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Massive Submarine Volcanic Plateau Has Been Lurking on the Pacific Ocean Floor
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Geology
Massive Submarine 'Superstructure' Has Been Lurking on the Pacific Ocean Floor; Scientists Explore Its Formation and Growth. Margaret Davis, LiveScience, Jan 11, 2024 Experts stunned by massive underwater structure expanding since Jurassic era. By Vikrant Singh, WION (India), January 11, 2024 The paywalled paper is: Konrad, K., Balbas, A., Finlayson, V.A., Jackson, M.G., Konter, J.G., Koppers, A.A., Price, A.A. and Steinberger, B., 2024. Four distinct pulses of volcanism built the Melanesian Border Plateau: Implications for oceanic mid-plate superstructure formation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626, no.118549. Yours, Paul H.-
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Hi my name is todd lewis and crab fish commercially out of washington state and one day pulled up this bone in one of our 700 crab pots. Hoped some one could tell me more about it. It measures 3 1/4" across and over 1" thick? It doesnt seam to be fossilized? thank you for any info.
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I found this shell at half moon bay in Northern California, It washed up on shore. Im pretty sure it’s a fossil - I’m wondering what type of shell it is, and possibly how old it could be? Any help would be much appreciated! Approx dimensions: L3” x W2.5” x H1.5”
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Ancient Beaked Whale Skull Found in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (NOAA Nautilus video)
Creek - Don posted a topic in Fossil News
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Hi there! My partner took a trip to San Francisco and I asked him to bring me back a shell(I collect shells) and he comes home with this! I'm absolutely stumped! No idea what this could be. Input?
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I have no knowledge of bones or fossils but i found this piece and it find it very interesting. I am hoping someone can shine light onto what it is. It was found on the beach, Playa de Murcielago in Manta, Ecuador on the Pacific Ocean. I think it is a fish mandible but from there i am lost. The entire thing is stone like. It is quite a bit heavier than bone and of consistent feel throughout except for the varying body textures. The color is quite a vivid salmon on the smoother outside with bend wrinkles you would expect on a living creature. (i sculpt and these wrinkles have been captured beautifully in this piece!) I know i probably sound pretty stupid with this description but this is not my area of expertise. I was just out on my daily morning dog walk:-)
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Hi all. We found this on the rocky Pacific Ocean beaches about 50 miles south of Mendocino, CA. To my untrained eye it looks like a winged insect or perhaps scales. Or am I seeing what I want to see? The photos give dimension and one shot is 7X macro. Any thoughts or comments are always greatly appreciated!
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Hello, I am new to the site, but I am a life long lover of all things nature. I found this little guy on the coast of California, most likely in San Simeon but possibly 30 minutes south, at Moonstone Beach. I found him about a year ago in August. He looks to be 6 1/2 centimeters. To forewarn everyone, I have little knowledge of history in terms of time periods, and am largely unfamiliar with geology as well such as rock types. I will describe as best I can per your requests. Please bear with me while I attempt to learn! Anyways, here he is. I believe him to be an ammonite but he has no spiral. Maybe a squid? Not even sure he is classified as a fossil, haha... Finally, thank you all so much for any and all responses, my scientific curiousity greatly appreciates it! Sincerely, Tyler North
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Can someone please help me figure out what this is? I found it a couple days ago at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California. I am not a fossil collector, I was just taking a walk, picking up shells and I came across it. I tried to get some idea by searching online. But, I couldn't find anything like it. TIA
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A found something that I am told is a starfish fossil. As an amateur, I would like to know more about it and what I actually have. Any help is very much appreciated.
