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Hello! Found in NW Alabama, Franklin county, near creek. Not sure if these are fossils, but there is a perfect hole near wide edge of the larger "half". Yes, the photos are of 2 peices that appear similar/same, as with the upper and lower bills/beaks of birds..Red Color from lighter can b seen in photos. Could it/they be from Native American adornment, or even much further back in time?? thanks! Chris
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I found a split rock and it has the faint outline of a bird, but there is a piece of beak inside the rock. I am curious. Would anyone be able to tell me what it is? Thank you.
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Found in hill county Montana yesterday. I believe it’s a lower ceratopsian beak, but I just wanted to make sure (and don’t feel bad telling me if it’s not). It was on a hill surrounded by literally hundreds of pieces of frill. I hope it’s a beak. I’ve always wanted to find a horn, but up in the JRF where we look they’re always in ten thousand pieces- a beak would probably make me just as happy thanks for any help. -if it is a beak would this size make it a juvenile or are ceratopsian just smaller in the JRF? the other pic was one of the pieces of frill that looked a lot like a peripheral part of the frill - don’t know what it’s called. Thoughts?
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Hoping someone can help me ID this bone from the Hell Creek Formation. When I received it a while back it was suggested to me that it could be part of a Triceratops beak, but I'm struggling to see it. Judging by the texture it does look like a piece of Triceratops skull though, so I was hoping someone familiar with trike skulls might be able to help me out.
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Hi all, I went to the beach a couple of days ago (Ocean Grove in Melbourne, Australia) and found what appears to be a beak or jaw of some kind with a row of teeth. I found it in the sand where other rocks and shells were washing up. I am not knowledgeable at all about fossils but have read that due to its colouring it may be a fossil? I’m also aware that no birds living today have actual teeth like these. Any replies would be greatly apppreciated!
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Hello. Needing help to ID this strange fossil. Found in a quarry i Scania, southern Sweden. Lowermost lower campanian. Sandy biocalcarenites. Nearshore enviroment. The quarry have produced a number of rare, still unidentified fossils both marine and terrestrial. Findings of mosasaurs, marine crocodylomorphs, aquatic birds, flying reptiles, bony fishes, sharks and also neaceratopsian dinosaurs have been made in the quarry. I have sent pictures of this fossil to a local expert at Lunds University but it´s still unidentified. The brown bone seems to end in a hard white beak but on both sides there are also a sharp thin triangular dark brown "tooth" somewhat like the side cusps on a shark tooth. The left one is missing. Greatful for any help
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A friend has just shown me these and wanted to know if i could help on an id but i was stuck so have to ask you guys and girls. They were said to be found in marine deposits where sharks teeth are found but this is not 100% confirmed. he just tinks they are some kind of mammal claw but something does not look quite right has anyone else got any ideas ? there are 2 , photos are not great but hope you can help. Looking at the photos again they look a little like crab claw pincers but they are far bigger than any of the crabs found in the area....
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Hi! Sorry for the low-quality photos. Not sure if this a rock or fossil. It has an almost honeycomb pattern on the inside. Found at the beach on the Sonoma Coast in Northern California. Thank you for taking a look at it.
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found this about 15yrs ago never been able to find another on the web , maybe you can tell me what it is ( its definitely a beak with two rows of teeth and clearly a tongue in the center)
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Any thoughts on this? Would be a nice, unusual piece for my collection if it's as described. Triceratops beak. Hell Creek. Garfield County. Montana. Weight: 0.255 kg Length: 13cm Width: 16cm Depth 3cm Now, it does resemble one that I saw for sale elsewhere googling (which has sold out) but, given it's quite a pricey piece. I figure it best to double check on here to see if it's as described. If it is, it's one I'd definitely be ordering. Thanks very much.
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Here's a very rare fossil I found last Wednesday on the Potomac river. It's a Ranzania grahami beak, the Miocene version of the ocean sunfish. This one is incredibly complete having the entire bone structure behind the beak. I've included a photo to show the size and shape of this unusual fish. I'll be donating it to the Calvert Marine Museum. Thanks go to Mason Hintermeister , WhodamanHD for the id.
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Likely Xericeps Pterosaur jaw fragment from the Kem Kem Beds
msantix posted a topic in Member Collections
Recently i asked an expert about a Pterosaur beak fragment i bought a couple of years ago (along with other Kem Kem bones) and i sort of assumed originally that it was a rare jaw fragment of Alanqa Saharica, but after asking i was told it most likely belong to Xericeps - the other described Azhdarchoid Pterosaur from the Kem Kem Beds. I wanted to show it because i think it is a cool piece that is worth showing and is basically a highlight of my collection. It isn't perfect and it isn't complete (it is 8.5cm long) but it is a nice fossil and one i am very happy to have! Who knows, maybe it might help anyone else in the identification of Kem Kem Pterosaur jaws. Here is the holotype jaw of Xericeps that i have been comparing the fossil to... -
Hello again, I just read that the American white pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ) grows a kind of horn during mating season that is shed when the eggs are laid. Has anyone ever heard of one of those being found fossil, or subfossil? I know that keratin is rarely preserved, I am just curious. Best Regards, J
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Found this specimen at the edge of the water while shelling this past Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Navarre Beach in Santa Rosa County, Florida. My first guess is that it is the top portion of the beak of a species of bird, but found nothing when I Goggled it. It measures 35 mm in length and 22 mm at it’s widest point. I really appreciate your help and apologize in advance for my “beginner” status and lack of knowledge in the field. Sincerely, DB
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Is anyone aware of any Cretaceous birds with hookbills? Specifically like parrots, not hawks.
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Upper jaw fragment of a toothless pterosaur. The specimen is slightly laterally crushed. the small round spots on the surface are all damage from the sediment pushing into the bone.
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I found these a few years back on the beach in North Carolina. not sure what they are but I found a lot of them.
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Hi All, I have a new coprolite from the Black Ven area near Lyme Regis. It has what looks like undigested cephalopod beak inclusions. Can anyone out there confirm this for me? On the back side, it looks like a section through a belemnite cone, but I'm not seeing any hooks. There is also another inclusion that I can't quite figure out.
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Hi, I am a new member and was wondering if anyone could positively ID these fossils and fragments. I found them in South Carolina while digging for Meg teeth. I really don't know, but they resemble: 1. femur tip? 2. finger bone? (bird, raptor?) 3. talon? 4. beak? 5. wing imprint? fin? 6. tooth unknown? 7. tooth unknown? Any and all info would help. I am enjoying the forum and thanks to all the members!