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I was checking out my photos this evening and came across this "unknown" from a recent hunt in NE Iowa. The geology is Ordovician/ Maquoketa. The "fossil" was found with only the surface of #1 showing. It looked a bit sponge like to me. I tried splitting the surface off and found the left over rock had a surface shown in 2. I further split the rock into pieces 3, 4, 5, and 6. As you can see, the unknown flares out again at 6. This is probably "just a rock" but tis better to ask first. Mike
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Hi! I'm looking for some help IDing these fossils from Green Mill Run (Greenville, NC). The two fossils were found on different trips, but seem to have similar structures. I have only found these two across many trips so they don't seem to be common. Someone mentioned that they could be lobster/crab claws so if anyone has anymore information on that, or alternate IDs, I would really appreciate the help! Thanks!
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From the album: Bryozoan of Minnesota Ordovician
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I found this beauty in knights ferry, California. It is very different from anything I've collected yet. I am eager to get any ideas of what it is or how it formed? The strip along the top is defined and somewhat deep and the grooves all over it are also pretty deep.
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the first is this coprolite? ..I have seen some with odd colored patterns and was wondering....the second is what I think is some sort of shell in matrix?... found in gravel deposit from Brazos River west of Houston Texas.
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location: West of Houston Brazos river gravel. This is an odd piece i have included pics of all sides and ends. At first it appeared lick a piece of rusted metal but its not, it has in the sun a sparkly appearance ...
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I found this very complete snail/mollusk looking fossil, it’s the first time I’ve seen the shell and body shape of a snail type organism preserved equally well in a fossil I’ve found- can anyone help tell me what organism it is specifically and from what time period? I found it in Southampton, Ontario in my rock garden, so I don’t know whether the rocks from the rock garden are from a quarry or the shores of Lake Huron (I would guess they’re from Lake Huron, but I don’t know). Thanks for your help, I’ve been holding onto this for years and always been curious as to what it is! Christian
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Hey Folks, My 5 year old son found this close to home. It’s about the size of a small fingernail, and appears to be only a half shape, if that makes any sense? The object does not appear to continue beneath the matrix. Any idea what it might be? Thanks, E&B
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Ok found this Odd thing at first thought it might be petrified wood but I tried looking at it through a microscopic camera and could not find any of the basic fossil wood cell structure that I normally find on petrified wood. There are places on it that look mesh like? ....well I took a close up of it ... if it were some type of bone the inside would be darker right?....just not sure with this one. Found in a gravel load from the bed of the Brazos River near the West Houston Texas area.
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Hi everyone, this is a trilobite I bought when I was like 5 at the Natural History Museum in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, over the past decade I've lost the ID tag for it. I think it's a flexicalymene or calymene, but I'd really appreciate any possible guesses!
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I bought this fish not to long ago and didn't really know what this thing next to the fish was. It was today that I thought maybe this is a fish coprolite. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
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Yesterday I was doing some amphibian research and came across the caecilians (Gymnophiona). How had I not heard of one of the three living orders of amphibians? The others being Caudata (salamanders) and Anura (frogs and toads). I thought it was something worth sharing and then I thought there are a lot of extant species that are really cool so I created this thread so we can all see and share some of our favorite extant species. Starting off with the caecilians, a legless amphibian that lives underground in the tropical regions of the world. they come in many colors and the largest species can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 meters). Unlike worms they have a skeleton with vertebrae and a skull filled with small sharp teeth. Caecilia attenuata Very similar but not closely related to the next animal on this list, the legless lizard (Pygopodidae). They are found all throughout the world. They resemble snakes except for the lizard head. The largest species is the European Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus). I have to include this dragon like lizard, the armadillo lizard. (Ouroborus cataphractus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_girdled_lizard. They live in South Africa and curl in a ball when they are threatened. That's all for the reptiles now lets look at the descendants of dinosaurs, my favorite bird, the Cassowary (Casuaurius). It looks prehistoric and being the third largest bird, behind ostrich and emu you cant miss its blue crested head. And their footprints look just like dinosaur footprints. Next has to be the Lyre Bird (Menura novaehollandiae) The superb lyrebird. Not sure if the second video is real since it was not uploaded by BBC but it is really fascinating. Next is a mammal, the Colugo (Cynocephalidae) It is a flying mammal and our not so distant relative seeing as we are both in the mirorder primatomorpha. Moving on to some smaller species. Ill start with the praying mantis. An order of insects that everyone should know seeing as they are found everywhere. (Mantodea) They come in several fascinating colors and patterns, just search some of the exotic species there are so many. Here are a few, Next is the largest centipede Scolopendra_gigantea. They live in south america and can grow up to 30 cm (12 inches) That's all I have for now, took like an hour to write this. Probably could of been quicker but I read some more about these fantastic species. Many of the species on this list may not ever fossilize or leave a very small record and things like what sound they make or what colors will not be preserved. Makes you wonder about what species existed that never fossilized or have not been found yet. Please add more species to this list I know there are others. Enjoy
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Hi everyone, found this in a new jersey cretaceous creek. Looks like a partial enamel something but I'm not exactly sure what it can possibly be from, it interestingly has some very defined ridges on the least worn side. Very hard to catch the clearest pics to show the sharpest definition but I tried to get the best I could. Maybe this can be a clue to a potential id. Pictures of it with whiteish background are upside down.
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I found this circular stone type rock in my yard in mississippi. We have a small creek behind our house and we tend to find different rocks there.
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Haven't posted here in forever, but can anyone tell me what I've found here? It initially struck me as a plant, but at the same time I can sort of make out what resemble a crayfish head (complete with antennae) and claw. Neat to look at, whatever it is. About 6cm long. Pikeville Formation, eastern KY
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Found in Parker County, Aledo area, Texas, 3-26-21. Limestone base.
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Found in Parker County, Aledo area, Texas, USA, 4-1-21. Limestone base.
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Hello, first post here! I found this strange object at low tide on the shore of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada, just near the Agassiz bridge. I have no idea what it might be, but it appears to be at least partially composed of some sort of mineralized strands with what might have once been mud stuck into the crevices. It has been thoroughly cleaned, so everything you see here is rock, not dirt.
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I have had this piece in my collection and just sitting on a shelf for a very long time. I was wondering if anyone recognizes it and can provide a name, location and age? Thanks
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This was given to me many years ago by a Texas fossil hunter, of course I didn't write down what he said it was or where it came from and haven't seen anything that resembles it except my box turtle which it definitely is not. Hoping someone recognizes it and this time I will make note!
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I found this concretion a couple years ago and have wondered what it was ever since. I believe the exposure was Lincoln creek formation, which is late eocene to early miocene. It measures 1cm. Thanks in advance for the help, my apologies for the lousy photos.
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As part 2 of my attempt to ID my recent Florida finds, I will present a variety of fossils collected from the Peace River area. @Shellseeker had given me an opinion on some, but I am forgetful and want to verify. Actually it may not be forgetfulness as much as wanting to get back to sifting for more fossils as Jack is talking to me, so I wasn't listening well!!! Hopefully not a chunkasaurus Can't remember if Jack said tapir or pecary Shrimp burrow? Another chunk of bone but it might be identifiable to those who deal with bone ?????????????????? Odd one to me Another possibly identifiable bone This feels light and airy. Are there crabs (modern) that live in fresh water or is this a fossil. claw core????? Another bone with joints visable Mammoth tooth fragments? Seems like something. This is an earbone but it is VERY tiny. I am used to finding much larger ear bones Horse tooth fragment? Hopefully something else. Tiny bony thing. I have no clue. Beat up tooth of something Again, I hope this is something other than a suggestive rock. Seems like hoof core??? Probably just stone, but the canal has me perplexed Unfortunately,my next photos didn't capture what looks very much like a tortoise spur. But this item has something attached underneath and confuses me. I think Jack verified barracuda teeth. Seems like something, maybe dinosaur egg!!!!!!!!!!
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Having returned last week from a nice visit with my son in Florida, it was time to examine the fossils that I snuck home with. Eventually, I will make a trip report, but I need to identifying my unknowns first. So Here goes, and I might as well tag @MikeR right off the bat! The next unknown appears to be sponge like. In fact the largest one ACTUALLY FLOATS in water. So these are very light weight. I couldn't find sponges in the Tamiami, so maybe my formation is incorrect. The rubble that these came from contained much coral and large scallops. The next three are all on the same picture. The wind was howling and I had issues with these blowing away. So inbetween gusts, I took a quick group picture. These are TINY! These scallops have 17 to18 ribs I am guessing these are modern land snails but am not sure. The shell is VERY delicate. i Thanks for looking, Mike
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About 500m ASL, we had fun, found a clay bank and tried for shark teeth. In the end everything was too fragile, the shells disintegrated as we extracted them and the only solid things were the infilled burrows. Thought I had to share anyway... it was a fun time. https://youtu.be/ZOMRLKpItPI and some photos of the lunk we bought out... that is crumbling fast.
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