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Hi everyone, Last month, as I stayed a weekend at my grandparent's house, we decided to go to the Banjaard beach for some fossil hunting. I had asked Bram Langeveld (Natuurhistorisch Rotterdam) and Ronald Pouwer (Naturalis) which one of the "Zeeuwse stranden" (beaches of Zeeland, a province in the south-west Netherlands) was currently the best to hunt at. Both said that they were hearing some good stuff about the Banjaard beach recently, which has mainly Pleistocene fossils (including Eemian shells). Seeing that I can also find Eemian shells and other Pleistocene stuff at the Zandmotor, my usual hunting spot, I was a little reluctant at first, but still ended up going there. Good thing I did, because it was a rather successful hunt! The weather was really nice, bright blue skies and fresh (but not cold) temperatures.
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Here is another bone from the North Sulfur River that is Pleistocene in age. I found it Saturday. I am not sure what it is or what it is from. It is slender and flat towards the bottom and roundish on joint end, but still a little flattened. My wild guess would be ulna, but it is just a guess. I’d like to know what it is from. Long edge side 1 Long edge side 2 The joint end side 1 pic 3 Joint end side 2 pic 4 Pic 5 looking straight down on joint end Pic 6 This is the other end of the bone.
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Hi everyone, I found this bone piece on the Banjaard beach in Zeeland, Netherlands. It is most likely Pleistocene in age, but could be a little older. Seeing the structure in the inside I think it's part of the skull of some kind of big mammal, but I'm not completely sure. Do you guys agree with cranium piece? Any clues as to which animal it might have belonged? Let me know if more pictures are needed. Thanks in advance, Max
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Hi all, When I saw this specimen on the beach of Banjaard (in Zeeland, Netherlands), I picked it up thinking it was just a small piece of bone with a weird shape. But now that I've been looking at it more closely I am almost completely convinced that it is in fact a worn out tooth from some kind of mammal (perhaps dolphin or seal?). There are some small bits of enamel left on the (thinner; right side on the first photos) tip of the tooth. The Banjaard beach has mostly Pleistocene stuff, but older things can wash up occasionally (the same day I found a Pliocene and an Eocene shell, so there's a real mix of stuff). So this tooth has a possible age of pretty much the whole Neogene. I tried to capture the enamel bits on camera but it's pretty difficult. This is my best attempt, hopefully it is good enough to see the separation between normal bone and enamel. Do you guys think it is possible to say anything more about this little fossil? Thanks in advance, Max
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Found this in a central Texas cave and was hoping for a possible ID
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Mastodon Paleobiology and Taphonomy, Late Pleistocene, New York State
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Allmon, W.D. and Nester, P.L. eds., 2008. Mastodon paleobiology, taphonomy, and paleoenvironment in the late Pleistocene of New York State: studies on the Hyde park, Chemung, and North Java sites. Paleontological Research Institution. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269094521_Geology_and_taphonomy_of_the_North_Java_mastodon_site_ https://dendro.cornell.edu/articles/griggs2008.pdf Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Gopeng Cave, Malaysia, Closed for Fossil Study (Pleistocene, Vertebrate)
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Gopeng cave closed for fossil study The Star, Malaysia, Tuesday, 16 Oct 2018 https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/10/16/gopeng-cave-closed-for-fossil-study/ Yours, Paul -
I found this in a large shelter outside of Austin, Texas. The cave was scattered with Flint and various animal bones.
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I walked in tracks all day hunting but still managed a few finds. I really like the coprolite full of little fish bones and the Pleistocene horse ankle bone. I believe the little fish jaw is Saurodon.
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Hi, I found this bone on a SW Florida Beach. I know these worn tumbled bones are hard to ID but maybe it has some characteristics that might help like the curve. Since it's curved I thought possible rib bone? Any ideas? Thanks TFF!
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Hello, I found this worn bone fragment in SW Florida and it has some distinct marks, separating it from my typical tumbled bone. It's approximately 2 1/2" x 1". It has 2 raised areas on one side and what appears to be a worn down tooth surface on the tip or enamel?? Hopefully these marks will be enough to ID. Thanks guys & Gals!
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Hi All, I’m very much an amateur and new to this site / forum. This is my first post. Can anyone please help with identification. This object was found in the inter tide mud flat region of East Mersey Island, Essex County, England, UK. Cudmore Grove Park beach location. It appears to have many features resembling bone. There is an inner sponge like area on cross section - possible trabecular structure. The shape has a clear indent groove on the assessed outer surface. My first thoughts were that it could possibly be something like a Patella. Online searching suggests a possible Femur Head part. But then that may be my desire to believe. Can anyone suggest what it may be, and if bone not rock then what could it come from given the location and geology. Many thanks for any anticipated input. Regards, Bob
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Hey everyone! This is my collection of fossils! I have too many collections of stretched from Boy Scout memorabilia to American coins. Most of my fossils are from Pennsylvania and South Carolina. The ones from South Carolina are mostly from the Pleistocene Epoc, while the ones from up north are from the Pennsylvanian period. Mammalian fossils are my favorite especially when I find some awesome teeth! Pictures will be coming over time! All of these are ones that I have found. None have been bought.
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Hi again! As like Jaguar,which I posted few minutes ago,now it's time for Leopard! I drew him also few years ago in the same time as Jaguar.It's a late Pleistocene European Cave Leopard,found also in Serbia . If anyone is interested let me know! Hope you will enjoy with these two cats! Darko
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Hi everyone! I found one of my older drawings today, it's a Pleistocene North American Jaguar! One of my favorite Prehistoric cats.If anybody is interested feel free to send me message Darko
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Dear TFF members, I have bought these two on an auction - the seller says they were found in the sands of the Vistula river, in the area of Kraków (south of Poland). Could they be fossilised horns? I will appreciate any suggestions Kasia
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Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but profoundly changed Earth's climate University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 6, 2018 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906141507.htm If You Hate Ice Ages, Thank a Farmer Chopping down forests and irrigating rice paddies boosted greenhouse gases enough to prevent the onset of a new ice age Ronald Bailey|Sep. 10, 2018 2:05 pm https://reason.com/blog/2018/09/10/thank-a-farmer-if-you-hate-ice-ages The papers are: Vavrus, S.J., He, F., Kutzbach, J.E., Ruddiman, W.F. and Tzedakis, P.C., 2018. Glacial Inception in Marine Isotope Stage 19: An Orbital Analog for a Natural Holocene Climate. Scientific reports, 8(1), no.10213. (open access paper) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-28419-5 http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10053186/1/Vavrus_Glacial.pdf Ruddiman, W.F., 2003. The anthropogenic greenhouse era began thousands of years ago. Climatic change, 61(3), pp.261-293. http://users.clas.ufl.edu/rrusso/gly6932/ruddiman_03.pdf http://www.whoi.edu/cms/files/ruddiman03cc_68543.pdf Yours, Paul H.
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Up to this point (over the last five years or so), all my local fossil hunting has been done in the Pennsylvanian of the Kansas City area. Recently, however, I visited a sand bar on the Kansas River some 20 miles West of Kansas City. I found one item of interest. I suspect that it may be modern, although I'm hoping, of course, that it is Pleistocene. Any ID help regarding age and animal will be welcome. I know it is quite worn, so I won't be surprised if "yep, it's a bone" is all that can be said. What do you think?
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Climate Change May Have Contributed To Neanderthals' Extinction
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Climate Change May Have Contributed To The Extinction Of Neanderthals And Rise Of Modern Humans David Bressan, Forbes Magazine, September 1, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/09/01/climate-change-may-have-contributed-to-the-extinction-of-neanderthals-and-rise-of-modern-humans/ Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearance by Malcolm Ritter, August 27, 2018 https://phys.org/news/2018-08-cold-climate-shifts-linked-neanderthal.html The open access paper is Michael Staubwasser, Virgil Drăgușin, Bogdan P. Onac, Sergey Assonov, Vasile Ersek, Dirk L. Hoffmann, and Daniel Veres, 2018, Impact of climate change on the transition of Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Aug 2018, 201808647; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808647115 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/08/21/1808647115 Yours, Paul H. -
Pleistcoene vertebrates recovered from Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Park County, Wyoming
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More ancient specimens found at mammoth recovery site near Cody Mark Davis, Powell Tribune, Wyoming News Exchange, Aug 29, 2018 https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/more-ancient-specimens-found-at-mammoth-recovery-site-near-cody/article_aedecb6e-d253-57c4-888c-7e4f0240e15e.html More fossil vertebrates recovered from Buffalo Bill Reservoir http://k2radio.com/scientists-several-more-fossils-found-at-wyoming-reservoir/ Unfortunately, with both articles, a person has to deal with annoying pop-ups and / or advertisements. Yours, Paul H.-
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Need help to identify the following fossil. It was found in Milos, preserved in volcanoclastic sediment and diatomite. Data from a study in the area suggest late pliocene to early pleistocene. Looks like an echinoderma, but unlike any I've ever seen, since it's test appears to have layers and no apparent mouth (unless it's on the bottom part). I have even considered it being a cystoid or some coral, but I haven't had any luck researching my theories. Units on the pic with the ruler are cm and size is about 4.5cm. Any suggestion would be much appreceated!
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Hey everyone! It has been a while since I've posted here some of my drawings. Here is something new,Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly rhino), Mammuthus primigenius (Mammoth) and Ursus spelaeus (Cave bear). P.s. If maybe someone is interested in some of my drawings,let me know. Enjoy
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Hey everyone! My girlfriend Ashley and I got out to hunt some Pleistocene sites a couple days ago. There are also Eocene sharks teeth mixed in. The rivers are all pretty high, so we went to some bank hunting sites I have found over the years. They definitely did not disappoint! We found a Tapir jaw section, horse tooth, some pretty big alligator teeth, and a variety of other fossils!
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Micro Bones (Rib? Jaw?) Caloosahatchee Formation, Glades County, FL Plio/Pleaitocene
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Hi Guys, Need help IDing this micro bones. They are part of more than 20 microbones including femurs less than .5” long. Amphibians?
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Hi guys have this bone fragment from The Caloosahatchee Formation of South West Florida Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene. I know it is small and perhaps unidentifiable as it is a fragment but wanted to throw ir out there. Have a few more bones will post shortly.
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