs. And has an overall length of 26inces and a 24 inch circumference at it's widest. I no longer see it as a bad omen or anything unfortunate for me simply for one reason,...I still live to write these words. Hope this forum will help me discover it's origins. Thank you.
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This one was found in the foothills of the Florida Mountains just south of Deming NM I have not been able to find the areas age as of yet but I will keep looking.
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I'm hoping someone can help me identify this fossil. I believe it could be a claw of some sort. I was super stoked to find it.
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Found very close to my last two posts and very recently. Also this was on the surface and found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch.
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Found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch. I know what it looks like however I know it's probably just geologic. Also, this was found among other smaller pieces similar in texture and color in approximately 20 square meter area.
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Permian prints from NE NM
JBkansas posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
These were both labeled as Dromopus "Marsh" (seller mistook discoverer name for species). While the larger prints do seem to look like Dromopus to my amature eye, the smaller print may be something else. Both were consolidated with Elmer's glue (explaining the glossy appearance).
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Was found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch. Curious to know more about it.
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Hi again, Fossil Forum! I've got a stone which I think is wood, but it's iffy enough for me to ask for a second opinion. Found in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. There is a lot of it out here! Anyway, let me know what you think! Size is roughly 3.5 cm wide, 3.5 cm tall, 1.5 cm thick at its thickest edge.
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Just found this, I think my horse might have uncovered it. We're not sure what it is, but from looking online it might be some kind of worn molar, but not from a horse or cow, but what? On one side it looks like it had been broken at one time, but it's all pretty smooth, no jagged edges. There's a lot of clay in the area & not even sure if it's a fossil or not? Thanks for the help!
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Hi all, I found an odd, almost perfectly round ball in the desert. At first I thought it was an old ball bearing, but it's not metal. Maybe a coprolite? Or just an average rock that happens to be round... It's 15mm in diameter, found in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I've found other fossils in the area including petrified wood and brachiopods. Thanks for any assistance, Tekk
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I would like to ask the experts on this forum for some help in identifying this jaw fragment. It contains two complete teeth (molars?). It is from a deposit west of Cuba, New Mexico, and is, as you can see, pretty small. The teeth are complete and look like they belong to an adult animal. They are not very worn. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
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Hello everyone, I'm Sarah from New Mexico and new to this forum and fairly new to this new hobby. I recently beat cancer so I've decided I needed to focus on something I've always had a love for and that's geoscience as a whole. I've always been a bit of a Rockhound and collected a small pile of them then heard great things about this forum so here I am! Hope everyone is happy and healthy.
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Hopefully, this will be the last time I post on this fauna until I announce the finished publication! I had originally identified this as a cretodus, but after reviewing Everhart and Welton, I am having very serious doubts as to the validity of this ID. The teeth are both labially and lingually striated. The lingual striations look totally different than the pattern found on the scapanorhynchids. The teeth have accessory cusplets, sometimes two on a side. The base of the teeth are more robust than that of scapanorhynchids, too. As you can tell by the photos, even the worn teeth have pronounced striations. Any help at to identifying these teeth to genus (maybe even species?) level would be wonderful! Thanks!
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