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I usually attempt this mixture of Trip report (finds) and a couple of Fossil_id. Sunday I was out hunting the 1st time with Jp @Balance, Today with 2 Octogenarians that have been hunting partners for over 10 years, Just that fact made the days different... Truly a unique mixture of finds... Knowns... A couple of very nifty Alligator Osteoderms.. Neither seems broken in any way.... A partial silicified seashell... I love these ... It might be Fulguropsis spiratuma, from Florida's Pliocene. Let's see if @MikeR has a suggestion... An Armadillo Osteoderm... A Tympanic Bulla that I think I recognize ... s Bobby says an Oceanic Dolphin, something like Delphinus or Stenella. Note that silica is taking hold here also 1/2 a Tapir tooth , some Hemipristis and a few tigers. Then what seems to be a bullet... One of my hunting companions thinks it is old.. really old ... like possibly the Seminole wars.. That would be exciting.. It is certainly nondescript but seems to be made of lead.. Any insight appreciated. Finally, a fossil tusk to Identify. Think found by my other hunting companion.
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I added a couple of threads on Activities connected with FPS field trip to Hallie Quarries in the vicinity of Newberry, Florida. I have some photos of the Quarry to provide a sense of what it was like and some additional finds. The Quarry I visited is just one of many at this location. and the one I was in... huge. A wall in the distance, heavy movers to stay far away from, a "tiny" FPS member searching the low wall ahead. I am walking around this mountain of rock on my left , searching for fossils that may have fallen down the cliff face. I am very careful the few times I attempt to climb the cliff face reaching for a fossil just a little too far away... There can be great rewards... Gorgeous, and and there are lots of potential shell, and echinoids in this semi hard rock, I have a rock hammer and trowel. Can I possible get this out in one piece.. I have already broken others or found that they were already broken before my arrival. So I decided not, and just walked on with a photo and a memory. As I continued around the mountain, I came to this site , took a step forward, and quickly stepped back . A sinkhole about 4 feet across, and with a single glance inside I saw it was at least 25 feet deep. This one is not particularly large. The Quarry has lost a number of large earth movers in sinkholes. This is where I recall signing the waiver stating that I am totally responsible for any of the various dumb things I might do while hunting for fossils and hold the Quarry owners blameless for any/all damages to my body. Roger Portell was our guide and Advisor and we moved a couple of times to locations that might provide different fossils. The last stop was supposed to contained marine (shark teeth) and mammal fossils. As we stepped out of our vehicles, Roger showed us another sinkhole, advised us to be careful , and described recoveries of mammal bones and teeth from this area decades past. I was fortunate to find one of those teeth, described in this TFF thread. https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/139986-love-the-surprises/#comment-1479029 It was laying on the ground 5 feet to the left of this sinkhole. Sometimes I am just blessed in the right place at the right time. Here are some other finds of the day, with what ever I currently know about them... 1) M. americanum , a Sea Biscuit, approximately 4 inches in width, encased in matrix. 2) What I refer to as Jingle shells, and a small Echinoid...On the Echinoid, I have to wash, brush , scrap off some of that concrete like matrix to figure out what it is.... 3) A couple of Oysters... there few shells free floating from the concrete like matrix like these. 4) More shells, this time in Matrix 5) Did I mention Endocasts ? All over the place.... Sometimes hard to differentiate from shells. 5a) This one reminds me of a cowrie.... but not like any modern or even fossil ones that I have seen... I had previously found exactly like this one in a bone valley creek.. Would like to Identify.. Hope you enjoyed the trip. Comments always appreciated.
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A great day with a good friend. At the very end , he found a jaw segment with 2 teeth. I do not know what it is...Only have photos I think the Jaw is 33 mm with each tooth about 11-12 mm. I have a number of interesting finds.. and little time to research. 1) A bivalve transformed to Silica 2) Botryoidal bubbles. I guess there is a little Druzy there also. These are just fun to find... 3) A lower left jaw m3... 4) A toe bone.. looks similar to Mastodon, but they can not be this small, can they? 24 x 20x 19 mm 5) A carnassial, maybe a lower m1. Look at the lines in the chewing surface of the 2nd photo. 6) A very unusual tooth or tusk fragment. The hollow core might mean whale or Alligator... Thanks for looking. Any identifications greatly appreciated. Jack
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Hello everyone, I was just walking the beach on the Adriatic coast in Croatia and I found this rock with a seashell imprint inside, I am wondering could this possibly be a fossil or just a regular part of a seashell, it still has parts of shell in it. The rock I thinks is limestone which is the most common here. I appreciate your answers.
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I am selling my dad's estate and came across these. He had purchased for me as I collect rocks and seashells. I want to sell them to defray burial expenses but dont feel comfortable doing so without knowing whether these are "real." Anyone willing to advise me as to authenticity? Value? Here are 3 pieces. They are approx 5" wide each. The first appears to be a clam shell. The next two appear to be sediments with shells or shell impressions.Locations unknown. Any help much appreciated! TY
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Out hunting today, Found lots of different fossils, most of which I knew. I thought I knew this Osteoderm from the edge of the carapace, but my friend disagreed . Unusual after hunting together for the last 10 years. I decided to let TFF decide. Armadillo or Glyptodont and why? Found a variety of teeth, most broken and worn. Megs, Equus, Tapir, Camel, Mastodon, Mammoth, Tridactly, Whale, Baracuda.... Makes for an exciting day. Here are some of them..... Certainly , in the Peace river, you never know what you are going to get... At the end of the day, we had a visitor, who decided to sit on my friend's discard pile pretending to be a rock or a leaf blowing in the wind. Refused to leave until after we did. This one was rocking to the music, dancing in the breeze...
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Hello, This is probably not the right forum but I am not sure where to ask. I have found these shells in northern Italy. I don't know if they are fossils because they look modern, color wise and everything. But there is something strange, it's not just the outer shells, the inside of them are also filled. I don't know if it will be clear in photos, but it almost looks like their meat to me. I thought meat can't be preserved? It is rock hard and they also feel like rocks and I believe there is also a little bit of matrix involved. Is this some preservation thing that I am not aware about? They are still somewhat purple, like the modern ones I see everywhere here. Any explanation and further info is helpful as I know people on this forum are very knowledgeable! And I really hope my amateur posts are not too annoying! Thank you.
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Hello everyone, I visited a beach in the Netherlands and I collected some things that I thought had the chance to be fossilized. I want to ask if the next specimens in the pictures I will post are fossilized seashells, modern ones, just rocks? And what kind of seashells they are in case they are fossilized. Thank you! I will post them separately in the replies.
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Can someone tell me what exactly this one is? Found in Northwest Missouri Grand River. It's approx 1.75" x 1.5". I find alot of brachiopod fossils but this one doesn't match the markings of one, looks more like a clam or seashell. I would appreciate your thoughts!
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I found this seashell in the Netherlands and it seems to have parts in it that are fully stone, but others are lustrous. Is this fossilized, modern or is there such a thing as semi fossilized? Thank you!
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I have been having this fossil since when I was a kid. I found it in a very remote place. On top of a very tall mountin 2400 m above sea level Tomorri Mountain National Park city of Berat, Albania. What this sea shell fossil is doing here, I kept asking myself and locals for years and I have heard stories that other people have found sea shell fossils as well. For the very first time after 20 years of having this fossil I am sharing with you all. When I moved to NY in 2016 I brought it with me as my treasure haha.
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Hey everyone! I found this interesting piece of seashell at North Myrtle Beach almost a month ago and I still can’t figure it out! I’ve been trying to scratch it but can’t because it’s really hard and the things I’ve been scratching it with (seashell, coin, etc.) has been coming off onto the mysterious object. It was found in between the afternoon so like 1-2 pm and it was at North Myrtle Beach . Can anyone help me?
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I went to a geo-park which has a popular hiking trail. This park is known for fossils and it's in Odenwald, Germany. I found these 3 rocks in the forest in the said hiking trail and I was wondering what they are and if they are fossils? If not fossils, what are they? The first three pictures are of the first piece. To me, this looks a bit like a seashell. The next two pictures are of the second piece, and it has strange markings and inclusions. The last two pictures are of the third piece I found. This looks almost man-made but it's a rock and very hard. No idea what it could be. thank you!
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I found these hiking in Odenwald, Germany, where I found other fossils too. Pic 1-2 : no idea what this is. Help is appreciated. Pic 3-5 : is this a brachiopod? Does anyone know what kind? Pic 6: this looks a bit like some plant fossils I saw for sale so I was wondering: is this a plant fossil? Or are they random marks? They aren't coming off if I scrub them.
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Found in creek in muskingum county, Ohio. There are a few more in this particular rock. So if you see some and can help with identifying please feel free to do so. Thanks.
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Hi! I recently found these pieces of flint on the Thames foreshore (London) which look like they have seashells in them. The banded areas are raised/textured to the touch. Are these fossil seashells and if so, does anyone know what type they are or how old they might be? Thank you!
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Yes, When I am hunting mammal and shark fossils, sometimes I must dig thru broken shell layer and at the end of such days, my fingers are cut up.. So found an interesting Bivalve and very near it a self standing coral.. The Bivalve is an attention grabber, and looks like it has been crushed. I would like ALL viewpoints, but figure @MikeR and @Cocoshould be flagged. As I indicated, I believe I was within the Florida's Chattahoochee Formation.
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Found this little clam type full mold in NJ Cretaceous stream (not Big Brook). First time I've found a shell mold like this there. Reminds me of the Coquina clams in the undertow along the Jersey beaches in the summer. Any info on what it's nomenclature may be? Fun highlight of the day outside of the common shark teeth.
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My wife and I celebrated her birthday last night at a local restaurant on the beach. It was lovely. The Inn & Restaurant have been in existence for over 120 years, and in the lobby have a seashell exhibit filled with shells that were found about 100 years ago. I noticed some incrustations on a Turkey Wing sea shell that I did not recognize... I am hopeful some one can easily identify, so I can check out what they looked like as fossils. @digit @MikeR @Coco Thanks , Jack
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I made this a few years ago and I'm not sure if I shared it with the group or not. Its something I came up with and thought it would be cool to frame and hang near my desk. Its not fancy and the verbiage might not be precise but I think you get the Idea Besides fossils, I collect specimen grade seashells, minerals, skulls, and artifacts (I include artifacts into Natural History). I made/printed one off for each collection. Happy Collecting!
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Hello all, this an amazing forum for those to learn from one another and have the opportunity to see wonderful find they would not otherwise have the pleasure of viewing while gaining knowledge. That being said, my 8 year old loves fossils and came across his very first personal find in Texas. By chance can anyone assist with any insight on the details of the fossil? Thank you!!!!
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Hi guys, I've found the website while searching for information about some possible fossils I found around where I live in over several years. I pictured those and hopefully someone here is able to put a name / species / period to them. I am not a collector. I have always been fasciniated by geology, rocks and natural history. Knowing what they are will be very exciting for me. Number 1 : I cannot reemember where exactly I found it but should be some 100km's inland from Aegean sea, close by an ancient city called Pergamon in Modern Turkey. I was simply walking on the foothills of the city when this strange looking rock caught my eye Number 2 : These two are from Palermo in Western Siciliy coast. They're both from a pile of rocks next to the sea. I wasnt't able to look around much to see if there are more rocks like them. Maybe they're carried from somewhere close by. Number 3: Found around 500-800 meters elevation somewhere in Central Anatolia, more than 300km from any modern sea (former Tethys Ocean?) very heavy and rocky at hand. Thank you in advance for your time looking at those. Some more will come soon
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This fossil shell was found on Marco Island beach (Naples, Florida). Any help identifying what it is would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum! My name is Patricia and I live in Portugal, Europe. I found this item which seems to be fossilized and I was hoping you could help me confirm this suspicion of mine and possibly ID it aswell. It is totally made of rock but it seems like it has the form of a conch shell. I found it in Portugal, Algarve, at the beach of Portimão. As you can see it's about 4 cm long. Thanks for your time!
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It's Dave again, looking for help with this one Thanks everyone!
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