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I was hoping someone could help identify this fossil/petrified specimen. 7" x 4"... 2 1/2 lbs. Thanks
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I found this about 30 years ago in a creek by my house. No one has been able to identify it yet. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi guys, hope everyone is good, A friend gave me this as he wasn't sure it was a fossil and said he found it in Menorca, he says inland a fair bit, couldn't remember the exact locality. Is this a fossil, if so any ideas? Thanks and all the best
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Hello, this trilobite was found in rock from somewhere upstate new york. It was an interesting shape different from what I have found before but it is very worn to tell exactly what it is to my knowledge, is it to broken up to id? If not I'll let the new york trilobite experts here take this one. The trilo measures a little over an inch.
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Here is some of the more interesting miscellaneous material from the little Devonian spot in my area I thought I'd share, I'm not sure of any of the specific IDs of any of these specimens I can only guess brachiopods, a possible crinoid stem, and horn corals?
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Can anyone help with the identification of these? Am not sure if man-made or natural, but based on sedimentary layering in the one, they appear natural. The "gourd" or "flower" part is finer-grained material than the "stems". However, the "stems" appear to be coarser material and may even show crystalline edges. They came to a local antiques dealer via an estate sale in the southwest (possibly Arizona). They do not appear to show any wear surfaces. Thank you.
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I found this piece a long time ago in a cretaceous site in New Jersey and haven't really been able to figure out what this is since. I'm not sure if its fish, marine reptile, dinosaur, or etc. Just noticed it browsing through my collection and figured this would be the best place to get help, any help appreciated to get a label on this, thank you.
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So a family member of mine found a large bolder in an area that has been known for having some fossils of fish and tracks. It doesn't look like anything but the patterns are odd enough where I can't determine if they are fossils or just mineral marks. Any help is appreciated!
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Hello everyone, I was patrolling my odd Devonian location that has rocks I'm guessing from Upstate New York that are littered with Devonian fossils and came across this on one of the large rocks (unfortunately I can't extract). I'm unsure if its maybe a seas scorpion, trilobite, or something else. My guess leaning towards sea scorpion of sorts but I'd like to hear what you guys think, its the only of it I've seen in the area wish there was more or the rock it was on wasn't a unliftable boulder haha.
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Hi y'all. I'm new here, so I hope I'm doing this right. I have a bunch of found artifacts that interest me. Most were found near Myrtle Beach or Edisto Beach, SC. Help identify? Mike
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Please could somebody help me identify this rock I found on the beach. Many thanks in advance.
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Saw this on eBay today, not mine, any idea what it is?
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Hi, Im sorry to be back on this topic again but the suspicion is bothering my way to much after spending even more time looking at this piece and comparing it that resembles a very worn, broken up trilobite head from a possibly large one, the location (New York) I found this in I also found other more clearer trilobites but also a few that are 100%trilobite but worn to point that they nearly blend in right with the rock and have minimal features, my guts bothering the hell out of me so I provided a final set of even better photos below from an angle that I haven't posted on the original thread Hoping for someone to lay me to rest once again and tell me its a rock one more time , the texture though barely visible in the photo makes me believe its something, if not trilobite it doesn't share the same consistency as the surrounding rock and shale in certain areas and upon very close examination has very minimal fractions of pieces with a celluloid trilobitey or living thing texture.
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Hello, I live in one of those unlucky places that has the bare minimum of natural fossil bearing formation to the point there is pretty much none, I've found an odd location that has rocks I'm guessing from Upstate New York that are littered with Devonian fossils. I have very little knowledge of Devonian trilobites after searching this location I've found a few worn trilobites, but then I stumbled upon this worn monster with a head that seems to measure around 3.2 inches from eye to eye (since lucky they are still preserved enough to see the texture. I'm looking for any help if possible to help identifying this, I treasure this though its extremely broken and worn because I found them in a place that shouldn't have fossil material. Anything will be greatly appreciated, thank you and I'll provide some photos below (it maybe tough due to their condition) From personal research I can only compare it to a Trimerus delphinocephalus cause of the massive size but I am no trilobite expert, and I can only dream. Here is the scale compared to some of my hand, broken head shape begins towards the bottom of the picture.
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Hi All, while walking through the Lake District on Hill Blencathra. I found this wondered if anyone knows what it is. Nick
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From a Callovian site in southern Poland I collected a lot od thick-walled tubes. Sometimes they seem to be a part of something bigger, but I mainly search small rocks on heaps so I don't have a more complete picture of the fossil. Associated are various brachiopods, bivalves (including oysters and Ctenostreon), serpulids, ammonites, belemnites and various different fauna. I think these are clearly not belemnites. I don't think these are crinoids. I consider bivalve fragments (e.g. spines of Ctenostreon) or some huge serpulids. Any ideas? Specimen No. 1: Specimen No. 2:
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Hi all, Newbie here. I work at a science museum (former archaeologist/physical anthropologist) and am working on a geology outreach. I'm going over some of the specimens that we have, which are all unlabeled and without provenance. However, I noticed something odd in this shale specimen. It ALMOST looks like well preserved bone, but I honestly am know super knowledgeable with paleontology (it's been awhile). I was hoping this forum could help me identify if this is something significant, or if it's just some sort of funky concretion. Anyways, I've posted pictures. Thank you in advance!
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I recently purchased a 6x5" piece of shale from an auction of an old geological/fossil collection. This contained 5 trilobites of the same species but no info on where it came from. It wasn't much money, but would love some assistance in trying to ID the species. I've no idea of the location or age sadly as there was literally no info that came with it (although I purchased a few other North American trilobites in the same auction). The 5 trilobites range in size from 1" to 1.5". Thanks in advance.
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Its very reflective in the light the other images are used with flash on the camera so it does not capture the reflectiveness
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Being the good dude that he is, @Jakuzi gave me a bag of some of the micros from Rattlesnake Creek that he had traded some POC micros for. I finished up the RSC bag today and found this nugget. Any clue what it is? I definitely have no clue.
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I had attempted once before to ID these small creatures in the matrix of the Platteville Ordovician rock of SW Wisconsin. Hopefully this time will yield some results. They are small, less than 1/2 inch in diameter. Here are the most detailed two.
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Campanian, southern Poland, strata rich in sponges and echinoids
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