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Arthropod entombment in weathering-formed opal (Indonesia - Cicada)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Fossilized Cicada Entombed In Opal Reveals Precious Gems Can Contain Ancient Life Rachael Funnell, IFL_Science, October 7, 2023 https://www.iflscience.com/fossilized-cicada-entombed-in-opal-reveals-precious-gems-can-contain-ancient-life-57413 Rare Fossil Reveals Cicada Entombed in Opal An insect trapped in a precious gem points to new places to search for ancient life Carolyn Wilke, Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare-fossil-reveals-cicada-entombed-in-opal1/ The open accesspaper is: Chauviré, B., Houadria, M., Donini, A. et al. Arthropod entombment in weathering-formed opal: new horizons for recording life in rocks. Sci Rep 10, 10575 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67412-9 Yours, Paul H.-
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I have a few opalised teeth that i want to show you. the first one Is a crocodile the second could be shark the third one I don’t know and the fourth it a rare Dinosaur opalised tooth the Dinosaur lost that tooth fighting as we can see the tooth roots it’s broken and preserved with the tooth. the last one it’s a Dinosaur opalised tooth .
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Hi I have a fossil I found while exploring an area near Dubbo NSW australia. I taught it was just petrified wood until I cleaned it and notice on one end has colour and looks like it could have fish fins on the side. The length is 300mm and width is at its widest point 180mm. It was just sitting on side of a dirt track and also has another part to it which I will pick up next time I'm out that way again. Any help in identifying what I have here would be much appreciated as I wouldn't have a clue other than what I think it is. Thanks
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South Australian opalised dinosaur fossil rediscovered after going missing decades ago
Dan 1000 posted a topic in Fossil News
Thought this sounded interesting https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-03/rare-dinosaur-fossil-found-in-sa-after-disappearing-for-45-years/10575208