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Possibly it's just me, or does it seem there are far less posts about fossils in the west. Has this site morphed into a Paleozoic forum?
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Found this in my yard, which is covered in gravel, at least as much as I can afford. I hate mowing. The material is probably Paleozoic, but could be up through the Pleistocene. It is flat on both sides. Initially thought coral, but doesn't look right. Brent Ashcraft
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Hello, forgive me for posting these on your thread but I have a few paleo teeth and would like some info if possible. I found these in Oklahoma. A couple of Petalodus here and I was wondering if these are average in size, quality, etc. I was fortunate in that the big one I found all of the pieces of it except for some minute parts. I think the small one is a Agassizodus? The other I don't know, maybe a Deltodus? Thanks!
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From the album: Some of my Fossil collection
Rare and nice gastropod from the well known and famous silurian site at Gotland; Sweden. Still with his original shell!!! -
Unknown Chert Gravel Fossil, Devonian Or Mississipian, Louisiana
verydeadthings posted a topic in Fossil ID
I have been collecting chert gravel fossils from the Bogue Chitto river near Franklinton, LA off and on for the last couple of years. These fossils come from the Citronelle Formation, which is Pliocene in age, and contains mostly unconsolidated sands and silts, as well as rounded chert river gravel which contains paleozoic fossils. The age is poorly known, as far as I am aware, and probably contains fossils of very different age. The most reputable source I have found on the subject was mentioned in an earlier post in the Louisiana section of the forum: (http://www.msgravel.com/assets/1312/Rocks_and_Fossils_Collected_from_MS_.pdf), but I'd be happy to learn more on the subject. According to the link, they range in age from the Devonian to the Mississipian. From my experience, crinoid fossils are the most abundant. Tabulate coral, horn coral, bryozoans, and brachiopods are less common. I just posted some of my finds to the Louisiana section of the forum: (http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/39199-paleozoic-chert-gravel-fossils-from-bogue-chitto-river-washington-parish-citronelle-formation/) I have two finds in particular, however, that have stumped me. The first looks like a shark tooth, but is just an outline, and has been worn down. I think this one may be a pseudofossil. The second is more interesting. I will post a couple of pictures and then a higher quality one in a second post. Superficially, it reminds me of a cross section of a tree seed, but I don't think that's a possibility, considering all the other fossils are marine and paleozoic in age. It is bilaterally symmetrical, so perhaps a chordate or arthropod? I really have no clue. Sorry for the picture quality, I need a better camera Let me know what you think!
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Some recent acquisitions that I think are 'pretty cool' ... If you know any of my data to be incorrect, please let me know. Graptolite: Cyrtograptus murchisoni Silurian, Wenlockian ~425my Builth Wells, Wales details:
