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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
citronkitten posted a topic in Fossil ID
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!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hello found this in California on a job checking to see if they are oysters?
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It is From the lower jurassic And it comes From Luxemburg
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I found what seems to be a fossil of Brain Coral attached to a shell.
jmz007 posted a topic in Fossil ID
I inherited a rock and mineral collection from my father, who bought them from a collector. We are in the process of identifying for fun. We found one that we are unsure if it is a fossil or not, and a Google image search for it brought us here. I am fairly certain that this was imported, but Oklahoma has been submerged several times (Brain Coral doesn't fit into those time frames though). Thanks.
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New to the Forum and was wanting to id and get an approximate age.
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Here are some finds I collected today in the Topanga Formation in California. I have more that are still soaking 1. I think this is a Tellina oldroydi
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I found this on a beach in Cozumel, Mexico. I thought it was just a coincidence that I had a shell that looks like a tooth but my sister tells me its a tooth. Can someone help me figure out what this is? It looks like a light pink color.
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From the album: Florida Invertebrates
Hystrivasum horridum Tamiami Formation
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