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Collected at low tide this evening.
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Hi Guys, This would be the first alligator tooth that I've run across .. but it is really the deer skull fragment that I'm curious about ? I'm calling it that because that is my assumption seeing what I think is the interior of the skull with the brain impression and the lower part of the antler base ? These deposits are dredge spoil piles and have a mish-mash literally of marine and terrestrial fossils. I tossed in an image of the G. cuvier for kicks because the preservation is pretty good coming from a land site. If you need additional images let me know. For Kicks. Cheers, Brett
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Acquired in a trade in 1999 from a site that no longer exists.
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A partial fish jaw found on the Zandmotor, with one tooth (shiny black thing). Probably from a bream (Sparidae). -
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I picked it up on this morning from Galveston Bay dredge spoils. Late Pleistocene. This piece kinda has the "feel" of ivory and appears to have a thin layer of enamel but It's unlike any other tooth or tusk I've found. I thought it might be a canine but the cross section isn't a bit flattened. Not at all round like other canine teeth I've looked at. Any ideas? Darrow
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Found this tooth a few months ago in a Texas creek. Any ideas? Thank you.
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What is the tiny pinecone shaped thing attached to this bit of matrix? It is rock hard and very firmly attached It is too small to get any detail with my camera. The first picture is the best I could do. I used a usb microscope to try to see more detail in the second set of pictures.
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Collected in a creek bed near Gunnedah, NSW, Australia. The sediments date back to the late Pleistocene about 52 000 years ago and contain fossils of the Australian megafauna: kangaroos, diprotodontids, marsupial lions, crocodiles, birds and various others. The bone is 75 mm long and as you can see is almost dead straight! There is a circular cross section with thick bone walls at one end and a generally circular cross section with thinner bone walls at the other end. I first thought some kind of bird limb bone, but the thick bone wall at one end didn't make sense. Now i am thinking kangaroo metatarsal but would like more opinions.
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Miatria's recent post regarding her nice sloth tooth ( http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/74577-is-this-a-sloth-tooth/ ), got me to thinking about a piece I've had for a few years. I found it on the beach at Edisto Island, S.C. which is known for it's Pleistocene fossils. The absence of enamel and the texture reminds me of @Miatria's find. What do you think?
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Hi all, I have acquired this skull from Sragen, Java. Can someone confirm or ID it as a crocodylus Porosus please. I also have no idea of value if people can give me an indication that would be great. Whether for sale or insurance value as I haven't decided yet. I've given it a good look over, no restoration at all, as it came out the ground. It is 880mm long and 450mm at its widest point.
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Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree Diana Yates, PhysOrg, June 6, 2017 https://phys.org/news/2017-06-genetic-elephant-family-tree.html Meyer, M., Penkman, K.E.H., and others, 2017. Palaeogenomes of Eurasian straight-tusked elephants challenge the current view of elephant evolution. eLife.DOI: 10.7554/eLife.25413 https://elifesciences.org/articles/25413 http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/116979/1/24_01_2017_SR_eLife_25413R1_Merged_PDF.pdf Yours, Paul H.
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This tooth came out of the mud shattered and I reassembled the pieces I had. It was found in Florida's Peace River in a mix of miocene and pleistocene material. It measures approx. 2.25" wide x 2.25" long x 3/8" thick.
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24th Annual Aurora Fossil Festival & TFF Member Meet Up
SailingAlongToo posted a topic in A Trip to the Museum
2017 AURORA FOSSIL FESTIVAL AND TFF MEMBER MEET UP The 24th Annual "Aurora Fossil Festival" will be held this Friday through Sunday, May 26 - 28, 2017, in Aurora, NC. There will be a parade down Main Street at 1100 am on Saturday morning, educational displays at the Community Center from 1000 am - 4 pm Saturday, Paleontology Lectures going on throughout the day Saturday AND fresh piles of overburden from the Lee Creek Mine dumped around town, ripe and ready for screening and fossil hunting all weekend. Multiple piles of "FRESH" matrix will be near / adjacent to the Aurora Fossil Museum. There will also be a Live Fossil Auction starting at 3 pm on Saturday, lasting until........... If you have never been, you should definitely plan a trip. If you have never had the "privilege" of hunting Lee Creek Mine matrix, this is your chance for FRESH / VIRGIN material. (Items up for auction can be seen at the Aurora Fossil Museum's Facebook page, link below.) In addition, numerous TFF Members will be attending / displaying / speaking at the festival. It's a great time to put a face with the screen name. Here is what you need to know: Aurora Fossil Museum - Facebook Page and website: https://www.facebook.com/Aurora-Fossil-Museum-344894278856425/ http://aurorafossilmuseum.org/ I will have my laptop and camera with me and will be updating this post in "semi"-real time with photos and information from the Festival. Any TFF Members at the Festival can stop by and see me on the porch of the Community Center and I will let you use the camera and laptop to log in and post your own photos / info. If you see someone walking around in a T Rex costume, that should be Mrs. SailingAlongToo. For those Members who can't make it, check back on this post regularly on Saturday for the updates. I for one am looking forward to Dr. Perez's talk on Cookiecutter Sharks!!!! Hope to see / meet as many TFF Members as possible!!! Cheers, Jack
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Hi all, I was looking through my bones from the Zandmotor today, when I saw this one. It seems to have quite a weird shape, so maybe it is a complete bone? I'm not that good with mammal anatomy, you out there are probably better than me. Found on the Zandmotor, Netherlands, aged from the Pleistocene, most probably from a mammal. So my question is, is there anything else to say about this fossil, or is it just a worn piece of bone? Thanks, Max
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I found this a couple of days ago. This is a rare fossil for me -- only my 2nd Camel canine. I figured I would share with those who had not previously although Nate seems to have quite a few available, I am posting to find out a couple of things. How do experts differentiate between a tooth from Palaeolama Mirafica and Hemiauchenia macrocephala ? Are wolf teeth in camels upper or lower (Yes) jaws? There is a wear mark on the inside of this tooth. Does that positively identify position. Thanks in any assistance in typing the description that goes with this find. Jack
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Out hunting today. A relative disaster. I forgot to bring paddle for my kayak and thus reduced the time we had to fossil hunt and increase the pain in my muscles. For all those who have not tried, paddling with a shovel is NOT an efficient means of transport. I did find an unusual fossil so 3 photos and an old TFF thread may help in Identification. Size 2.5 L;1.5 W;1.0 H inches
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I did not find too much yesterday but got a lot of exercise on a beautiful sunny day. Also the Peace River was up 6-8 inches due to recent rains. I have not seen anything like this. Wondered if it was turtle or tilly bone. Hope someone will recognize. 2.25x1.50 inches.
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An interesting day and enjoyable also: Waist deep water, sun was shining, warm breeze. Fossil #1 Bird foot bone? 1 inch wide , slightly less than 2 inches in length: Which birds are candidates? Fossil #2 Very small Fossil #3 Osteoderm. Which animal? Any input on body position? Head, Tail. etc Fossil #4 A 2+ inch Jaw with 1 tooth All suggestions and comments Appreciated..
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I am interested in a specific ID of this piece of rodent mandible. When I found it I immediately assumed it was mouse but then I decided maybe it is a bit too big for a mouse so I started studying small rodent dentition charts and was amazed at all the variations in the molars. Another hour in the internet rabbit hole (no pun intended). 7/8" in length (22mm), found in Florida's Peace River in a mix of Miocene and Pleistocene material.
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A few weeks ago we went to Edisto Beach, S.C. to celebrate our 30th. wedding anniversary. The weather was fine, the water was warm and the tides were low. Seven days of fossil hunting and good times with my best friend! My husband Dennis even joined in the hunt and found several fine fossils. The majority of the fossils found on Edisto Beach are Late Pleistocene, ca. 50,000-10,000 old. They are from an undetermined offshore unit, Charleston County, S.C. We collected a broad range of species on this trip including many which were firsts for me. It is only a partial, but it is the first Glyptodont osteoderm I've found. And a piece of a flexible osteoderm from the Beautiful Armadillo Dasypus bellus. A partial camel tooth We think this is lagomorph... continued in next reply
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I'm looking for the latest info on preserving tusk material. I found some associated chunks in the Peace River in Florida yesterday and they are extremely fragile. I'm keeping them in water until I know how to proceed. I have, on hand, some Butvar B-98 crystals but I've had trouble getting them to dissolve in acetone. Is there a trick? My understanding, also, is that butvar cannot be used until the fossil is completely dry. I would appreciate any input on this subject. Thank you!
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From the album: Peace River Fossils (2016-2017)
A 1.6 inch upper jaw Snaggletooth shark tooth. Note the bite marks likely made when the tooth was lost during feeding.
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