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  1. Hey all! My name is Ian and I'm excited to be part of this community! My friends and I are organising a trip to the isle of skye and we're headed on our first fossil hunting trip. We're looking for advice on what to bring, what to look out for and if there are local guides in the area that can show us around
  2. Jimmy From Holland

    Preparation ideas please

    Dear everyone, I would like to hear your ideas on preparing a fish fossil from Turso, Scotland (Devonian). I am unsure of the best approach. The fossil was embedded between two layers of hard rock. The impression on one side is not entirely clear; the other side is not entirely complete (90% is there). Additionally, fish fillet has fallen out, and I have many loose pieces such as the fins, which are very thin and have matrix (grains) attached. I have been contemplating soaking the small loose pieces in acid (5%) and then rejoining them. For the larger pieces, I plan to reattach them and clean them using an air scribe and sandblaster (2.5 mohs). Another idea is to place the pieces in their original positions and create a replica on the opposite side using epoxy or cement, although this doesn't seem aesthetically pleasing to me. The tools at my disposal include: - Magnifying glass - Air scribe - Engraving pen Dremel - Dremel - Sandblaster - Sulfuric acid 100% - Cleaning vinegar I appreciate your input and suggestions. Kind regards,
  3. ChristineS

    Tooth ID

    Would anyone be able to advise me whether this is a fossil or not? And what type of tooth it could be? (found on a beach near Montrose, Scotland)
  4. 400 million-year-old fossil reveals the evolution of Fibonacci spirals in plants Tejasri Gururaj, June 19, 2023 The paywalled paper is: Turner, H.A., Humpage, M., Kerp, H. and Hetherington, A.J., 2023. Leaves and sporangia developed in rare non-Fibonacci spirals in early leafy plants. Science, 380(6650), pp.1188-1192. Yours, Paul H.
  5. rocket

    devonian fish prep

    I am just doing a rare Coccosteus from Egerton fish beds, Tain, Scotland Normally not worth for a story, but this is a fossil I stored now for nearly 40 years... Got it from a friend in parts, never started the prep because I expected it will be bad Last weeks I started to finish it, glued and filled the cracks and started working Only with air pen (HW70 and 10). Wow, the skull and the complete armour are preserved and perhaps the body. Never expected this.... Have not done a pic when I started, but today I thought it iw worthy The site is closed due to vandalism in the 80th, so its nearly impossible to get material from there Fishes are preserved more 3-dimensional, not flat, always in nodules Lenght of the nodule is approx 30 cm I will update when its ready, think in April the second pics shows the situation when I started, only the inner parts could be seen and mainly covered with matrix
  6. Hello! I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to look at this for me and help confirm it’s ID? I’m quite inexperienced and when I found this over the winter, I crammed as much info on ID-ing bone as I could and concluded it was wood / plant material. I find a lot of wood in this area, so that makes sense. It happened to be in the background of a photo I posted to Instagram, and someone said they’re sure it’s bone - so I thought I’d double check here. It’s from the Helmsdale, North of Scotland - Jurassic-aged Portgower Boulder Beds member (157.3 - 152.1 mya, Kimmeridgian). I’ve shown both sides, as some of it’s visible from that back of the rock too. There’s also a smaller piece of what looks to be the same sort of material on the other side too. (apologies I can’t seem to upload the photos in the order I intended - I hope they make sense)
  7. Hello! All! I am new here and ruthlessly in for identification help of any kind, I have tried figuring out how to identify whether I have found a Tooth or not! I have previously collected amber, large gem crystals, horse and sheep teeth a bit of the old castle, iron age pottery but this 'rock/tooth' has me going round in circles. Getting a little laugh at repeated searches for information about mammal teeth and I'm just left thinking I think it is a molar tooth it is pearly a grey/blue/pale putty colours. Weighs 9.3grams if I recall and it really resembles a tooth in form shape and markings..if not it's a wee mystery I'll keep trying to figure out..it doesn't look like flint but it's comparable . Thank you so much for any help!! Thank you for your time! I have about 40 photos but not sure how many too post!! Not forty for sure!! K x x
  8. Tsee

    Identify this

    Hi, my name is Tony (Tsee) and I found this fossil about 15 years ago on a low river bed in the highlands of Scotland. I have no idea what it is and I’m hoping someone here may be able to help? I have little knowledge of fossils although they interest me! I look forward to hearing from someone Tony
  9. Hey all, My Scottish friend and I (both first year students in Palaeontology and Geology) are planning a fossil trip to Scotland starting next Monday. Our main interests are vertebrate fossils, and Scotland is well known for its Carboniferous deposits where sharks, fish and tetrapods can be found! The 2 problems are: although we have a car, we wouldn't want to drive more than 2h to get to a site (we will be staying in Melrose, Scotland), and we also don't know many sites that are accessible to the public, not over vegetated or depleted, that contain abundant vertebrate fossils like shark teeth or Rhizodont teeth. Does anyone have any good locations me and my friend could go to find vertebrate fossils? Thank you so much and regards.
  10. Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs By Lydia Smith, Science Alert, May 5, 2023 Crushed Fossil Pieces Used To Reconstruct Killer “Tadpole From Hell” The monstrous tetrapod would have been a fearsome predator in the swamps of Scotland. Russell Moul, IFLScience, May 8, 2023 The open access paper is: Porro, L.B., Rayfield, E.J. and Clack, J.A., 2023. Computed tomography and three-dimensional reconstruction of the skull of the stem tetrapod Crassigyrinus scoticus Watson, 1929. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, p.e2183134. Yours, Paul H.
  11. Hi all I purchased this little fish (15cms ) for a bargain of £12. It is from Caithness in Scotland. I think is possible Gyroptychius but I am really in the deep water were it comes to fish. So any help will be much appreciated. cheers Bobby
  12. Lizz6

    Canine tooth ID

    Hello, Yesterday I came across this tooth on a beach local to me in south west Scotland. I first thought seal but have discovered it’s too large and can’t think what else is in the waters around Scotland that could fit a canine tooth so large. Any help is appreciated.
  13. So, I thought I would start a similar thread to the "Fossil from Each of the 50 States" thread. But one for the UK. Show a fossil from each county in the UK - England,(48), Wales (22), Scotland (33) & Ireland. And for Ireland, we can include Northern (6) and Southern (26).
  14. Last week I went upto Caithness hunting for fossil fish at Achanarras quarry. The rocks there formed at the bottom of a huge lake during the Devonian period 385 mya. Most of the fossils I found were incomplete with mostly the tails missing, but I was lucky enough to find a complete diplacanthus, and fragmented cheiracanthus murchinsoni, which I have managed to superglue back together.
  15. JasonKimmings

    Possible teeth or coral?

    Found these on a beach in Scotland on the firth of Forth. Are they even fossils or just funny shaped rocks?
  16. Cortinarius

    Fossilised wood?

    Hello! I hesitate to post after my last terrible misidentification of fossilised wood, but your kind help made me study harder, learn more, look harder - thank you! So I’m back with another request - I think I might have actually found wood this time? These are all from the Kimmeridgian Helmsdale Boulder Beds or nearby Portgower Boulder Beds, Scotland, UK. Dark photos are wet, mostly they go quite pale when dried out. In this case, I know wood is a known find in these areas, and I’ve found a scant few photos from seasoned collectors / geologists of finds from these locations said to be fossil wood that looks similar. But I’ve turned into the biggest pessimist and there was only a small amount of info to go on. If anyone would be kind enough to just confirm either way, I’d be so grateful (thank you!).
  17. I went fossil hunting at Tillywhandland quarry on Turin hill, Scotland today and found a complete Mesacanthus mitchelli fossil. It is probably the best one I have found yet. Both the head and tail are present. The head is so well preserved you can see both the gill rakers and eye socket.
  18. Hi guys, I was considering purchasing the attached fossil fish from the Devonian of Scotland. It originates from the Sandwick Fish Beds of Orkney. Any advice with regard to any visible restoration or even its authenticity would be very much so appreciated!
  19. Cortinarius

    Fossilised Wood? - ID Request

    Hello! I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to give me an opinion about this… It struck me as looking like fossilised driftwood? I’ll be totally honest, just because it looked so much like a modern piece of driftwood at the ends. The striations seemed weird for rock normal banding, layering. Also, there seems to be faded bands running at right angles to the striations on a couple of faces - which again seemed a wood-like feature? I’m very happy to be wrong though! I was lucky, the tide was just going out when I spotted it still wet - it’s fairly unremarkable dry. It’s from the coast in Fife, Scotland. The rocks in this spot are sandstone / mudstone / siltstone, from fluvial, palustrine and shallow-marine environment, from the Carboniferous. Thanks so much for your time and thoughts!
  20. Oxytropidoceras

    Scottish palaeontology in the 21st century

    Scottish palaeontology in the 21st century Tom Challands, Edinburgh Geological Society Lectures Edinburgh Geological Society Lectures Yorus, Paul H.
  21. I came across this for sale, not a fossil vendor so no information on it. Looks to be about 10cm across. I can make our scales, eye sockets, faint limbs - almost like a little Lizard / Thorny Devil. Any thoughts?
  22. Scotland’s fossil enthusiasts urged to have their say on revised Code NatureScot, October 6, 2022 The closing date for comments is Thursday 17th November 2022 Updating The Scottish Fossil Code NatureScot, October 6, 2022 Scottish Fossil Code Yours, Paul H.
  23. Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor BBC News, October 6, 2022 Elgin Reptiles - Wikipedia Clark, N.D.L. (2008) The Elgin Marvels. Deposits, 13 . pp. 36-39. ISSN 1744-9588 Yours, Paul H.
  24. JustineArt

    Found at Achanarras Quarry

    Wondering if anyone can give me a clue as to what I've found at Achanarras Quarry in Caithness, Scotland? I'm pretty much a novice so any help is greatly appreciated.
  25. Can anyone ID these, please? Again found in Caithness. The textured stuff looks plant-like to me but I'm doubting my eyes and think they could just be really cool looking rocks!? I've Googled things like 'concretions' but I'm still none the wiser. The flat piece with the minerals running along the top fizzes with vinegar so I'm guessing it's calcite with a sparkle of pyrite. It was found beside the textured piece in pic #1 which seems to contain a pink tinted quartz (?) and pyrite? The big piece I'm holding aloft looks so like bark to me but I'm anxious of merely making assumptions.
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