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  1. Hello fossil community! I have had the pleasure of digging quite a bit in the Ernst Quarries. I unfortunately have broken some pieces while removing them from the matrix. I have looked through many pictures but can’t find good references for what these bones were and what they would have looked like for reconstruction. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I dig a ton, but know relatively little. Thank you!
  2. Recently found this quite large and heavy (piece of) bone by the Schelde river shores in Antwerp, Belgium. Most pieces that wash up here are Mio/Pliocene but actually most Neogene layers are represented in the area as well as Pleistocene and more recent. I'm thinking whale because of the size, but honestly i don't have a clue. Measurements are 22cm x 10cm x 5cm thanks in advance! Dries
  3. Hello - Is this a whale rib bone? Maybe a Dugong rib bone? Came out of Florida near Venice. Thank you.
  4. Brevicolis

    Partial skull needs to be identified

    Hello, i found this piece of skull about a year ago on the beach of Hejlsminde, Denmark. All of the ear-bones are still in place and growth lines are still visible, so its most likely not fossilized and from a young animal. Any help would be appreciated.
  5. Found in an area overlooking the Little Missouri River basin, Clark County , Arkansas. I have found mosasaurus vertebrae, ball and socket in the general area where I found this one. My confusion is the intervertebral socket. Also, the overall shape is not round but flatter and with a figure 8 shape. Please comment and if possible, what is it.
  6. VBlake

    Baleen whale jaw

    Hi all, we found what we believe to be a fossilized baleen whale jaw, while out on an artifact hunt on the Nansemond river, in Carrollton, Va. If anyone has an information for us about what exactly we have found, it would be much appreciated. Very interested in which position of the mouth this would have been, lower, upper? Also, any insight on why we might have found it where we did? It did erode out of a cliff but it we don’t find any other fossils in this formation. Thanks for the help
  7. hsug1747

    Bone? Pseudofossil?

    Wondering if this is a piece of bone, just a pseudo, or something else? Found in the vicinity of Santa Barbara or Ventura county in California. Thanks! IMG_5378.HEIC
  8. Shellseeker

    2023Jan1st_GraysBeakedWhale_36mm

    From the album: FOTM - Bone Valley Formation, Florida, USA

    Beaked Whale Petrosal, Length 36 mm, identified by Robert Boessenecker. Land Find, Sarasota County, Florida
  9. Beringseadoc

    NE Florida,

    NE Florida, beach find. Guessing whale tooth? But looking for more information.
  10. Hey all, I realize I've been incommunicado quite a bit this year - it's been a bad one. Things got real bad at the office and both my wife and I resigned from our department and we've been working for a new nonprofit in Charleston. But, I AM alive and returning to active status here on TFF now that 1) the forum has been upgraded and is functioning and 2) I've had some breathing room and time to unwind after leaving a deeply toxic work environment. I've also made a conscious effort to get back into blogging more frequently and have written/posted quite a lot in 2023. My most recent post summarizes a bit of an interesting and ongoing debate in whaleontology: when exactly did baleen whales become gigantic? Anyone who has spent any time in the Pliocene of the Carolinas or Florida knows that baleen whale fossils that are only a few million years old are nowhere near as large as the gigantic skeletons of modern whales hanging in museums. So, what gives? I've written a blog post that goes into a fair amount of detail regarding competing ideas for the evolution of body size in baleen whales - shown above is skull width of archaeocetes, odontocetes (toothed whales) and mysticetes (baleen whales) through time. Read the whole thing here - please enjoy! And don't hesitate to ask questions, here or on the blog. https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/12/obscure-controversies-in-cenozoic.html
  11. Hi everyone! Looking for help in ID-ing a found object from the beach. We are absolutely bewildered as to what this is! details: -Found 1 hour north of Sydney, Australia on the beach -Heavy, fossilised object with very distinct “ribbon” like formation patter on end -texture is reminiscent of a claw or tusk -plaque-like material in crevices (it is not sand)
  12. bockryan

    Kogiopsis sp.

    From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond

    Kogiopsis sp. Unknown location, SC Hawthorn Formation Miocene/Pliocene
  13. bockryan

    Basilosaurus sp.

    From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond

    Basilosaurus sp. Western Sahara, Morocco Unknown Eocene
  14. bockryan

    Cetacea

    From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond

    Cetacea Peace River (Wauchula), FL Peace River Formation Miocene
  15. Vopros

    What is this bone?

    I found this bone on a beach in California. My questions are: 1. What is this bone and how old it is. 2. is the break that is fielded up with sedimentary rock was present in the original bone? If so, is it the way the bone is or it is a result of an injury? 3. Are the lines on the bone bite marks? it is around 6 by 6 cm. Thanks!
  16. I have acquired some whale fossils and the best ID offered by the seller was "whale". Is it possible to get an ID to a genus level on fossils like these? I have a couple more bulla and one more tooth but for now, to keep things simple I'll post pics of one of each. I don't have find location info, definitely from the USA and filling in the blanks from the seller, I'd say it's likely they were found on the lower east coast somewhere.
  17. Lgrimes52

    Vertebrae found in Galveston?

    Hi again! Our recent beach vacation in Mexico made me remember a quick trip we had to Galveston about 3 summers ago. We found what we believed to be fossilized bone in the surf on Bolivar Peninsula in TX but never asked anyone to identify. After surfing through some pics here, could it be a vertebrae—with one side broken off? Ideas on the species?
  18. Shea the Alchemist

    Vertebra or fossil ID

    i found this possible atlas vertebra this morning, on a beach in Ballinskelligs, Kerry, on the West coast of Ireland. I would appreciate it if anyone could have a stab at identification. I think its some sort of whale, but I've no idea how old or what type. Many Thanks.
  19. bthemoose

    Odontocete

    From the album: Calvert Cliffs

    © bthemoose

  20. bthemoose

    Odontocete

    From the album: Calvert Cliffs

    © bthemoose

  21. Desrosiers1718

    Cetacean bone fossil ?

    Found this on a beach near Santa Barbara California, hard rock, semi porous in some areas. Was wondering if anyone recognizes the shape and what it could possibly be. A lot of fossil whale bone has been found in the area. thank you.
  22. Hey everyone - I found a curious fossil on Atlantic Beach, NC the other day - very clearly a bone of some type, but I was unsure what type it may be. We don't find many fossils on this beach so I was particularly puzzled. I decided to lean on some local expert knowledge, so I went over to Bonehenge Whale Center in Beaufort to get their opinion. They said, while not experts in fossils, that they're immediate guess was a fragment of an ocular bone in a pilot whale or dolphin. Seems to be a possibilty (see the dolphin skull photos attached), but he reiterated that he was unsure. So, I'd love to see if anyone here had another opinion? Or if you agree that it is an ocular fragment, what type of whale/dolphin it may have come from and possibly a date range? I know there's not too much to work with, but any guesses are much appreciated! Thank you so much!
  23. Shellseeker

    Lower cow shark

    I went out yesterday. The rains had paused, a cool front came thru, on the way home, smoke from Canadian fires was blocking out the sun in Southwest Florida... Hard to believe. I needed the exercise and hunting is always rewarding.. I realize that this is a worn fragment of a cow shark tooth. Possibly the worst looking fossil I have ever asked for an Identification. Over 15 years, I have found exactly 3 upper Cow shark teeth and no lowers. This is a location with mostly Miocene land fauna. I am hoping for some possible IDs on Genus, and even species. There just were not that many Cow sharks in the Miocene of Florida. As always, thanks for comments , discussion,
  24. I found these four vertebra in Gainesville creeks and I am wondering what is the best way to go about identifying them? Any tips? I assume they are generally whale/dugong/porpoise
  25. Father-in-law recently gave me this fossil he found when he was a kid near the Calvert cliffs formation in MD. He said at one point he was told it was a whale or dolphin vertebra fossil, any more information on it would be greatly appreciated if anyone on here has any. Thanks!
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