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Possible Minuscule Vertebra from the Woodbine of Denton County, Texas
Aidan Campos posted a topic in Fossil ID
I would really appreciate suggestions on the ID of this microfossil (vertebra?) from a portion of what appears to be a coprolite originating from the Woodbine Group (Cenomanian) of Denton County, Texas, USA. -
Hi, Looking for some confirmation on these vertebrae. Found below a eroding layer of Pierre shale. Thinking Mosasaur but the two lower "wings" seem odd. Also in the last pictures you can see the thin layer of orange matrix, top of Pierre shale? K-PG Boundary perhaps? Thanks in advance for info and insight.
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Found this in the water near the fossil beach of Westmoreland State Park in Va. Seems like a whale / dolphin bone, but what part? Is it a vert piece? As always, thanks for the help.
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Looks like a fossil vertebra? Any one know who it goes to etc. first dino or shark cartilage/bone if so!!!!! found in Arlington Texas at construction site in layer with gypsum and few Cretaceous aquatic shell fossils and one shark tooth. It is pretty brittle etc. will epoxy soon after positive id. I’ll post a pic of shark tooth also.
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Greetings from Kentucky. Wandered across this forum trying to identify what looks like a fossilized vertebra I picked up roaming around with my nose to the ground. I've loved rocks ever since I picked up a huge chunk of fossilized wood as a little girl in Louisiana. Married into a family of stonemasons who used to drive into the creek and pick up the rocks for their jobs. They'd been masons for maybe 20 years and the first time I went to the creek with them I was the first of the family to find an arrowhead! Picked up all sorts of neat geodes and other pretty rocks through the years and have never stopped loving to pick little pretties. This thing was a big chunk that I thought was a geode. After dropping it into some vinegar to clean it up I was completely shocked to find this heavy fossil. Not sure if that little protrusion is some sort of barnacle or a tooth sticking out of it. Either way, this fossil is my pride and joy and would love help identifying it. Measurements: Front to back 6.5 cm (no spinous process) Left to right 5.5 cm Top to bottom 3.5 cm Weight 195.75 gm Feels a bit waxy. When picked up it seems heavier than it looks. Thanks! Michele
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I found this years ago on a beach on the east coast (North Carolina or South Carolina) - possibly Myrtle Beach. I always thought it was a type of lava rock, but then I took an anatomy class and noticed the vertebrae-like features. Any ideas? Is this a fossil? Bone? Rock? I would love to know what I have here. Thanks a bunch.
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From the album: Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Volga
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Triceratops Vertebra Pedicle
Lucid_Bot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi! I bought this piece a few months ago and just wanted to make sure it is what they tell me it is. Apparently it's a Triceratops horridus vertebra pedicle from the Hell Creek Formation of Dawson County, Montana.- 7 replies
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Found several shark verts and a bony fish vert yesterday along with these two big verts. I haven't found verts this size before, and haven't been able to identify them. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. Vert 1: Vert 2:
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Any red flag on this Mosasaur vertebra ?
Guns posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello everyone ! this vertebra labeled as Mosasaur tail vertebra section from Phosphate bed of Morocco , seller Claimed that it has no repair or restored Do you see any repair or restoration or any red flag sign of this piece ? Best regards Guns -
Hey all This isn't mine but I've had someone ask me if I'm able to shed some light on this, it's been in her collection for some time and she wants to know if what she got is what she paid for.... it's beyond my knowledge base but I know for some of you, this is your wheelhouse! Mosasaur vertebra is what she was told it is. Scale is CM
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Hi, This is a fossil for sale, seller lists it as a Sauropod caudal vertebra from Ait Hani in Morocco. I am not familiar with the area or if there are any dinosaurs described from the region, but I think it is Jurassic in age. This is quite large at 30 x 20cm so I think the size would lean towards being from a Sauropod, but maybe someone is familiar with fossils from the area and can give me a better idea of what this most likely is. Thanks!
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Sorry this vert is super messy but it’s got some super tough stone on it that I’m not sure I can remove, it’s in rough shape. it’s got a similar shape to some tyrannosaurid verts I’ve seen so I’m curious if it’s that or something else. Would have left it on the ground if I didn’t suspect tyrannosaurid but had to check. Thanks!
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Eurypterus sp. (likely E. remipes) sea scorpion - Upper Silurian - Pennsylvania 2. Viviparus lacedaemoniorum. endemic freshwater gastropod - Pliocene/Early Pleistocene - Lakonia Province, Southern Greece 3. Eurypterus sp. (likely E. remipes) sea scorpion - Upper Silurian - Pennsylvania 4. Octomedusa pieckorum jellyfish - Carboniferous. Francis Creek Shale - Pit 11 (Mazon Creek) Braidwood, Illinois 5. Gastropods/brachiopods: Hormatoma major, Eccyliopterus owenanus, Lepidocyclas, Lophospira, et al. - Ordovician - Southeast Minnesota 6. Rhacophyllum molle fern fertile frond - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Illinois 7. Larval Olenellus sp. trilobite - Cambrian, Kinzers Formation - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Hello ! Info from seller : Spinosaurid neck vertebra from kem kem . What do you think ? Best regards Guns
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My husband found this really large vertebra today in a south Texas gravel bar. Looks a lot larger than the one bison thoracic vertebra I have, and the extra dorsal processes fused together are confusing to me. I thought maybe it could be a sacral vertebra that has broken off from the others, but I don't see the large foramen that I would expect it to have. Also it looks smaller than some of the measurements for mammoth that @JohnJ has posted for reference before in a post by @fossilus. I also don't think it resembles the possible sloth in the post above. Mastodon? Small mammoth? Large bison? Excited, but stumped. I've had a hard time finding good references about the differences between large mammal vertebra in the past. Any ideas? @digit @garyc @Harry Pristis @Lorne Ledger @Shellseeker
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Hi All, While prepping a mosasaur vertebra I uncovered a few markings I'd love some feedback on. They were underneath a layer of hard matrix which might explain why they fossilized. Here's a zoomed out view: Top one (#1) is approximately 3 mm and the lower one (#2) is ~4 mm. #1: I am thinking cast of a worm burrow? #2 I really don't know for this one. Any thoughts as to what this might be would be appreciated. Thanks,
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We found this in southern Oregon. Our first idea was that it was just an interesting, normal beach rock. Looking more closely at it, it appears to be bony. We’re wondering if it might be a vertebra, and if so from what type of animal? It’s approximately 3” x 4” x 1.5” (images show cm ). Also, we’d gladly take recommendations on reference resources we can use to help us narrow down IDs on our own. (But we definitely appreciate the input!) Thanks
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Hello, any thoughts on this? Supposedly Camarasaurus vert. 9cm x 6.25 x 6.5 Found in Crook County, Wyoming. It apparently has some restoration. Any help appreciated as always!
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Hello! I would appreciate your help identifying this vertebra I found in Hilton head, South Carolina. Thanks so much!
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Found in a creek in South Carolina with late Cretaceous all the way to Pleistocene material.
r00t2400 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hunted a creek which has produced fossils from the late Cretaceous thru the Pleistocene. Clearly a bit degraded but hoping for an identification. Is it a vertebra?Interesting pattern on the centrum.- 1 reply
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Plesiosaur or Myliobatis ray vertebra from Cretaceous of North Carolina
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Anyone know what type of vertebra this is? Found in North Carolina, could be from either Cretaceous Black Creek group. 2.5 cm from left side to right. Could it be a plesiosaur cervical vertebra? Or is it Brachyrhizodus spp., a Myliobatis ray? I already have one Brachyrhizodus spp. vertebra and it doesn’t look like this, but maybe this is a different part or the backbone. Just based on size I’m leaning towards Brachyrhizodus, but it looks almost identical to a plesiosaur vertebra. Oooo- 7 replies
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