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My first fossil find, so apologies for the basic query. This 5cm by 1.5 cm fossil was inside a concretion found on the Banks of the Nehalem River near Vernonia, Oregon. I found several similar specimens in 3 of the 10 concretions I cracked open.
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Teachers find fossils of extinct hippo-like mammals on the Oregon Coast
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Teachers find fossils of extinct hippo-like mammals on the Oregon Coast John Ross Ferrara, KION6-News, Version 1, April 9, 2024 Teachers find fossils of extinct hippo-like mammals on the Oregon Coast John Ross Ferrara, KION6-News, Version 2, April 9, 2024 Yorus, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Edit* Title changed to say shark skeletal elements ( previously said bones). This is an interesting topic that was brought up by my mentor and vertebrate paleontology professor during a lecture about a year ago. He mentioned that for some reason there seems to be a higher occurrence of shark bones and relative scarcity of teeth in the Astoria formation. That is the verbage he used. I am willing to bet this is some kind of collection bias where people just aren't recognizing the teeth as often as skeletal elements for some reason. I haven't been able to find information on Google scholar or really anywhere else that has provided information on depositional environments that would favor the preservation of shark skeletal elements over teeth, especially where there are plentiful well preserved invertebrate shells. Most of the fossils are locked in concretions or embedded in concrete-hard sandstone. There is intermittent softer sandstone and siltstone, but seems like most of the vertebrate and invertebrate fossils occur in the harder layers. This is something that has interested me as a research topic, but I haven't been able to make it out in awhile to do any collecting of my own. It would be interesting to set up a transect say from Newport to Lincoln City, take a group out and just collect fossils over a period of time across the transect to get an idea of fossil type, frequency, etc. And see if there really is something lending itself to a higher frequency of shark skeletal elements. On a side note it does seem like there is an usually high occurrence of young vertebrates such as pinnipeds and whales in the sections of the formation I've collected. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the matter as well as any additional insights you may be able to provide. What do you think?- 11 replies
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29 million-year-old nest of fossilised grasshopper eggs found
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon posted a topic in Fossil News
The rather amazing discovery of an underground nest of about 50 fossilised eggs of an insect in the grasshopper-lineage (orthoptera) has been discovered in Michell, Oregon, at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. It's dated to the Oligocene-period, at 29 million years old, and is truly spectacular for its preservation. Insect eggs rarely preserve, and little information exists on the evolution of grasshopper-relatives. So finding a nest full of them is an amazing discovery! CNN-report here, original article here.
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Found on an embankment near Vernonia, Oregon in the Pittsburg Bluff Formation(which I believe is Ogliocene). I thought it could possibly be a Crinoid but the little nubs are confusing, and so is the ‘bean’ shape of the side profile.
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Found this in a bag of Vigoro River Pebbles from Home Depot in Portland, OR. Wanted to have a big of fossil hunting fun since the road to my usual digging site is frozen for the season. My boyfriend(with no experience) thinks its a phalanges lol. Sticks to my tongue. Any help is appreciated.
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I found this half floating half not floating in the pacific ocean. Oregon midwest beach area. It feels lightweight but dense towards the back where the curvatures are. I have yet to wash or wet it at all as i am unsure if that would have any negative effects. The rock identification sites I used weren't sure, so I am hoping maybe someone might know here. I can take different images or clean it once someone with expirience tells me how to do so safely.
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I have a fossil I found that needs a little prep work, I was wondering if there is anyone who offers professional prep services in the Portland Oregon area. Any help would be greatly appreciated, fossil is special to me and I don't want to ruin it with my amateur prep skills.
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Hello. I found this strange rock on the beach in Lincoln city Oregon, at Siletz Bay. It looks very unusual and seems like it could be a fossil formation of some kind. Any thoughts? Thanks for reading.
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I have been going through a collection of petrified wood from near Hampton Butte in central Oregon. The petrified wood in this area is often a green or red Jasper type stone. Many pieces show bark texture or even growth rings. I found one intriguing chunk of green Jasper that has various bits of leaf imprints on one side. It’s only about 4 inches in size. I’m not sure if my photos show the smaller subtle leaf pattern that I believe I see (in addition to the more prominent deeper lines running all the way across). I was under the impression that a leaf imprint should be in sedimentary material. This green Jasper type rock is obviously a product of intense natural forces so I am curious how something as fragile as a leaf could have its shape preserved? I hope my photos and questions make sense. Thank you for reading and any ideas!
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Hi I recently found this on Agate beach in OR. The rock itself is very brittle and crumbles easily, it crumbled a little just trying to take mud off. Any tips on preservation for the specimen? I'm also sharing a fission worm rock I found on the same beach.. not a fossil, but pretty interesting.
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From the album: My Echinoid Collection
Salenia schencki Mortality Plate Keasey Formation, Isocrinus oregonensis Zone Rupelian Age, Early Oligocene (34-27 Ma) Mist, Columbia County, Oregon, USA Acquired from online, August 2023 Most of the specimens are negatives, but a couple of tests are positives. This comes from a layer in the formation where Isocrinus oregonensis crinoids are common.-
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keasey formation, unknown, seems fibrous and iridescent, fish tail?
austinh posted a topic in Fossil ID
Found this in the Keasey formation in Oregon off Highway 47 about half way between hwy 26 and Pittsburg. Really baffled about what it could be, seems to be made up of numerous stands all orientated in the same direction. There is a iridescent quality in the light. Thanks for the help, love to put this mystery to rest. Fossil? is 1cm wide and 8cm long
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Oregon boy, 9, discovers remarkable ancient find in grandma’s yard
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Oregon boy, 9, discovers remarkable ancient find in grandma’s yard Oregon Live, Pacific Northwest. Yours, Paul H. -
Hello, 3 days ago I was out on the farm looking for indian artifacts. I started digging and immediately started finding fossil after fossile. I have buckets full of all kinds and have no clue what they are. I found them off the snake River 5 miles or so on the Idaho oregon border. I have cleaned some up, and I hope the pictures show what you need to identify them. It's been exciting findings them. Thanks for the helpHello, 3 days ago I was out on the farm looking for indian artifacts. I started digging and immediately started finding fossil after fossile. I have buckets full of all kinds and have no clue what they are. I found them off the snake River 5 miles or so on the Idaho oregon border. I have cleaned some up, and I hope the pictures show what you need to identify them. It's been exciting findings them. I have a bunch more than whats pictured, but this will be a good start.Thanks for the help.
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I found this today on the beach in southern Oregon. I have never heard of a fossilized nut but figure this would be the place to ask!
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Suggestions Needed! Eastern Oregon Collecting Tour
Nathaniel Edmonds posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello all!! I am a graduate student at Oregon State University, a geologist by trade, but a paleobotanist on the side (see my publication :https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/721261?journalCode=ijps). I am going to add to my Paleocene fossil plant collections, and am going to make a tour all around eastern Oregon. I will of course visit Fossil (again) for some more Bridge Creek Flora specimens, but do not personally know the area super well. Do any of you have any recommendations for plant fossil locations where I can legally collect? It would mean the world to me, I am trying to make my collection more robust, and hopefully produce some scientific literature from them. I would be open to non-plant fossils as well. I know the Mitchell area has some plants, (Bridge Creek also) and will be in that area, but if any of you have specific spots anywhere in eastern Oregon, I would be much obliged. I understand the sensitivity behind disclosing locations, so if you dont feel comfortable, want to keep things secret, maybe just drop me a hint, I am a geologist, and if put in the right area, will be able to find fossils on my own, I just need some help, eastern Oregon is SUPER big!!!! Thank you!!! -Nathaniel Edmonds -
Hello Everyone - I found this item yesterday on the bank of a river while on a walk, and was wondering if anyone might have any guesses as to what it could be. The item was found in Deschutes County, Oregon on the banks of Tumalo Creek. From the look and feel of it, the item appears to be a fossilized bone of some sort, and here’s why I think so…. 1) It is much heavier than other animal bone fragments of this size that I have found, and the item is really much heavier than it looks for such a small size 2) it has the feel of a rock when held, and sounds like other rocks I tested when “clinking” this item against other rocks in the creek 3) I tried to light it on fire with a small torch, and the flame did not leave any scorch marks or stink like burnt hair Anyways, any identification info would be appreciated, even if its a best guess. I found this item while walking with the kiddo, and it would be pretty cool if it wound up being a fossil she could add to her rock collection. On a side note, I have found a few Native American artifacts in the same general location, washed up on the creek bank, so maybe its something like that? Who knows… Thanks for looking and any help in IDing this item. -B
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Possible Fossilized Vertebra??? Found Yesterday at Otter Crest Beach "Devil's Punchbowl" Oregon
Wiccan_Reign posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this yesterday beachcombing At Otter crest, just after high tide " King Tides" This Beach is between depoe Bay and Newport Oregon.. I also found 8 agatised gastropods and 2 agatised mollusk's.. but my question is what this belonged to?.. I'm sorry I only had a centimeter or inch to measure with... So I chose the centimeter.. the closest thing I can find online seems to be a Vertebra.. it is completely mineralized and in the light glitters like Crystal. I rock hound quite a bit, but this is out of my privy... Lol can anybody give me more information?
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I am working on some fossil mounts as gifts and was wondering if anyone could help me Id or had an idea of what these leaves are. The first two are the same kind of leaf I believe. The two taken without the ruler: image three 2 inches, Image four 2 1/2 inches! These all come from around Burns in Eastern, Oregon. A HUGE thank you! Nyla
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Hi all. I was was hoping to get help with this one from the community. It was found in-stream near an outcropping of Pittsburg Bluff in Clatsop County, Oregon, and downstream of some Astoria Formation, both marine sediments. I have found mollusks and arthropods in the same collecting area, usually in very hard concretions. To my knowledge no marine vertebrate fossils have been found within the Pittsburg Bluff Group so if it is vertebrate I'm thinking it came down from the Astoria Formation southwest of the area. It looks and feels like bone, and is extremely porous (tongue sticks). Or it may just be a pseudofossil. Either way, thank you for the help.
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What I believe to be a carpus of the major chela of a ghost shrimp. Not an unusual find for me, but this was found near an exposure of Pittsburgh Bluff formation where previously I have only found them in Astoria formation.
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I was on the Oregon coast near Newport and found this really odd looking rock. I've scoured the internet and have seen nothing like it. Even the Google image search feature came up with nothing. Help!!!
