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I picked this up in Central Texas yesterday while looking for arrowheads. The area is covered in those oyster shell fossils. This piece caught my eye because of the pattern. It seems familiar but I can't place it. I did some google searches but didn't find anything similar. Does anyone recognize this pattern?
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Hello everyone! I'm glad to be a new member of the community. I purchased a treasure trove of fossils, arrowheads, petrified wood and other neat items. Problem is, I don't know anything about this subject. This will be the first of several, and I look forward to those with knowledge to help me out. Any thoughts on this one? It is the only one like it in the collection. Thanks! Dan
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My home site is littered with these rocks I couldn’t identify. They vary in size from sunflower seed size to quarter size. They have bumpy surfaces and are almost spherical. When crushed they are black inside. Are they a seed clump of some sort? Found in southern WV.
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I live in southern oregon. I found this on the river near the beach near Brookings. I didn't even realize it looked like a possible fossil until recently. I have had it for about two years. If it's nothing but a rock guess it's a rock. To me I see a broken open egg with a long snouted/billed creature with vvv teeth. I don't have a ruler but a pen should be easy for a basic measurement scale. If it needs to be more precise let me know and I'll do better.20230619_010120.heic
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So I live in the mountains of Cibola County New Mexico. I regularly find early human pottery and cutting tools but I found this while out gathering rocks to build a rock wall. It appears to be a footprint. Has anyone seen anything like this? The length of the print is about 4”.
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Our fossil group met at a quarry this past Sunday, an annual event that I have attended for years. The rock is 98% Devonian, but a bit of occasional Pennsylvanian and Mississippian exists on top. This year, for the first time, I stumbled onto a new type of rock. Unfortunately it was in a large pile so the source could not be determined. When split, it contained flat strands of darker material that to me mimics carbonized plant debris on both sides of the specimens. Minerals are common in the quarry and this may just represent some sort of staining. Hopefully someone can recognize what is in the matrix.
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Unknown Skull, gives me uncertain vibes...
Katy2319 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Third and final fossil I was asked to identify which totally stumped me. It honestly gives me weird vibes, and I know that's not scientific at all, but I just couldn't make myself stop wondering if it was a fake. The teeth are certainly real I think, but the texture and appearance of the skull itself just seemed too smooth. Maybe it was lacquered though, as some other specimens in the collection were, and it does have a similar appearance in that regard. there are many fragments clearly held together by glue, and a white sedimentary material within the jaws/cavity. It appears to have a seam running the length of the skull across the top which leads to a sort of ridge, which reminds me of what I've seen on rhinoceros skulls in my other research projects earlier today. Almost 6" tall from lowest point of the jaw to top of the ridge. Nearly 8" long, from farthest point of snout back of skull. 3-4" wide, so certainly very narrow, but fossils do get squashed sometimes, so I'm not certain how helpful that measurement really is.
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Yesterday I was up early to look for fossils in the Vaalser Greensand (The Formation of Vaals or Vaalser Groenzand is a geological formation from the last Late Cretaceous). Fossils from the Vaals green sand are sparsely distributed, and yet it is extraordinarily rich in fossils. I had read some time ago that you can go to Boundary 7 for these kinds of fossils. Mineral and fossil collectors prefer to speak of the 'Cucullaea bank' of post 7. The post is located exactly at the source of the "Kothauzerbach". In total, in this jungle-like area (I'm really covered in scratches), there are three springs. The cause is obvious; Precipitation water seeps through the overlying sand of the hills, but is forced to surface on the border of the water-retaining Vaals green sand. Here I found several pieces from which the following fossils remained. Now my question, is this fossil wood? I didn't even have to dig myself. The badgers in this area had neatly laid out the fossils outside their burrows through their graves. What do you think this is? It is very difficult to feel the boundary between the Limestone and the harder layer. I tried to expose it as much as possible with a toothbrush. I would love your opinion! En wanneer ik het verder schoonmaak zien we dit. Echter zeer moeilijk, het fossiel lost snel op met het kalkgesteente: And abother big piece:
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This one was found walking through a shopping mart area with decorative islands of rocks mixed with various fossils like shells and imprints as well as even some petrified pieces of wood. So i know this isn't native to the specific area i found it in.
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From the album: Aurora North Carolina Micro Matrix Fossils
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Found this in a load of river stone
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Found this today, while on a weekend hunt. Discovered in Hopkins County, edging an old coal mine. I've never seen anything like it before.
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Took some kids on a field trip and pulled this out of the creek. It has a flat side (first photo) and the other is domed. Has a “skin” pattern on it on both sides and some other marks. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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I was given this microfossil, which has no provenance whatsoever. Any suggestions would be most helpful.
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Photos of vascular bundles from each end of a probable fern from the middle triassic of southern Utah. Photos taken at 12x. Specimen is oval, 5x7 cm and is 9 cm long. Vascular bundle divided between ends. See the devil in the fiery shot?
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Got these two teeth from a little antique shop a few weeks ago and I'm unsure of the formation they came from and therefore the species. Both teeth are about 1 inch in length. Worn serrations are also present on them.
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Help needed to identify the photos attached. Found in the UK at Hinckley point. Is this man made? thanks, Ade
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Hi, This is my first post and thought I would start with this one, which is definitely one of the most unusual I have found to-date. It was found in North Hertfordshire, England. Thank you!
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The Photos attached are the last of the 5 fossils I have been unable to identify in the last 2 years. This fossil has also been found on the shores of Lake Huron, in the Grey Bruce county area in Ontario, Canada. I like this fossil a lot, as you can see the exposed bottom of the fossil, as well as the exposed side of the fossil, with the rest trapped in the rock. Any thoughts on what creature this could be? Perhaps a muscle or large barnacle?
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This is number 4 of 5 fossils I have been unable to identify in the last 2 years. This fossil has been found on the shores of Lake Huron, in the Grey Bruce county area in Ontario, Canada. The pictures don’t show it terribly well, but the flat base of this fossil/rock appears to be a large coral like shape that looks like it was circular shape but has been slightly eroded to give this 2/3 of a circle coral type shape. The material is raised slightly on the grey parts within the white part, and the white part is more depressed in/less raised.
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This is number 3 of the 5 fossils I have been unable to identify in the last 2 years. This fossil has been found on the shores of Lake Huron, in the Grey Bruce county area in Ontario, Canada. I am not entirely sure if this even is a fossil, but it’s a unique pattern of holes in this rock that make me think there was biological matter that rotted away leaving many small imprints. Curious to hear your thoughts.
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Hi there! My mom bought this fossil a few weeks ago while visiting Quartzsite, AZ, and she lost the card that she had the vendor write the ID on...it looks aquatic to me, and my initial thought was an anemone of some sort, but that's as far as I've gotten and I am by no means an expert sooo ^u^; Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much <3
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