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Just got given these Sand Dollars by my dad. I was wondering as to whether they are fossilised or not.

To the beautiful people of TFF, I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas. Please if you get a spare moment post your fossil gifts your received this holiday. This year MrsR purchased from the USA, for my prehistoric gift a wonderful unerupted Desmostylus tooth from California. Hippopotamus-like mammal lived during the Miocene 15.5 million years ago and had incredibly unique teeth. This is a rare opportunity for me to add one to my collection ( it also reminded me of Doren, as he introduced me to this goofy mammal). Desmostylus hesperus, Temblor Formation, California.

Found this fossilized Brazil nut in Northern Oregon and pieces of a bunch more anybody got an idea of the value?

This trilobite was gifted to me by a family member who was in Morocco. I have doubts about its authenticity

Boxing Day Bonanza Merry Crimbo to you all at TFF. I would like to share with you my lovely fossilised Christmas gifts. I start here at the beginning sadly I missed the TFF Secret Santa deadline. So I contacted @Welsh Wizard to see if he was up for a Christmas gift off. One of my motivations was to give at Christmas every year one fossil to a TFF member that Doren gifted me . So Nick was up for it and I kept my tradition going . MrsR said “your mate sent you a rock then , nice to see you back on TFF Bobby “ Thanks Nick I am over the moon about all the gifts. Here is my fantastic Christmas surprise. love the book and comics too.

A friend brought me a gift from their travels. All I know is that it is from Al-khoud, in Oman. I dont know anything else and google didnt offer much. It looks to me to be a collection of 2 sizes of bivalves, and some larger shell pieces. Any and all help will be appreciated

Hey everyone, I had to make a trip up to Spokane, Washington, to help my grandparents move. They’re moving in with us. While I was helping pack boxes, I found this rock in their garage. Obviously has fossils in it. My grandfather was kind enough to give it to me. Any idea what this is? Is it even a fossil? I am attaching pictures.

Received this from a family member who had it laying around in their basement randomly. Can't seem to ID exactly what it is. He does not remember where it came from. Looking for any ideas or suggestions. Hoping to let him know. Appreciate any help! Hello!

The title was blunt to the point, & I was thinking. Let's hope this is far away, but still the fact is not going away. Ok we all know we have a passion for certain things here & have a collection going on. I'm curious what is others plan for their collection, once .........gone ? I know the simple thing is to will it to kin, though do they appreciate it ? And would they pawn it off as soon as they get ? I would assume if over time if need be you'd sell off to pay bills etc... Though what if your kin is not so much into your collection & you were not able to sell it off. Do you will it to a museum where many people can appreciate it, if its of interest an worthy for that museum. Or just say I don't care where it goes I'm dead.

Prologue: I am a lucky man. I have my health, I have my family, I have my fossils. Last but not least, I have a forum where I can learn, and teach, and guide, and make new friends. I have made many friends on the forum, each unique, and each a joy to deal with. Hopefully, one day I may be able to hunt with all of my forum friends. On to the story... The other day I arrived home from work to an unexpected package. I saw the return address, and scratched my head, as I wasn't expecting any package from this good friend. JimB88 hadn't sent me a pm to let me know he was sending something, as he has in the past. Hmm. I opened the package with more than a bit of excitement, as I am a sucker for a surprise. What could he have sent me? He has already graced me with a wide assortment of treasures from his beloved Mississippian Bangor Limestone. I do not lie, when I say that I gasped in shock, as the package's contents came to light. Sitting before me, .... was a life sized sculpture of one of my favorite fossils, ... a Semionotus! And this one even has a head! Needless to say, I was totally blown away, not only by the artistry of this peice, but also by the precision with which it was executed. And of course, ... I LOVE this unexpected gift. Jim,... thank you, once again,... for your time, effort, and skill you put into this artwork, and for your friendship. Have a look everyone. It holds a prominent place in my Computer Room/Study. Thanks for looking. Regards,

Hello, I had a brilliant Idea and I wanted to share it with you guys. Here is the rundown: I have a good friend, (not a girlfriend,) in Utah. I want to make something for her for the holidays. I decided to try to make a necklace for her with a piece of Petrified Wood as a pendant. Attached is a picture of the piece I am using. I thought about using one of my Gastropods as the pendant, but I passed because I only have 2 Gastropod fossils. My smallest fossil fish are too big for a necklace. Well, that is my gift idea. I just wanted to share it. What do you guys think? Jared

Another specimen given to me by my uncle over 30 years ago. Never really looked at these until recently. Any insight would be great! I have no idea. Thanks!' Dan

My uncle lived in Davenport, Iowa. He gave me a bunch of items like this 30 years ago when I was like 9 years old. I do not know where this was found, or if it is real. Thanks for any insight! Dan

Welcome to the sign up portion of this year's Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2018! Each year this event gets bigger and better with more players. OK, let's get down to it. The Secret Santa is a gift exchange in which you enter your name into a pool and get matched with another player to exchange gifts. We try to keep the gifts to around the $30 range so no one is sending an overly extravagant gift like a complete Sabortooth skull or too skimpy of a gift like a single broken clam shell. When making your selection for what to send, ask yourself " Would I want to receive this?" It is a Secret gift exchange. The catch of this gift exchange is you won't know who that person sending you the gift will be until you receive your package. Your name will in turn be picked for someone else to receive a package from you. No two players will be matched the same. It is crucial that the identity of who it is coming from be kept totally unknown. Sign up for entering this fun event will start today October 8th and run until the cut off for entry on Sunday, November 4th. Midnight Pacific Time. You will then be matched with your exchange partner and the names and addresses will be sent out November 6th. Please PM me with your full name and mailing address and whether you would like to trade with an international destination or keep it within the U.S. only. European players can indicate if they want to stay within the European region as well. *For packages going to an international destination, please send off your package within the week following your receiving the name and address information. We have found some packages take many weeks to arrive during this busy time of year, especially where customs offices are coming into play. It has been requested by many members that since this is a Secret Santa exchange, that everybody hold off on opening your packages and posting the contents on the Forum until Christmas to keep with the seasonal spirit of the event. A few handy tips learned from past exchanges that may help the shipping transaction run more smoothly and avoid unnecessary holdup. * -Make sure your items are cleaned of dirt and dust the best you can. Most customs officials frown upon letting foreign dirt come into the receiving country. * - Check the box on your customs form with "Gift". This portrays a better indication to the customs officials that the contents are not going to be for commercial resale. * - In the past when writing your contents description in customs forms it has been found to write something that is very simple is best. Such as: "Geological specimens for educational studies" or " Study grade fossils for educational purposes- No commercial value" *- For the contents value on the forms make sure you write a low price value ( I personally put $10). Many customs departments will charge the reciever an additional charge based on the declared value on the form when entering that country. It is a gift, we don't want the reciever to have to pay to get it released from customs. Please don't write a value of zero (0) on the form either. That automatically raises a red flag to customs. Nobody is going to spend money sending a package that is worth nothing! *- Please, please, please, package your items well with lots of packing material. The package may seem well packed on your dining room table, but they get bounced around, buried under other heavy packages, etc. when moving through different postal systems. Nobody likes being exited to open a package only to find everything broken from lack of padding. Just please pack them well. I think that should about do it. Remember to PM me your name and address information and whether you want international, domestic, or either one. For those international packages, kindly get them sent out within the next week of getting the shipping information for your exchange partner. Some of those destinations take a long time to arrive, so the sooner the better! Please refrain from opening your gifts until Christmas to keep it in the holiday spirit. Kindly post pictures of your recieved goodies when you do, others love to share in your joy. One last thing. This exchange is supposed to be secret so let's keep it that way. You might know who sent you the items when you get them, but don't "spill the beans" for the rest of us. Thank you for your cooperation. Now let's have some fun!

One of my friends gave me this fossil. He said it came from south africa. Any idea as to whom it belongs?

Last year, for my very first holiday time at work, I received a bottle of wine and an ammonite from Madagascar necklace from my secret Santa. The necklace was one of the best gifts I have ever received, hands down! I have worn it almost everyday for a year and today, sadly, I discovered that the ammonite is broken. It is still held together by the metal (outline?), but it is loose. I want to save this, as it has a lot of sentimental value to me. I have some Paraloid B72 that is 5% paraloid/95% acetone. Would this be useful if I was able to seal the outside of it? Please tell me I can save it so I can continue to wear it. I feel lost, especially at work, when I’m not wearing it. I’ve uploaded pictures of the breaks, but if there is any confusion please let me know and I can clarify. Thank you so much!