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At the site near Slemmestad where I have found many graptolite, I came over this trilobite. It is a few cm long, a part of the thorax. Is it possible to identify which family it is? It maybe can help me to narrow the id of the formation's age there (Bødalen).
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My friend found this stone on our last fossil hounting tour. Do anyone have an idea what it can be? it is from MIDDLE ORDOVICIUM, Norway. The size is about 3cm long. Could it be a coral? Martin
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I foud this fossil 4 days ago. Anyone know if this is a coral and which species or genus? Martin
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My grandma found this very weird rock with holes in it then gave it to me. I suspect that it may be a coral but i dont know so can anyone help me out?
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Drone watches as landslide drags houses into the sea on the Norwegian coast
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Geology
Freak landslide drags several houses into the sea on the Norwegian coast as viewed by drone. The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11782182/shock-moment-massive-landslide-norway "The powerful earth movement was sparked on the western side of Kråkneset in Alta municipality on Wednesday afternoon. Within minutes, the first of the houses was seen sliding into the sea." https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/shocking-moment-massive-landslide-drags-several-houses-and-cliffs-into-the-sea-off-norway/news-story/b1dfab5b219abccd915376c625a71edf The type of glaciomarine (quick) clay that is the cause of such landslides is discussed in: Larsen, I.S., 2017. Integrated Risk Analysis Framework of Quick Clay Landslides in Norway (Master's thesis, University of Stavanger, Norway). https://uis.brage.unit.no/uis-xmlui/handle/11250/2456240 https://uis.brage.unit.no/uis-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2456240/Larsen_Ingrid_Skipenes.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y Thakur, V., Nordal, S., Viggiani, G. and Charrier, P., 2018. Shear bands in undrained plane strain compression of Norwegian quick clays. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 55(1), pp.45-56. https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2592746/CGJ+_revised+manuscript+.pdf?sequence=2 Helle, T.E., Aagaard, P., Nordal, S., Long, M. and Bazin, S., 2019. A geochemical, mineralogical and geotechnical characterization of the low plastic, highly sensitive glaciomarine clay at Dragvoll, Norway. https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2613862/Helle_Bazin_etal(2019).pdf?sequence=1 https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/2613862 Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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hello everyone, i am thomas and am 21 years from norway, have been a fossil and animal enthusiast all since i was a kid, my interest is mostly dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals and reptiles. and that's what I gather for the most part. hope everyone is well and safe
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"A petrified rectum of a norway whiffle bird." It came with a card I no longer have. The card describes it as a fossil. I do have a picture of the card and will upload it as well as a picture of the item. The name Ruben Shafer is on the card with what I assume to be a date next to it 1962.
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This year's second hunt was successful, considering the snow. There is still a bit of snow covering some places. I was still lucky enough to find some ok fossils. The area where I found these trilobites is called fossildalen/fossilvalley in slemmestad (i`ve showed pictured from the area before). The fossils here in the area stem from the time periods of Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian, a period of 541 million to 419 million years ago. At that time, Slemmestad was a seabed in a relatively shallow sea. The trilobites fossils I found are about 420 million years old I believe. I found around 10 trilobites or parts of them.
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this year's first hunt was not entirely successful. There is still a meter of snow in some places. Found some small fossils that I don't think are possible to identify. I may show pictures of them, but saw several large orthoceras and some trilobites in a mountain wall where the snow was melted (exposed to the sun). May have to wait a few weeks, after Easter before i can go fossilhunting. The area where i took these pictures is called fossildalen/fossilvalley in slemmestad. The fossils here in the area stem from the time periods of Cambrian, Ordovician and Silur, a period of 541 million to 419 million years ago. At that time, Slemmestad was a seabed in a relatively shallow sea. The Orthoceras fossils i took pictures of is about 420 million years old.
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I've been using the forum for quite some time now. Every time I´ve needed help to identify a trilobite or the like. I have now decided to become a "member". This looks like an incredibly good forum, with lots of good information readily available and where one can discuss various topics in paleontology. I look forward to becoming an active member and getting an even better insight into paleontology and various people who hold the same hobby as me. A little about myself: I´m from Norway, where I study biology. I am 25 years old and have been interested in fossils since I was 4 years old and especially in dinosaurs. In recent years, my interest in trilobites has increased greatly. Ps: English isn´t my first language, so please excuse any mistakes i make. I´m working on improving my English, which is one of many reasons i write this. Nice to be a part of this forum!
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Hello. My name is John, and I am 39 years old. Until recently, I have not really spent much time looking at fossils. Yet I have a small collection, so it's about time I get into it. I live in Norway, and a few years ago, my father, who was a fossil collector, passed away. He left me a few iconic pieces, but working almost 9 hours a day with my own firm, while also having kids and a wife, it never caught my attention until recently. The fossil I think is the most beautiful one is also currently out on auction to support the site, so please take a look if you are interested. Hope to see you around.
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Hey folks, during my trips through Sweden and Norway I collected some (many) rocks. But some are not easy to determine, or I simply don't have a clue, so I hope you can help me. I am happy to provide more pictures if necessary. 1: Found in Näs bruk, Avesta municipality, Sweden. Looks like gneiss with garnet or a granulite? 2: Found also in Näs bruk. Similar to Leptite? 3: Also found in Näs bruk. The green intrusion looks 'olivinish"!? 4: Also found in Näs bruk. No clue. 5: Also found in Näs bruk. 6: Found in Skipsfjorden on the island Mageroya in Finnmark, Norway. Skarn? 7: Found in Näs bruk. 8: Also 9: Found at Kirkeporten, Skarsvag, Norway. Thanks in advance! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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I found this at the Kirkeporten in Skarsvåg, Norway. Never seen something like it before.
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Hey, My sister and I found this rock that we thought looked a lot like a claw or a tooth. We found it in Norway in a lake, because of the drought the water was a lot lower than usual, so the place we found it would normally be underwater. It's not too far from the ocean either. I really don't know much about any of this, so I'm sorry that I'm not including too much information. (And sorry about the tags, I had no idea what to put there) I hope someone is able to help us, thank you
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Hello.I found in my collection another very problematic piece. It was found in Tømte, Ringsaker district in Norway. This upper Cambrian black bituminous shale formation contains some anthraconite concretions and layers. This anthraconite or black bituminous limestone also called stinkstone because of characteristic smell when hammered is full of cephalons and pygidiums. Finally after few hours of research I choose two zones of Olenids. First is Olenus & Agnostus obesus zone, subzone Wahl ( Olenus wahlenbergi). Second choice is Agnostus pisiformis zone with Olenus alpha. In my opinion specimen below coming from Olenus wahlenbergi and Agnostus obesus zone. Any hints and other ideas will be very helpful.
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Hello.I found in my collection another very problematic piece. It was found in Tømte, Ringsaker district in Norway. This upper Cambrian black bituminous shale formation contains some anthraconite concretions and layers. This anthraconite or black bituminous limestone also called stinkstone because of characteristic smell when hammered is full of cephalons and pygidiums. Finally after few hours of research I choose two zones of Olenids. First is Olenus & Agnostus obesus zone, subzone Wahl ( Olenus wahlenbergi). Second choice is Agnostus pisiformis zone with Olenus alpha. In my opinion specimen below coming from Olenus wahlenbergi and Agnostus obesus zone. Any hints and other ideas will be very helpful.
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The reverse of this piece has specimens of Tetragraptus serra. and this side shows fragments of other graptolites, possibly Tetragraptus and / or other Dichograptids.
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Hello guys and girls, I'm new here :-) Could you help me identify these fossils. They are all from my local city of Porsgrunn, Norway. I gathered these over the cause of a few days due to construction work, so I saved them before the whole area is buried under tons of rubble. The first fossil (1-2) around the size of a finger, the "branch" was much longer before I broke it lose, around half a meter. Image 3-5 is the one I am most curious about, could it be a trace fossil of some sort. It's embedded in the shale, some of the lines are 0,5 cm deep. From what I know Image 6 is most likely a Ragusa coral, and Image 7 is probably Stromatolites. The last fossil looks like it fell out of a geode at some point. :-) Most of the local fossils here in Porsgrunn can usually be dated to the Ordovician or early Silurian and they are relatively small in size. Porsgrunn in Telemark is a part of the Oslo Geological Field in Norway, which is a part of the Burgess Shale. The fossils in the Oslo Geological Field can be dated to around the Precambrian era to late Silurian. Thanks :-)
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I found this on a beach in south-east Norway. Someone told me that it is some kind of bone, but I don't know what. It kind of looks like a tooth? Anyone know what it is and how old? Thanks!
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I am going to visit family in Bomlo Norge in May. Has anyone done any collecting in Norge? It's an island just south of Bergen. Can anyone recommend any stops? I know theres an old gold mine there. Any chance of some amber? prehistoric or viking age finds are all good for me.
