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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Myriapoda Mazon Creek, IL (Mazon Creek Private Property) Francis Creek Shale Carboniferous (Middle Pennsylvanian) -
Greetings all, As we approach the third anniversary of the loss of Doren "caldigger" Strane (RIP, my friend.), I am looking over some fossil pieces he gave me while standing in the Denny's parking lot at Merle Haggard Blvd in Bakersfield. For some reason this one struck me as looking more land mammal, like an equus of some sort. Or perhaps it is from a marine mammal and I just don't recognize the shape of the bone, which wouldn't be a big surprise. I do think that it's got a good shot at an ID other than "chunkosaurus", which was the ultimate ID of the fossil I asked about in my first post here 4-5 years ago. I'm pretty sure that it came from Bakersfield's Temblor formation, as that's where Doren got most of what he had. But I have not seen much, if any, land mammal fossils from there. I do know that Doren once found a little rodent skull that he donated to a university or museum for study. But I'm pretty sure that this bone isn't from a rodent of any type. At least of any type I'd want to run into in the flesh. Any ID ideas are greatly appreciated.
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Hi, noticed this interesting rock while walking. Location is Croatia, Dalmatian coast. According to geological maps, this area is paleogen and the rock is limestone. Colud it be some trace fossil or just rock? Thank you! Mare
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Coral has been found on land on the Cape Verde Islands. Any idea what genus or even species this could be ?
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Let's say I've theoretically found an active construction site in Summerville, South Carolina that I would like to go fossiling in. How would I get permission to go and poke around there? What days of the week would nobody be working there? Also, what would be the best way to begin looking for teeth at a land site? I have some experience in the Summerville creeks, but have no clue where to start here. I would really appreciate some input from those of you who happen to be knowledgable about this kind of thing.
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I have found a lot of fossils at a land site in Southwest Florida recently and have been trying to ID them all. After finding a section of gomphothere and rhino tooth I think they are all from the early pliocene. This bone has been driving me crazy though. Its 2 inches long and an inch wide, and any help would really be appreciated.
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i have 11 acres of farmland, and i found a ravine behind my barn. at the mouth of the ravine is either a hog holler, or animal holler, or a hole leading down into a cavern, idk yet. i am clearing it off this weekend carefully, and weedhacking it, and raking it. i would like to open this area up as a dig site, and i need assistance in how to properly achieve this. i would just start digging but i am afraid i will damage some fossil or something if i do not do it properly. there are 5 lakes within a thousand yards of the ravine, but they are either on a golf course, landlocked, or inaccessible private land/pine farm. i am seeking to dig in my area, and if anything is found, it would be proof more exists back here. this house is the top of the hill in all directions, and the ravine is the last land dip before the next property starts. if anyone is interested in contacting me, [send a PM] serious inquiries only please, i will respond with google earth images of the land, and dig site area circled. while the trees are still there, the google earth image does not reflect the last years land clearing my tractor and goats have achieved. if you are interested, please feel free to come survey the property with me and discuss the best ways to begin the process.
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Are there terrestrial animal fossils in Holzmaden. I was thinking that there might be because there is fossil wood in Holzmaden.
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Found these in the big quarry area. So figure Pleistocene to maybe Pliocene. Oh..for those who are not familiar..North West Simi Valley. They have been doing mining so things popping up again. Because of it being a ocean, creek and land environment could be anything. The last one was thought to maybe be elephant. As per Bobby. have no idea on last pic. They are fossils.
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How hard is it to find fossil bearing land for sale? How expensive? I assume some geologic periods may be easier or less sought after than others.
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Hi guys, I was wondering if you had any resources or methods you like to use when choosing sites to fossil hunt? Are there maps of public land? Are the only options fossil specific parks, and asking someone with land? Whats your scoop/etiquette? Places within a couple hours from Central Texas? Thanks!
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Greetings everyone. I am from Northern California. All of the mineral specimens and fossils that I dig up come from the same general area. But it is a complex geological zone, where the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, the Modoc plateau, and the Basin and Range all sort of come together. I'm going to be posting a series of sets of photos for your enjoyment, but primarily for my education.. I'm hoping to get some help identifying as many fossils in these photos as possible.. I figured I would start with some challenging ones. This first set of photos shows what I am ninety-nine percent sure are land living organisms ( the reason I know this is because I find Leaf fossils in the same Rock ( I'll be posting pictures of those in another set of photos). For size reference, the black objects in these photos are not very large ranging between centimeter or two 2 an inch or so in length... The host rock is a silica-rich jasper-like material that has a hardness of 7 and breaks with a conchoidal fracture. I'm looking forward to hearing what you all think about these. Thanks for your time!
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