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  1. jmfl

    Megalodon

    I am trying to find out what kinda fossil this maybe thanks
  2. Ptychodus04

    Paleo Tattoos

    Not sure if there’s already a thread for this but I know there have to be some cool paleo ink out there amongst the membership. I’ll start off with my newest paleo tat, just inked today. It kind of got in the way of my prepping today as the placement is such that it was resting in my blast box… ouch. I only made it 2 hours before I had to give it up.
  3. Walmart Bag

    Mysterious big brook fossils?

    Hey, A couple years ago I did go to big brook and I did find some items that I cannot identify there. Im an amateur fossil hunter haha, but I am intrigued to see if they could actually be a fossil or a suggestive rock. Ive attached the photos. I honestly have no idea if they are even anything, but I did have a suspicion that the black fossil looks like an edmontosaurus tooth. No idea.
  4. I've been doing paleo work for about 24 years now. Started very young in southern UT and never gave up on it. Had considered a career in it for a while, but ended up doing other things. I'm a huge fan of pro-am partnerships and have been fortunate to work with some amazing paleontologists over the years. I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting sites. This is my latest find. Happenstance discovery in Pima county AZ a few months ago. Currently under excavation by the county. Second proboscidean I've found so far in the southwest The tusk is obvious, there were a few other bones eroding out. From what I understand they've uncovered some ribs with the tusk so far. Cheers! David
  5. amberrose17

    Bison skull need help identifying

    This was found in north Dakota This site has just been exposed there's been a 2 year drought and a lot of high winds , we also found Folsom points ,ultra thin halfted knifes , all made with knife river flint ,a lot of large preforms with Paleo flaking, points were sent to Jackson galleries and were authenticated as Folsom, This skull looks like it's from a very young bison , the way the horns seem to be bending is different from a bison antiquus , They look to be bending downward, Tip to tip it's 24 inches,
  6. ReptileTooth

    Your Favorite Paleoart

    Which are your favorite pieces of Paleoart? Something that captured your imagination when you were younger? Something that accompanies your fossil collection? My personal top three is all ''water themed'', in no particular order: From The book of Great Sea-Dragons , this art by John Martin even if totally inaccurate striked me for the grim and dark atmosphere and apocalytical view. Another inaccurate one but these brachiosaurus appeared in a booklet I had when I was a kid and alwas hit my imagination and now I can appreciate Burian's artistic skills. Eventually something more modern, Globidens by Dan Varner ( which passed away too soon) I like how he captured the feeling of marine life and water, his creatures weren't merely floating in a blue background.
  7. Callahan

    DC7423B6-9EBB-4331-8E29-92739E68BE68

    From the album: 39 years exploring Texas

    I found this in central Texas in a place where someone had already dug up a pile but missed it. James my son wrote this explanation and I’ll add to it. Biggest any of family has found. I estimate it is paleo possible knife. He just walked up to our camp site and said look at the piece and was shocked. We call it the mammoth killer
  8. Callahan

    459A5933-5A25-440A-A2EE-34705D3079D0

    From the album: 39 years exploring Texas

    One of my favorites. I knife from what I can tell to be paleo. Aka very old 10 000 years or older. Could be wrong.
  9. Callahan

    C65F145E-BE2E-4492-B451-3CFA19051090

    From the album: 39 years exploring Texas

    Most found west of ft worth. Some central tx
  10. Medic2525

    WHAT ARE THESE?

    I found these in my flower beds around my house. I've been noticing some small little fossilized type sea shells that are really tiny in general. I've also found a few other items that I'm really curious about. The first item found looks like a tooth and I'm trying to figure out if it is or not as well as if it is indeed a tooth if it is something that is prehistoric. The other few pictures look like cylindrical rocks that are the same in size and shape. They each have an end on them that looks sort of like they've been clamped and it has a indentation on that end of the rock as well. However the interesting part is that the one that I found that was broke open has almost like a white hard substance on the inside. For the life of me I have researched this and can't figure out what it is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
  11. theadventurecloset

    Arizona Brachiopod? Indian Gardens Paleo Site

    Trying to Add IDs to our YT video and this one is not on the "ID Key" at the paleo site. I will include the ID Key for identification purposes, thanks in advance! GPS Coords: 34°19'21.3"N 111°06'26.2"W
  12. Rockin' Ric

    Went To An Alabama Creek

    Hey y'all! I got an opportunity to hunt marine fossils on an creek in South Alabama last week and it didn't disappoint! The first hour I found squat other than a rusty horseshoe. That is until I moved to a rocky and gravel/sand area with a strong current...I moved the big stones aside that littered the bottom and started to skim the top layer of gravel with the shovel as the current splashed against me. My intent was to find Cretaceous Period Shark, Fish teeth, Coprolites and other marine fossils. Scapanorynchus, Squalicorax, Cretalamna, Enchodus and Fish Coprolites Well, was I pleasantly surprised. After two shovelful of materials I found my first arrowhead of the day! Next scoop another and another...next scoop yield two in the sifter and then the find of the day...a Paleo point Dalton! In all my 30 years of hunting Archaic Period points never found this many in one place! Also found two broken points, preforms, broken pottery shards as well as a lot of flakes! The pottery shards were everywhere, in the water...on gravel bars! These were the ones I found. My guess is that this particular area was a pocket that captured tons of sand/gravel along with the points over many moons... that pocket seemed to have an endless supply of material as I dug deeper finally hitting a layer that contained quiet a few teeth... there's those teefers, consisting of . Now that was a haul, I bet that horseshoe had something to do with the luck? There was an abundance of fresh water mussels everywhere, alive and dead. I found several large halves of Washboard Mussels where the interior of the shells had a magnificent mother of pearl iridescence! When held in the sunlight it glows with a rainbow of colors. This photo doesn't do it justice. I can see why the Native Americans put them to every day use in this part of the country. Alabama weather can be unpredictable. When we arrived at the site it was partly sunny with clouds, a perfect day to be on the creek... several hours later we hear thunder in the distance and a dark ominous cloud is on top of us before we know it cutting short the field trip...I was on a roll! We made it to our vehicles in time before the bottom falls out. With so much rain we dare not go back to the creek for fear of flash flooding, so we ended the day earlier than we wanted. I look forward to going back soon.
  13. Buteo

    Paleo Bird beak fossil ?

    Info available, rare paleo bird beak unidentified. Ouled Abdoun Basin, Phosphate Beds,Upper Paleocene, Thanetian stage, (~56 Million Years). Any comments welcome, are there any bird experts also on forum ? Inside the cavity there are also a lot of structures which perhaps eliminates a claw core .
  14. lexandy8081

    Mastodon teeth

    I found these mastodon teeth today. I have a total of 3. There is bone still intact. Heres the pictures. Thanks
  15. lexandy8081

    Trex tooth

    I also found this fossil. Not sure what it is any kind of help would be appreciated
  16. Dereynes

    Iowa River Find

    Was out last evening with my boys for an hour hunt before the sun went down. I have found many different fossils in the same area, mammoth, bison, deer, and paleo points. Today was a first for me, horse femur!
  17. austinswamp

    Mandible

    Hello I was hoping to get an ID on this jaw to help clarify the particular age of a layer that is eroding away currently in Dallas County, North Texas. Thank you
  18. Darko

    Wolf 2.

    Hi! Again with wolves! If you're asking why always Wolf,the answer is simple - because of one girl! Trying to impress her somehow, i hope i'll succeed. Hope you will enjoy Pozdrav!
  19. Hi to ali! I'm doing this again Some of you know about my drawings or have some of them,so u know what is the story about. If anyone is interested in some of my drawings let know,I'm doing ali kinds of prehistoric animals as well as modern ones! I Will add some photos here as examples of what I'm doing . Kind regards, Darko
  20. JohnJ

    Treasures Of The Marl

    December 7, 2009 Damp cool bordering on cold, breezy overcast was the atmosphere Bob and I charged with anticipation. A day off and a few hours from Central Texas found us in a Lower Cretaceous quarry. Here, the Albian aged Washita Group formations could offer up some uncommon echinoids and other marine fauna. Bob thanked me for the invitation and the chance to find some different species for his collection. He had just shown me an intricate, Edwards Formation matrix piece that had a crisp, silicified Goniopygus echinoid tucked into a crevice. It reminded me of a few discoveries I had made at our current location. So, as we wound our way through the outer areas, I worked off my adrenaline with an orientation of what had been found at the site and what potentially could be found. Bob patiently listened, but I could see that his fossil detector was red-lining. The formation alternated between a soft limestone and blue-gray marl. We dropped to our knee pads at the base of a small spoil pile. A few months of rain had weathered the marl into a mound of fossil studded hoo-doos. The series of "ooohs" and "aaahhs" coming from the other side of the pile sounded like a 5th grader on a field trip! Fragments of pyrite covered Neithea texana and delicate Plicatula dentonensis fossil shells perched on small pedestals. Along with a few of these, Bob plucked a fat, quarter-sized gastropod cast and a large cidarid urchin spine from the clay for a good start. Neithea shells We finally moved into the heart of our search area. I pointed out the site where my eyes were going to vacuum the ground. Last April, a friend and I had discovered some Globator whitneyae echinoids in this spot. Then, on a subsequent solo trip, I figured out the stratigraphic key to finding these Globators. It was like working a successful pattern while bass fishing. However, in the excitement of bagging several of these uncommon urchins, I accidentally unlocked one of the site's real treasures when a knobby, walnut-sized echinoid rolled out of a rock that I had just split. It turned out to be a species of Tylocidaris (probably new) that is undescribed in any literature for North America. Since then, I had been here on a periodic mission to find another one. Various views - probable new species of Tylocidaris fossil echinoid While there was not any mist falling at the time, it seemed like the wind whipped humidity reminded me of every weak point in my layered clothing. I flipped my 4X visor down and crouched between the rocks. "Wow, the rain has been good for this site," I whispered to myself. Bob agreed as he crawled through the rocks nearby. The ambient moisture in the rock and clay created great contrast with the fossils. In places, it was like looking at a treasure chest just opened; you had to force yourself to slow down and absorb the information in front of you. "Goniopygus!" I whooped! "Really?! Let me see it!" Bob replied from behind a few large rocks. Hidden treasure - Goniopygus sp. Close-up and actual size I barely noticed the wind as I photographed the small echinoid. Back in May at this location, Goniopygus budaensis became one of my favorite little urchins when I found one with associated spines. This species doesn't seem to be a common find - likely due to the lack of exposed strata and their small size. May 2009 discovery with spines - Goniopygus budaensis Within ten minutes, I had worked my way back to the edge of the rock pile and looked up at another Goniopygus peeking from the side of a large boulder. "Bob, you're not going to believe this, but I found another one." I thought I heard something from his direction, but I wasn't sure if it was my bandana flapping over my ears, or him mumbling.... Thinking it may have been the latter, I didn't even mention the Globator whitneyae echinoid barely showing in another rock two feet away. He came over to glance at the small Goniopygus and gathered more inspiration for his search. 2nd G. budaensis 1st Globator whitneyae It wasn't long before Bob called me over to look at something. "Is this one of the Globators?" he inquired. It was. Although slightly damaged, it was still a nice find. Now that he was "on the board" with a different species added to his collection, Bob began to settle into a grid search of another large, marly rock pile. I reminded him of some noteworthy finds that came from the rubble he was working, then I settled back into the rocks. A small, tree-shaped, form immediately caught my attention. It was an echinoid spine...unlike any others I had found at the site! I'll have to do more research, but my initial thoughts had me wondering if I had found a spine to my elusive Tylocidaris! I found it in the actual rubble of my original discovery, and the characteristics reminded me of the spines on European-found Tylocidaris species. 17 mm echinoid spine - possibly Tylocidaris sp. Several minutes later, I spotted another Goniopygus in a foot-sized rock. This was starting to be 'one of those days'. "Another one," I hollered. There was little movement in the rock pile next to me, but I clearly heard some mumbling. I grinned at Bob's humorous sarcasm and positioned myself to photograph the little echinoid. Silent disbelief and a big smile merged at the sight of yet another G. budaensis in a small rock by my knee! I didn't say anything, but I picked this little 5 mm gem up and photographed it first. Pyrite crystals had erupted through the test like golden micro mountains; a very cool find. It was one of 'those' days. Pyrite G. budaensis G. budaensis in matrix After prep I returned my attention to snapping a few shots of the other echinoid when Bob called out, "Hey, I've got something over here!" His jacket looked like one of the rocks until he rose up with a smile. "I think I found another Globator!" This one was in excellent shape when it popped free of the matrix. He added an exclamation point when he revealed some crab claw fragments he had picked up. The best trips - when quality finds are made by everyone. Globator whitneyae found by Bob C. The wind had picked up quite a bit more. I had already wrapped my bandana over my head and ears; so I geeked it up even more by buttoning my collar and flipping it up...at least it was warmer. I thought I had detected mist in the air, but it vanished - just leaving the damp wind and cold. I split more rock to generate some warmth, taking care to scan both of the newly created surfaces. Doing so, revealed two more slightly damaged Goniopygus urchins about 5 mm in diameter and my best Globator of the day! Close-up of worn G. budaensis My best Globator sp. find of the day Bob wandered the site, taking in its various features. I stayed a little longer where we had been. A nicely sutured Mortoniceras sp. ammonite rewarded my efforts. Shortly after, the mist returned, and my hunting partner thanked me again for the invitation. He made it to the vehicles before me and left. Incredibly, as I side-tracked along the rim of the site on my way out, I found the blade of an Early Archaic / Late Paleo dart point! The impact damage on the tip and snapped base had their own story to tell. The search was over and the rain began, but I'll remember this tale as a marly trip with Bob. Mortoniceras sutures Late Paleo/Early Archaic broken point
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