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Two micro items likely from the Oligocene Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. Item 1: ~1.2mm long, ribbed on one surface. A grinding plate? Item 2: 3.8mm long, seems to be capped with irregularly-spaced hollow cylindrical teeth. a chunk from the middle of a fish pharyngeal plate? amphibian? tagging @digit Thanks, all!
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Found this in likely Oligocene sediments. V-shaped in cross-section, about 7 "teeth" per side, tapered to one end, 2mm long. A jaw? A tiny claw? A piece of fishy bone?
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Hi all! This was given to me by my father in law and he found it over 30 years ago when digging to lay down cables. He believes it was either found in North Key Largo or Upper Matecumbe area. It feels pretty heavy. Leading me to think it’s fossilized and not modern. What do you guys think? IMG_1445.mov
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Looks like a fossilized jawbone to me and one tooth as well. Anyone able to elucidate? Found in LA county at beach.
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Hello everyone Below are pics of two more items for help with ID. These were found on a dredge spoil island that produces modern to Miocene era fossils. I think both of these are from Ice Age era mammals. The larger grey one has spongy texture and is very heavy dense. It has a few lines running along the sides of it. I don't see Schreger lines or bark like material on it. I don't think it's a tusk, rostrum, or whale jaw bone but it looks like similar to those in appearance. The other smaller brown one is likely a broken piece of proboscid tooth but I'm not sure which part of the tooth or if it may be mammoth, mastodon, or gompotherium. I don't see enamel plates like in mammoth teeth present. Maybe a part of an incisor/tusk? It is much lighter/less dense than the larger one. I've found a few of these before with this shape and apparent Schreger lines. Thanks a bunch for looking
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New member, first time posting! This object was located a couple of winters ago in the foothills above Los Gatos, CA at about 700' MSL. A large oak tree had fallen over and in the rocks brought to the surface (from a depth of about 3') by the uprooted stump was what appeared to be some sort of a fossil jaw. The inner surface has cavities which very much look like the roots of teeth, especially molars. It reacted very strongly to a drop of dilute HCl acid. About 45 grams in weight. Other fossils found in this area are small "clam" shells, foraminifera, mineralized whale(?) bones, and once I found a shark tooth. Geology maps show this area is Miocene sedimentary but it's quite close to a boundary of Miocene/Oligocene sedimentary. I haven't a clue if this "jaw" is from a mammal, a fish, turtle, (???) or not a jaw at all. Very stout whatever it's from. Any ideas will be much appreciated. Regards, Paul
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Hi everyone I'm very new to fossils and fossil collecting and I just bought some off a private seller who got them from the somerset museum. Someone said the lighter one is a stingray barb, the other looks a bit jaw like to be with tiny teeth but im not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello Friends, Do you have any idea about this fossil from kem kem? Could it be a partial spinosaur jaw? Looking for your valuable opinion. Thank you in advance Best
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I was recently going through my "raw" fossils I took home from beach in Gdynia Orłowo and I found what reminds me of a jawin limestone. What really is it?
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Found in the NE Kansas River gravel. Completely solid in a jasper’ish looking stone. Clueless.
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Got back out on the river this past Sunday. The water level had dropped a little and the flow had slowed a bit. This allowed me to get a little farther into the river at my favorite big bone hunting spot. The day was pretty much uneventful until I heard the telltale "clink" of the shovel on something that seemed bigger than a chunk of dugong. After a little probing and adjusting for the water flow I was able to pull up the targeted object. It turned out to be a reasonably large bone about 4"x6", it wasn't obvious what exactly it could be. I was hoping it was another piece of proboscidean bone as I have found pieces of mammoth and mastodon jaw bones, teeth, leg bones and tusk in this spot over the course of the past year. After getting it home and comparing it to prior finds I spent the last few evenings searching the Forum and the internet looking at proboscidean jaws and jaw bone pieces. As a result I think what I have is the end of the mandible or "chin" of either a mastodon or mammoth. Any opinions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking!
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Hey Fossil Gang, I had a surprising find along Canon River in Northfield Minnesota (coordinates 44.461901, -93.158759). I was skatingboarding and noticed that the banks of the river were pretty rocky so I thought it would be worth investigating, sure enough I found what appeared to be some sort of bone attached to a piece of rock protruding about half way out of the sandy soil. To me it looks like some sort of mammal jaw although I'm not sure (new to fossil hunting). I'm not sure but it seems to be more modern. If any of y'all have any input it would be greatly appreciated!
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Hey guys, I am currently working on a piece from the KemKem beds, and each time I am working on it it gets more interesting. Or weirder. It is about 35cm in length and starting to show dimples, curves and ridges. I am starting to loose the overview for the cleaning process Can somebody help me identifying this piece or does anybody know/have an idea of what this is? All tips are welcome
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Hi Im a building contractor and whilst working on a job in London, England I noticed this fossil in a floor tile. Could someone please ID? Sorry, there is nothing beside the fossil to indicate size but I would estimate it to be between 30-40mm. Many Thanks
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I have found two of these in separate places on the eastside. Taylor group. Contact/grey & the upper tan clay. The fossil has dips inside the groove. The first found was smooth in the undulating groove channel. This one has limonite on the nub tops. Anyone know what it is?
