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I'm a newbie and would love to go out hunting and learn.
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Spathites puercoensis was originally described as Buchiceras swallovi in: The Geology of the Albuquerque Sheet (Herrick and Johnson, 1900) Later, the species Spathites puercoensis was formally illustrated in: The Late Cretaceous ammonite Spathites Kummel & Decker in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas (W.A. Cobban, 1988)
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No Fossils in Hidalgo County, New Mexico But Still a Successful Trip
minnbuckeye posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
A few weeks ago, we accompanied my daughter to Dark Skies, New Mexico, Though the trip was to primarily be an astronomy/ star gazing trip, the day was left open for me to explore the rock formations of Hidalgo County. My goal was to find a fossil in the Pennsylvanian strata or Cretaceous Johnny Bull Sandstone scattered around the facility we were staying at. Unfortunately I failed, but did manage to drag home a few rocks. I wish we were a little closer to @PFOOLEY's neck of the woods!! Most of the samples collected came from the middle tertiary mineral veins emplaced in the volcanic rocks. A view of our little oasis in the middle of nowhere! Volcanic intrusions into the uplifted sedimentary rocks can be seen in the background. The long gently sloping ridge behind the facility was made up of quartz and quartz crystals, It was hard to find samples small enough to bring home! Behind the mountain in the foreground, bands of calcite occurred in the sedimentary rock. Over the second mountain is where the copper associated minerals, Malachite and Azurite, were found. In the next two photos, what is the yellow mineral present? Limonite?? Banded jasper was found close to but not associated with the quartz location. I will tell about star gazing in the astrophotography section a little later.
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Hi all, I'm curious about this piece of wood I found with some interesting, round nodules on the surface. Could it be some species of lycopod? About 3/4 inch in length. Found in Doña Ana county, New Mexico. Camp Rice formation. Thanks for any suggestions!
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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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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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I found this tooth In desert near Albuquerque New Mexico. Could it be some kind of marine reptile? I would appreciate any ideas about ID. Thanks
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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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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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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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A nice, little piece I found on my lunch break today. Found in Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
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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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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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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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Was found in Hidalgo County NM and the area is from the Maastrichtian epoch. Curious to know more about it.
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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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