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Hello everyone! Here’s another mystery (to me at least) from the Kimmeridgian (?) of Wimereux, North of France. It doesn’t seem to be bone. Is it a shell, plant, crab or something else? Thank you for your help!
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Did Allosaurus survive up to the earliest Cretaceous
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The Theropod Dinosaurs of the genus Allosaurus since their discovery in 1877 are perhaps one the most recognizable theropods of the whole Jurassic period (201.4 ± 0.2-145.0 Million Years ago) despite emerging only in the late Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period. Growing up to 9.7 meters (32 feet) in length fully grown, Allosaurus (also known as the Lions of Jurassic) were the apex predators of most of the terrestrial ecosystems they inhabited. The only theropods from these time that were higher in the food chain were some European non-Allosauroid Theropods and other members of Allosauroidea including the much rarer Epanterias (validity debated, possibly grew fully grown up to 12 meters (40 feet) in length) and Saurophaganax (validity confirmed, fully grown reached 10.5 meters (34 feet) in length). Digital Reconstruction of an adult Allosaurus sp. By artist Frederic Wierum Image Source: https://fredthedinosaurman.artstation.com/projects/Qg0WB The Allosauroids eventually gave rise to some of the largest theropod dinosaurs known in the fossil record currently including the closely related South American genus Giganotosaurus from the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period (99.6-95 Million Years ago) in what is now Argentina (which fully grown grew up to 12-13 meters (39-43 feet) in length). But Allosaurus itself has largely been considered to have lived only in the latest stages in Jurassic period (155-145 Million Years ago). I have found some records that might challenge this assumption!!! Digital Reconstruction of an adult Allosaurus sp. By artist Frederic Wierum Image Source: https://fredthedinosaurman.artstation.com/projects/Qg0WB- 2 replies
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I am fortunate enough to have such a huge amount of Middle Devonian Givetian material that I thought it best to put the older Middle Devonian stage, the Eifelian, in its own thread. There are some spectacular fossils here as well though! I thought a good place to start would be in the Formosa Reef, which I believe is quite early Eifelian. This tabulate coral and stromatoporoid reef continues similar complexes found from the Middle Silurian, see my: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/84678-adams-silurian/page/3/ thread from page three onwards for details. All these Formosa Reef specimens come from a delightful gift from my good friend @Monica who is a tad busy with life at the moment but is fine and still thinking of the forum. This outcrop can be found on Route 12 near Formosa/Amherstburg, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. This beautiful-looking specimen came to me with only a third of it revealed but I managed to get it this far after nine days of painful pin prepping. Monica found another one and posted it for ID here: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/105528-weird-circular-imprints-formosa-reef-lower-devonian/#comment-1172285 The specimen was identified by another Canny Canadian @Kane to be the little stromatoporoid sponge Syringostroma cylindricum. Hardly a reef-builder, but gorgeous nonetheless. It does have a little thickness to it, but not much. Beautiful! Pretty thin, actually. I love this Monica, thank you!
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Hello! I found this fossilized bone a few days ago after the big tides in the Jurassic of the Boulonnais region (North of France). I can’t seem to place it… The cell structure looks dinosaur to me, not marine reptile. Would anyone be acquainted with this type of material and have any idea? Thank you very much! IMG_0855.mov
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A nice Dictyonema flabelliforme dendroid graptolite from Oslo Fields in Norway. It's Tremadoc, Lower Ordovician in age and is thus maybe around 480 mya. Another angle :
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Hi, I made a find today on a local walk, and I could do with some help identifying it. It was found in a forrest overlooking the Ardeche Gorge in France. The local area (and the gorge itself) is primarily limestone. I think it is a fossil of some sort of snail, but honestly I have no idea. Can anyone help?
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I recently came across this specimen in a chalk cliff in Normandy, France, near the town of Livarot. I was wondering if anyone could advise me what it might be? Fish, or shell, or something else? In advance, thanks.
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2 cm shell fossil found in Normandy chalk cliff. Any ideas?
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I recently came across a fossilised shell in a chalk cliff in Normandy, France, near the town of Livarot. There were other shells and invertebrates, but this was very clear and beautiful. It's only about 2 cm wide, and I was wondering if anyone could advise me what it might be? In advance, thanks. -
New articulated titanosaur skeleton discovered in French bone bed.
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Hello, Any thoughts on this? A triassic plateosaurus tooth from Saint Nicolas-De-Port. Denticles are worn unfortunately. I like the tooth, but if anyone can confirm plateosaurus or something else. That would be super. 16.9mm thanks
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Amateur Paleontologist and His Dog Uncover Rare Titanosaur Fossil in France
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Amateur Paleontologist and His Dog Uncover Rare Titanosaur Fossil in France Geeta Pillai, BNN, March 4, 2024 Dog Walker's Bone Find Leads to Near-Complete Fossil Titanosaur Skeleton Newsweek, February 14, 2024 Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Spider non det. Late Miocene Diatomaceous earth St. Bauzile Montagne d'Andance Ardèche France-
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Hello everyone and thank you for this wonderful support forum. Here are photographs of two fossils discovered on the heights of Sallanches (France Haute-Savoie near Mont-Blanc) in the area of the attached map. One was discovered from a small landslide. Despite my searches, I couldn't find anything similar on the net. These fossils go right through the stone. They are tubular in shape and can be easily removed from the stone. I sincerely thank you for your help. Carte géologique.pdf
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Rhodeites gutbierii (Ettingshausen) Němejc 1936
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Mariopteris muricata (Brongniart) Zeiller 1879
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Palmatopteris furcata (Brongniart) Potonié 1891
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