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Hi All! I discovered a long-forgotten box of rocks in our science storeroom and would appreciate some id help with them. A previous teacher had moved out all of the fossils except a handful they used . I'm sure these only escaped because no one knew they were there. The box was filled with rocks, plus a few masking tape labels, all of which seem to be from the Black Hills, South Dakota area. Rockerville, Tin Mountain Mine, Hill City, and Spearfish are all named. Also in the box was a 1955 Random House book called All About Our Changing Rocks. Thanks in advance for any help with these.
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i have found quite a few micro jaws from the hell creek in the past like lizard and fish jaws, however i recently went through some old finds and noticed a small jaw, and i have absolutely no idea what it might be. it doesnt look like fish or lizard to me. the length of the jaw is about 14mm. A124 - 20190311_145352.bmp
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It is so cold in the Chicagoland area I decided to go through fossils that I have not looked at in years. I came across a little container that contained a couple items that I collected back in the early 90’s. I am 99% sure that I collected thenm from the Pierre Shale along I-90, West of Wall Drug. I know there is a small portion of an Ammonite, but I wonder about the other pieces. I believe they all came out of the same concretion.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/fm-fst011519.php https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a25953914/new-shark-species-sue-t-rex/
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I found these on my trip to South Dakota in the Badlands. I would like to know what they might be. Thank you!
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Hello, A while ago I got some unprepped bones from the hell creek formation, South Dakota. This rib was in multiple pieces, but I wanted to give it a try. Could someone ID this please? Thank you Natalie
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I'm>I found this in western South Dakota and I believe it is a fossilized dinosaur egg. It appears there is a mostly developed embryo which has a face that can be seen. It is about the size of a bowling bowl and just as heavy. Can anyone help me identify what this is. I have more pictures avaiable. Thank you. Kirt O9
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Hi guys, I recently acquired a piece of fossil Mesohippus teeth that apparently originated from the White River Badlands of South Dakota. The fossil however does not contain any info about what formation it came from. Does anyone have any idea as to what formation it could have come from?
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Hi - first post on forum. I'll be travelling to South Dakota (Badlands & Black Hills) from Kansa City during the first 2 weeks of September. If anyone would have tips on collecting ammonites in the area, I'd appreciate the help. I've collected ammonites in Texas but never found a location in South Dakota. Thanks in advance - Tom
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Hi Everyone, I suddenly have a work trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota coming up next week and I'd like to get out and collect some fossils along the way. I'm driving from Denver to Lead, SD and will be driving north on HW 85 and 18 through Newcastle. I'd be really happy to get a few stops in along the way and any potential information would really be great. Unfortunately, I won't have a ton of time to be able to stop and really dig, so some road cuts or target formations would be super helpful for surface collecting. I'm open to every type of fossil. I know there's a lot of fossils in that section of the state so I'm looking forward to hopefully finding some decent stuff! Thanks! Caleb
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I found a dealer who is selling a Richardoestesia Isosceles tooth from the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota, but I just wanted to make sure whether is is real or not. Is it? The dealer also claims that this has not been restored and is a complete tooth.
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Hello--I have no experience hunting or identifying fossils; these four pieces came off the same hill near Lake Sharpe (Missouri River, central South Dakota). I guess glaciers were not supposed to have come through this area--it is much more rugged than east of the River. I am no expert but it is pretty clear all four are fossils, I would think bone of some sort. They are rock hard (and heavy), and one in particular shows quartz or some sort of crystal in the cross section on the end that appears to be a break (not seen in the photo below). I think they actually represent three pieces--the two thinner ones (below the ruler) were found a couple inches from one another and seem to nest on top of each other, in which case the stack of the two thinner is analogous to the other two thicker fossils. A picture is doubtless better than words! All the fossils are partially encased in dark sedimentary rock, seen best in the top right. It honestly looks like dry mud, but it has the hardness and density of rock. I have some other photos, but the one seemed to be the size limit for uploading. Any help in identification is much appreciated; let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks.
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Looking for some help with the ID. Mineralized, large and heavy, about 10 lbs. from the white River formation in SD. Distal end of a femur perhaps? Thanks for any help with the ID.
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Hello, A while ago I bought these 2 bones from South Dakota. The seller told me that it would be raptor, a vertebra and a femur. Can I get confirmation from somebody? Thank you
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Anytime you can go collecting fossils its a good time and I would like to share my spring trip to South Dakota and Montana. My South Dakota site is in the upper Hell Creek Formation and full of the hadrosaur Edmontosaurus annectens. I've been collecting this site for over 20 years and its still delivering. We are on the edge of a bluff and the fossil layer can be between 2 to 4 feet. Lots of good bones are to be found but we also have lots of punky or junk bones and about 70 % is collectible. The site is quite large and like I said last year we have no idea of its size but it contains scores of hadrosaurs, all disarticulated. No skulls are found but all the elements that make up a skull can be found. I like collecting in the section where smaller bones, unguals-toe-carpal-verts, are more typical while others like to go after larger limb bones. My trip to these areas takes me through the Chile Capital of the World, Hatch, New Mexico. Greeting me is Mr Rex a good start to my trip. I hear he is harmless... all show no action Some pictures of the South Dakota site The collecting zone is between the white lines a layer of 2 to 4 feet. The layer is shown below. The top is very crumbly and full of concretions. My Collecting gear consists of a tool box with everything I need to collect My glue field consolidant, orange bottle, without strength but is easy to prep and my structural glue, red. Activator to accelerate curing which rarely used. Tips for the glue Basic Tools I like to use No its not a beach day but temperatures approaching 90 degrees (32C) can get pretty hot so some protection is needed
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So in late June early July my wife, 2 boys (8 & 2.5), my father in-law and mother-in-law and I are going to take a 2 week road trip around the US. We'll be leaving Maryland and heading down to Memphis, Tennessee followed by Nashville then on to Texas and ending up in Albuquerque, New Mexico at my brother-in-law's for a few days, then off to the Grand Canyon, up to Dinosaur National monument, over to Hot Springs, South Dakota to the Mammoth site, Mt Rushmore, and Crazy Horse Monument, then to the Badlands in South Dakota, and then start making our way back to home. We're taking some new paths and going back over some previous ones. I am interested in doing 1-2 hour fossil and/or rock and mineral collecting leg stretches not terribly far off US 40 between Memphis and Albuquerque. Honestly anywhere else near the places I listed and anywhere along US 90 back to Chicago and down to Indianapolis, then US 70 the rest of the way east towards home. I'm hoping if I ask on here I can get a handful of options for the trip, we may only do two or three depending on time, weather and general feedback from the rest of the family. I have messaged PFooley about the Albuquerque/Rio Puerco area. After we get back I will have to make a write up of the adventure, it should be a great trip full of geologic and paleontological fun. Thanks for any information, Adam
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Hi Everyone, This is my first time posting on any kind of fossil forum, and I was wondering if someone could help me ID something that was given to me years ago. Unfortunately I have pretty limited information, but a friend found this while motorcycling from Sturgis, SD back to Ohio. I think he said he found it along the road while still in SD, but it’s been so long I’m not sure. It’s 6.5in length and weighs about 3lbs. When tapped it almost has a ceramic sound in some places. The angle of this pic is looking down through the tubes (some of which you can see straight through). Some tubes are larger but most are 1/16in in diameter. A side angle would show that most of them are straight and run in the same direction, kind of like a bundle of straws. On the insides of the larger tubes, the walls are lined with even smaller tubes. I’ve been able to find one other pic of something similar (from northern Texas), but it was also unidentified. I thought it looked like coral or maybe even worms of some sort, but I don’t know much. Maybe it’s not even a fossil!
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I apologize in advance for not taking more photos of this. My father in law found this by Shadehill Reservoir in Northern South Dakota. He would really like to know what it is. It is over a foot long and close to a foot wide at its widest point. It is close to 6 inches in height. I am not where it is now so these are approximate. Thanks in advance for any help.
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We got back out to the scapula jacket yesterday! The jacket we put on during a lull in the blizzard held exceptionally well. Fair weather for a change this time, the rancher had been joking about inviting us over whenever his land needed some rain (every time we've shown up before we've been rained our snowed out). We took our sweet time undercutting the jacket just to be on the safe side, then got it flipped and in the car in about an hour and a half of work.
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From the album: Sharks from other locations
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This was found near Custer Park in South Dakota. I know it is part of a jaw bone with a tooth in it but I cannot figure out what kind of mammal it might belong to. Can you help?
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I was in an agate field in South Dakota just south of Badlands Park. Cretaceous era. I collected a few not-so-special agates and some jasper, and the pictured rock, which I thought was wind polished jasper- but it broke and had what looks to be brachiopods inside. I assume this is sedimentary or metamorphic. What is the relation between the agates in this region and the kind of specimen here? Why are there so many agate fields in this area of S Dak?
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What was the "Best Deal" that you had on a purchased fossil?
Nimravis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Let's see what your "Best Deal" that you received on a fossil that you purchased. Over the years I received several great deals on fossils, here are two of my best. White River Oligocene 24" Lower Titanothere jaw with 2 partial teeth - about 20 years ago I purchased this jaw for $20.00. White River Oligocene Upper Titanothere Jaw portion with 3 complete teeth- at the same time of the above purchase, I also purchased this fossil for $10.00.
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