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Hi, The seller seems to be upfront about a few of the fingers being enhanced and the matrix having been repaired/glued to some mason board or something. Any red flags about the rest?
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We just got back from the Denver show, and while we were there we picked up this really nice fish fossil plate from Lebanon. What makes it special is that one of the 3 fish is supposedly a Dogfish. Unfortunately, we didn't get much other information from the dealer, so I'm hoping someone here can help us out with a few questions: 1. Any idea what species this dogfish is, and is this technically a shark or is it a relative of a shark? 2. Any idea what the age would be? Thanks! -Brian
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From the album: Sharks and fish
Front side of armor which I believe could be the edge of the jaws! It comes to what would have been the razor sharp shearing edge, greatly worn down now, though. I also believe it could be the jaw because of the clear vertical wear lines on the surface, from being sheared against the inner surface of the other jaw, which is how they kept the edges razor sharp like scissors. I have seen similar wear lines on placoderm shearing jaws, so what I believe to be reasonable observations point to the possibility(maybe even likely?)of being from the cutting edge of the jaws. -
Scutes are thickened bony dermal plates that can be found on turtles, crocodiles, birds, and many other animals. Because they are made of hard material, they are more likely to fossilize and remain preserved for millions of years. My personal fossil collection, which consists of an estimated 7,000-8,000 specimens, contains only a few scutes, which leads me to believe they are a rather uncommon find. Of course, this could very well only be the case with the geologic formations that I have collected from. Perhaps scutes are plentiful at other fossil sites around the world. I will include a few e
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Hello I have some thin limestone plates that contain fossils. Some are only 1/4 inch thick. I would like to strengthen them with a plaster backing. Is plaster of paris the only ingredient you use or are other strengthening or adhesive agents used? Perhaps to help attach the plate more firmly? Help would be appreciated Thanks
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Hash plates are among my favourite of fossils and they are fantastic to photograph. So please add some of your beautiful photographs of your stunning plates. Properly one of my favourite Hash Plate. I found it in a river in Wales Uk when I was 16 and camping . It reminds me of the The Nazca Lines , Nazca Desert, in southern Peru.
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I’m lost on this one. It’s stone/fossilized with what appears to be a bone type interior. Found in Venice, Florida while snorkeling. Any help is appreciate.
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From the album: My collection in progress
Scyphocrinites elegans Zenker 1883 Location: Boutschrafin, Erfoud, Morocco Age: 420 Mya (Pridoli, Silurian) Measurements: 20x12 cm (plate) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Camerata Order: Monobathrida Family: Scyphocrinitidae -
Dragonfly, purportedly originally from Jurassic Daohugou Biota, China. Preservation looks rough enough to maybe be real, but I don't know much about insects that aren't encased in amber.
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Graptolites Geniculograptus typicus (Hall) Genus: †Cryptolithus; Green, 1832 Phylum: Arthropoda Kingdom: Animalia Kope formation Upper Ordovician 450 million years old Carroll County, kentucky A purchased item, information on the tag.
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Found this in South Texas sandy gravel matrix. Pleistocene era. It's pretty small. But could this be a glyptodont osteoderm? It doesn't look like the turtle/tortoise pieces I normally find. The seams are very pronounced, and the grain on broken places is very fine and not as spongy as the turtle pieces.
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Hello! Wanted to double-check the authenticity on this Hyphalosaurus fossil, or if it's been modified/composited in any way. Also, I know it's subjective but is this a nice enough specimen to consider buying?
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Ichthyosaur fossil plate
Mousehead posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
This looks authentic to me but I wanted to be sure. The fossils in the background of these photos kind of raised some red flags for me, especially the air holes in the trilobite mortality plate on the left. Ichthyosaur bones on a fossil plate, origin is listed as Posidonia Shale Formation, Holzmaden, Germany. Thanks friends!- 5 replies
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Found these partial plates in the sawmill creek I am curious to know what the long pieces in the top right corner are found them with the plates if anybody with more information could help please found in Summerville ,South Carolina sawmill creek
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Never seen one like this before, and after scouring my books I've come up with a blank for ID. Maybe a fish crushing tooth, or a plate, or even some loose teeth fused together? Possibly some kind of scute?? But from what, or am I way off base? What do ya' think? Collected from an Early Pleistocene, Waccamaw formation site, Columbus Co, Southeastern North Carolina. The site is primarily a shell bed, with some fish bits, and an occasional small shark tooth. Scale is 1mm.
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I recently purchased this along with a number of other fossils. The only drawback was that there was absolutely no information to be had on them, but I jumped at it since it was such a good deal. Now I'm hoping that somebody out there may have an idea what type of wood this is and where it might come from.
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From my farm pond dig site. Brachiopods with pyrite. 70 MM. 2 views, Allegan County West Michigan. Plus 2 more one week ago.
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This plate was in with a bunch of other fern fossils I picked up. What all can you tell me you see in it please.
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Ihad this plate labelled Fish from the tertiary of France ,i had this typical Dapalis Macrurus from the Oligocene of Aix en Provence at the same time;but i had a real doubt about the multi-fish plate.Oilshale was very kind to help me and he think it could be US
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Hi, I pulled this Crinoids fossil hash plate out of a hill today. I may have seen the mystery in Lake Michigan mud stone, but not raised up or nearly as large. Ideas? Thanks. item is 4 in x 2 5/8th x 7/8th thick. unknown item is 1 in long x 1/2 inch wide.
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Ichthyosaur Tail Fossil
Mousehead posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello! This one looks suspect to me. The smoothness of the bones and the lack of closeup photos to see any air bubbles/casting artifacts makes it hard to discern here. I'm also going to call out the little crevice surrounding the fossil that separates it from the matrix, which to me suggests it was planted into the surrounding rock. Info: Ichthyosaur communis Llavernock beach, South Whales, UK -
I created these fossil frames for my finds on trips to Kemmerer and Delta. They were a fair amount of work but I thought I'd share the design because I haven't seen anyone selling similar frames. I think the open space shows the fragility of the rock along with its natural shape instead of trapped in a rectangular frame. And I love collecting the accompanying negative impression. If you have any of your own designs, I'd love to see them! (no offense if this doesn't count as prep, but couldn't find display as a category) Cheers.
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Looking to get an ID on this little guy. I’ve found one or two before this one. Some kind of back plate perhaps?
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A friend of mine gave this beauty, he found it in Northern Kentucky. It's odd because Northern Kentucky isn't to far away from me, yet I never find them on the river here in Southeast Indiana.
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I've found a blob me thinks. Came across this on the Whitewater River, Southeast Indiana. What the heck do you think is in this? I see a Leptaena.
