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Hello, I'll admit I have zero experience with fossils. One day while waking or property I found this fossil. I am interested to discover what it is and how old it may be. It was found about a mile east of the Trinity River near Palestine, TX. I was surprised that it was on top of the soil, but the area is prone to erosion. It's about 2 inches in length and has some obvious texture to it. Hopefully my pictures are clear enough for identification and/or dating.
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Found this in Alabama mountains near Huntsville. Was in a washed out area of rock. Found others too. Any ideas?
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[Baltic Amber Inclusion] Gastropoda - Extremely Rare Snail Shell. First ever for me.
vermiculosis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hello Dear Friends, This time i'd like to show something special : Dream Of Any Baltic Amber Collector. Snail Shell. Extremely Rare Gastropoda ( For me super extremely rare - i never had any one ). Huge Amber 50g, 2.5mm Snail shell. Better quality pic - https://ibb.co/q9qvGcv Cheers from amber cave !! Artur
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are [martesia scobinula] shells often found on North Pacific coastlines internet search only shows european finds (netherlands)
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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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Found this in my yard in SW Washington long ago. Looking over what I believed were my fossils, I noticed what appears to be the clam in the shell I thought was fossilized. Is it? Not sure where the shell was originally found. Possibly So. Washington or Oregon coast. measures 4 cm. I can feel it.
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This piece looks like a shell plate of a turtle. It is from Yunnan, China. Is it a A shell plate of turtle?
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look at all these brachiopods I found in these 2 rocks from the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today again, I broke apart 2 rocks, and they had a lot of brachiopods in them. Here are some photos:
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look at this small rock that has 2 neat brachiopods in it
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Again in the creek, I found another small rock with 2 neat brachiopods in it. Here is a photo of the fossil:
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take a look at all these brachiopods that I found inside this rock I opened up
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found this rock I broke apart and it was loaded with all kinds of brachiopods. Photos:
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look at this rock full of brachiopods I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found this rock slab full of small brachiopods Here is a photo: -
check out these nice clams I found in this rock
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matt again today in the creek I found this small rock with about 3 cool clams in it here is a photo
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Was on a fossil hunt the passed 2 days and don't know what this pointed shelled fossil might be.
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These two rocks were found in East Texas, mostly Eocene. Property is on Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer. Dry land in wooded area. I've read some about how hematite is formed so I guess this is normal to see a shell and what I think is matrix? Is the shell a print or a shell? Idea of age? Then there's the tubes in the second rock. Is that what those are? Thanks so much for any help.
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This new site I’m going to is kind of starting to grow on me! I really love the abundance of well preserved shells and the sharks teeth that come out of here (if I don’t break them) are in superb condition. I arrive at this site, however, with some disappointment. Footprints everywhere, and discarded rocks piled in a pile i know I didn’t leave with a bunch of broken shells. It looks like someone took the liberty of smashing rocks with a hammer and leaving the place a mess for others. Not a good look to be honest I always try to clean my area and make it look better than where I left it. The good news is whoever the eager beaver was left some goodies behind. I searched their rock pile of discarded rocks and found a lot of shark teeth in very good condition that were just left there. I wonder if this person was too busy picking up pennies to notice the quarters they were stepping by? Anyways here’s the haul, luckily I didn’t have to put in too much effort since this person did all the hard work for me: total haul: shark teeth (not in the rock): crocodile tooth (happy about this one!): shells: Shark teeth in the rocks: And the killer tooth of the day: Most of these finds we’re not made because of me ripping rocks out Willy nilly, but because of me sorting through said rocks after this person ripped them out Willy nilly. Always be thorough with your excavation and be patient. You never know what might be hiding in the discard pile. Part 2 of my trip to the Chesapeake will be posted tomorrow!
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Hello everyone! My little brother made this nice find near Thrupp Lake in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. The lake is close to the Thames river. It looks like some sort of shell fossil? The rock is about 8cm wide and 5cm tall. We'd appreciate any help identifying it! Thank you.
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Helotes, Tx Part of this shell was sticking out of a chunk of sediment. I used a water pick to clear the rest of it. In trying to determine what kind of shell it is, I’ve found several that are similar, but none with the shell spiral as tight. The closest thing that I could find is below. This doesn’t seem correct considering my location. Placostylus porphyrostomus is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bothriembryontidae. This species is endemic to New Caledonia.
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Hi everyone this is matt again Today in the creek I broke apart this rock and found some great small brachiopods in it. Here is a photo:
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take a look at this brachiopod fossil I removed complete in a rock today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone take a look at this brachiopod shell in this rock I removed that came out complete in the creek today. here is a photo :
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Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found a nice rock slab with a ton of brachiopods all over it. Here is a photo, enjoy:
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Hi, new to the forum, found this in my aggregate in my drive, Norfolk uk. Seems too well detailed to be real. Any help appreciated.
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Hello everybody, I found the forum while trying to figure out how to get some info on what I believe is a fossil I found on a hike. While I'm fond of fossils, I have to admit knowing next to nothing about them apart from what I learn from museum visits. If anyone could help me Id my find and/or estimate its age, I'd really appreciate it. I uploaded pictures from every side with a cm scale. I found it on a river bank in the Ardennes region (Belgium). Hope someone can tell me anything about it. Cheers!
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Everything I find is from right here in southern Iron County in SE Missouri off of Big Creek & Black River. If someone would be so kind as to put a name to these little guys so I can label them I'd greatly appreciate it. please & thank you The 1st picture is the best looking shell I've ever found but it's only a few centimeters across. . The 2nd picture is of one I just found a few days ago while I was at the creek (Big Creek) dimensions are 1"x1" The last three pictures are kind of a funny story and not at the same time. So one of my hobbies is making arrowheads & while searching for good rocks to knock off some chunks I busted one in half & this was on the inside. It's dimensions are 2.5"x2.5" So in posting this for some reason the first and second picture got flip-flopped. so the second picture is only a few centimeters across I took that picture with my microscope
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New member here and I've been doing some fossil hunting with my 9 yr old son. We found this in Harker Heights, Texas and I can't figure out what it is. I'm hoping it's tooth from a shell crushing shark. Might be a shell?
