FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Greetings! I am new here and would like to show off my collection. I really am a total fossil dumb dumb so my collection is not very impressive but I would love some feed back! If anything in my collection does not appear genuine let me know! I'd like to learn from my mistakes. Anyway here it is! The first picture is a prehistoric horse tooth and the tooth of a woolly rhino. Second is my two amber specimens. The picture of the amber didn't turn out well at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 I believe the teeth are Spinosaurus? I love this little star fish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 The information that came with the black fossil says that it is a fern from PA. I don't know anything about the leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Good start for a newbie. I can help clarify your photo with the Spinosaurus teeth. The tooth in the far right is a mosasaur tooth. The other two look like Spinosaurus but additional photos can help with a little sharper image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 The 2 minutes ago, Troodon said: Good start for a newbie. I can help clarify your photo with the Spinosaurus teeth. The tooth in the far right is a mosasaur tooth. The other two look like Spinosaurus but additional photos can help with a little sharper image Thank you! I got tired of uploading so I am working on an Imgur album I am about to post!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 http://imgur.com/a/bPjXi Please check out my entire collection here and let me know what you think!! I got tired of uploading images one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Can we see pictures of the chewing surfaces of the teeth? The starfish looks like a Moroccan matrix. Possibly a Stenaster sp. The leaf may be from the Green River Formation, Wyoming. Possibly a Willow leaf. The Black Shale looks like either Annularia sp. or Sphenophyllum sp. from the Carboniferous era Llewellyn Formation, in St. Clair PA. (Now closed to collecting.) Regards, EDIT: Welcome to the Forum. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Can we see pictures of the chewing surfaces of the teeth? The starfish looks like a Moroccan matrix. Possibly a Stenaster sp. The leaf may be from the Green River Formation, Wyoming. Possibly a Willow leaf. The Black Shale looks like either Annularia sp. or Sphenophyllum sp. from the Carboniferous era Llewellyn Formation, in St. Clair PA. (Now closed to collecting.) Regards, EDIT: Welcome to the Forum. Thanks for sharing. I'll try to take the teeth out of their boxes to show! What is a Moroccan Matrix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 12 minutes ago, FosselDumbDumb said: What is a Moroccan Matrix? The matrix (rock surrounding the fossil) looks like it came from Morocco. IMAGES HERE. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The matrix (rock surrounding the fossil) looks like it came from Morocco. IMAGES HERE. Ooooh thank you. Do you think the starfish is a legitamate fossil? I've heard not to trust anything that came from Morocco. Here are the dino teeth up close. Let me know what you think!! http://imgur.com/a/JZRCf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 minute ago, FosselDumbDumb said: Do you think the starfish is a legitamate fossil? Hard to say. We would need a bright detailed close up of the starfish to make any kind of assessment as to authenticity. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Fossildude19 said: Hard to say. We would need a bright detailed close up of the starfish to make any kind of assessment as to authenticity. Does this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I tried to enhance your picture of the starfish, but it is still a bit too blurry. Oh, and I meant the mammal teeth chewing surfaces. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: I tried to enhance your picture of the starfish, but it is still a bit too blurry. Oh, and I meant the mammal teeth chewing surfaces. I think this picture of the star fish is better. Here is the horse tooth Here is the woolly rhino tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Much better picture, ... thank you. This doesn't show any obvious signs of carving, so I am going to say it looks real to me. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Much better picture, ... thank you. This doesn't show any obvious signs of carving, so I am going to say it looks real to me. Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Nice collection ! Welcome to the forum! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: The Black Shale looks like either Annularia sp. or Sphenophyllum sp. from the Carboniferous era Llewellyn Formation, in St. Clair PA. (Now closed to collecting.) Definitely Sphenophyllum sp., given the shape of the leaflets making up the whorls. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The "rhino" tooth is actually an artiodactyl, possibly a cow. Welcome to the Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 That's a great collection, love the teeth especially. Welcome me to the forum John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 On 9/11/2016 at 1:55 PM, Cris said: The "rhino" tooth is actually an artiodactyl, possibly a cow. Welcome to the Forum. Thanks for letting me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 The pearly colored ammonites are from Madagascar, Lower Cretaceous. The leaf above your St. Clair Spehnophyllum looks like on of those from Colorado (but I'm not sure). I think what you describe as a 'big leaf' in your imgur site, the other white one on black shale, is another fern from St Clair. (Alethopteris I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 2016/9/11 at 11:19 AM, Fossildude19 said: Can we see pictures of the chewing surfaces of the teeth? The starfish looks like a Moroccan matrix. Possibly a Stenaster sp. The leaf may be from the Green River Formation, Wyoming. Possibly a Willow leaf. The Black Shale looks like either Annularia sp. or Sphenophyllum sp. from the Carboniferous era Llewellyn Formation, in St. Clair PA. (Now closed to collecting.) Regards, EDIT: Welcome to the Forum. Yes, my fossil book says it is a great chance it is stenaster . Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 11/09/2016 at 4:58 AM, FosselDumbDumb said: I believe the teeth are Spinosaurus? I love this little star fish too. As said before the tooth on the right is a Mosasaur tooth. More specifically it looks like a Globidens tooth from the front of the jaw. Teeth in the back of the mouth are rounder. The other two do indeed look like Spinosaurid teeth. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 11 septembre 2016 at 5:00 AM, FosselDumbDumb said: The information that came with the black fossil says that it is a fern from PA. I don't know anything about the leaf. Maybe you know nothing about the leaf, but this black and white one is really nice. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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