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Turtle Carapace Fragment With Pathological Damage
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Hi. In this rock from Swatara in PA (ordovician), I see three fossils: (1) Looks like a leaf, about 1" across (2) round stone-like object about 1/2" across, and (3) small rippled shell about 1/4" across. Any IDs would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Hello all! I’ve had the chance to get out a few times this year, collecting has been good! So far 3 trips, my daughter has a Tully, a friend found a half of one (hopefully posts it!) and we’ve had numerous random open fossils of various species. And LOTS of full concretions to freeze-thaw open. Here’s a few I was hoping to get confirmation on - I found some good clues in Jack Wittry’s book. 1) My daughter’s Tully - found open, covered in mineral deposits. 2) A large shrimp - weathered and probably open for a long time 3) Maybe an Orbiculoidea sp.? Pretty weathered but looks close to the books Lastly maybe an indeterminate discoidal cephalopod? I only have half of the fossil but it’s quite a deep concretion & shell shaped. Thanks for stopping by! Pat
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Hello, my name is Lance. I stumbled across this forum today because earlier, I found a shell fossil and I just had to know what it was. Haven't gotten my answer just yet, considering my post is fairly new, but I can't wait to find out what it is (I think it might be a mold fossil of something)
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2 cm shell fossil found in Normandy chalk cliff. Any ideas?
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I recently came across a fossilised shell in a chalk cliff in Normandy, France, near the town of Livarot. There were other shells and invertebrates, but this was very clear and beautiful. It's only about 2 cm wide, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me what it might be? In advance, thanks. -
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Greetings, I am working on my next display and am trying to sort through the various pieces of turtle shell. I have attempted to divide and label them as much as I can, using references I will post. This is my first attempt at turtle shell and have relied entirely on examples and available resources, so any correction/confirmation/explanation would be most appreciated. On my paper (in case it's unreadable - tendonitis flaring up so handwriting quality going down), the upper half of the page is carapace, the lower half is plastron, the left half is softshell and the right half is hard shell. I included a composite image which has better focus on each quadrant (terrible lighting today), and a larger image on which I wrote my attempts at further identification. References: This whole thread: This image (location directly on image): This image was very helpful: And these hand-drawn diagrams I found to be most accessible:
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Can someone help to identify these fossils and the possible date of age?
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I've found this mollusc fossils in the Saudi Arabia desert, one hour away from Riyadh city. It seems all this area was ocean during the the early cretaceous period. Meaning that these fossils can have around 77 million years old? They are bigger than a tennis ball! Can someone help to identify these exactly and the possible date of age? Thank you! IMG_1704.MOV IMG_1703.MOV IMG_1698.MOV -
Hi All! Whilst in southern Spain I came across these three very interesting fossils (at least I know one of them is) please could you help identify the other two? #1 This shell like fossil was full of rock, which I managed to remove without damaging the shell. #2 I'm not so sure about this one, it has some interesting mineral going through it and the markings which looks like an arrow with a circle at the base are what caught my eye. #3 And the ammonite, correct me if this is wrong. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given 😁
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Hello all! We have these small fossils from the Yorktown Formation that we are not sure what they are. They fizzle under HCl! Any help would be appreciated. BTW, the divisions on the scale bar are 5mm. Thanks so much! Miguel M
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Animal, vegetable, or mineral? Help with finds from Charmouth, Dorset, UK
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Greetings, I have 4 pieces from Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset that I am having trouble identifying. They were found during a fossil hunt led by the Charmouth Heritage Coast Center when they brought us to a stretch of beach between the Centre and Black Ven to the west. We would have been looking through the Black Ven Mudstone 'Shales with Beef' portion on the foreshore, which is from the Jurassic (no surprise, given the name of the area) period. Here are my best guesses: A = rolled bone, B = crinoid stem or coral, C = multiple bivalves and ammonite impression in matrix, D (the unlabelled one) = wood As always, corrections/confirmations/clarifications are much appreciated, as is your time for reading my post! -
softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) carapace 6.jpg
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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can anyone tell by the picture whether or not this is a shark tooth or a shell? I found it on the coast of Georgia a few weeks ago I’ve read a little bit about shark teeth versus shells in the Internet. The more I think about it, I’m much more confused. Can anyone please tell me your thoughts.
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Found in a mine just happened to pick it off the roof that was crumbling down not sure what kind of mine though
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These are very common at an exposure of what I believe to be the Monterey formation (Miocene) in Santa Barbara county, California. They look quite different from most pectinid fossils I've seen in southern CA. Any ideas on ID, or references I should take a look at for this area? Thanks!
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