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Hi, trying to get info on this fossil. I was told years ago this was underwater plant life probably 400 to 250 million years old. Also wondering what type of fossil it is...cast, true form, etc. Thank you for any info you can give me.

I found this specimen in Kenosha, WI on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1969 and have never been able to identify it. The backside contains what I believe to be Dichograptidae graptolites. Has anyone ever seen a similar specimen?

What's it? Found near the city of Kamensk, Rostov region. Carbon, Middle Pennsylvanian Series, Moscovian

My husband and I like to go on walks along the wooded dirt trails behind our home. Last winter, we stumbled upon a particular stretch of path. It was constructed using refractory bricks smack dab in the middle of the woods. It wasn’t until recently when we decided to revisit the area. One does not simply stumble upon an old brick path in the middle of the woods. It had to have once led somewhere. We did, in fact, find an old stone well nearby. Across from the well, there’s the foundation of a house that’s nothing but rubble. I also found an A&W Root Beer can amongst the rubble. It was the 1968 to 1995 A&W logo. Most of the bricks were branded, but I could hardly make out the wording. The name Louis was clear as day on quite a few of the smaller fragments, but the more intact bricks had lettering that was harder to read. I managed to find a single brick that wasn’t so weathered. I knelt down to read what was branded on it, but this little coral fragment caught my attention. It was wedged between the bricks in the center of the path, almost as if it were placed there intentionally. I don’t see how else it could have gotten there. After further inspection, the coral (a honeycomb coral) appears to be fused to an unidentifiable species of mollusk. Fossilized oysters and clams are common finds in my area, but this is the first fossilized coral I’ve found. FullSizeRender.MOV

Heyyo new here to the Fossil Forum and looking forward to learning and seeing what kind of amazing finds have been found by others. I mainly do my fossil hunting in Ontario such as the Bruce peninsula and Manitoulan island area as well as many others.

Found near the city of Kamensk, Rostov region

Hi guys, This is my 1st post(Execpt introduction)! I went to fossil hunting at June 5th and 6th to Gangwon-Do, Republic of Korea(South Korea). It was my 2nd geological exploration. Location information : 1st site - Jangseong, Gangwon-Do, Republic of Korea(South Korea) = Jiggunsan Formation(Jigun Mountain Formation), Middle Ordovician <Figure 2> 2nd site - Sesong, Yeongwol-Gun, Republic of Korea(South Korea) = Jiggunsan Formation(Jigun Mountain Formation), Middle Ordovician <Figure 3, 4, 5> I rode a bike to get there about 110 km(Actually 50 km. Including returning distance is 110 km.) and there was a lot of bugs like flies or mosquitos etc. It was very hard journey but it was very nice too. This picture took at the first fossil site.(Actually, before arrive at the fossil site.) The first fossil site was easier to access than the second fossil site. \ Actually, I couldn't find the second fossil site. I heard that veeeeery many fossils are there(Trilobites, Cephalopods, Gastropods, etc.). However, it was too hard to get there. Forest was too thick to access! So, I couldn't find the actual fossil site, but I found a pile of black shale. Probably it exposed the tip of the formation or crumbled and moved from the site. Anyway, I didn't have much time at that time to investigate arround there. I hope to go there again in order to investigate someday! I collected 88 specimens there.(Except donation. I donated about 27 specimens to national museum.) I could find a lot of trilobites and gastopods. I couldn't find a complete one, but I found sub-complete trilobites and its eye lens are completely preserved. Also, I found complete ventral cephalon of trilobite. Its hypostome is very good conditon. I found this one at the 1st fossil site. And, I found a lot of trilobite hypostome at the 2nd fossil site too. Left side - Excavated at 2nd fossil site Middle side - Excavated at 1st fossil site Right side - Excavated at other fossil site. It's plant fossil. I found them in a pile of coal muck. It's Gangwon-Do too. * I'll update fossil images after this post. I resized whole, but I think that the data is not enough to upload whole images here.

Hello, I like busting open local black shale to see what is inside. This is from the Eastern Panhandle in West Virginia. That is a pen in the picture to give perspective as to the size. I am finding a lot of Brachiopods in the same shale (you can see some of it in the picture) I am very new to hunting fossils, any groups local to Washington DC area? Thank you for checking out my shale.

Hi, In some places, when I found trilobites, I also find these things that are in the photos that I dont know what they are Can anyone tell me what they are? thank you in advance Pedro

I can't positively identify this. It would appear to be Sigillaria from the pictures I have pulled up but the backside looks like pine bark. It is very lightweight. Last pic is the backside.