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fifbrindacier Regular Member

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On 12/23/2022 at 5:01 AM, rocket said:

the definitely oldest fossil owl, lower jurassic, Altdorf

Missing link between Bird and Ichthyosaur :heartylaugh:

 

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On 12/23/2022 at 4:01 AM, rocket said:

the definitely oldest fossil owl, lower jurassic, Altdorf

Missing link between Bird and Ichthyosaur :heartylaugh:

 

Owl believe it when I see it.

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2 hours ago, Missourian said:

 

Owl believe it when I see it.

Typical @Missourian.

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I found this fossil lizard egg...

 

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...it's squashed but the preservation is fantastic!

 

(gotta be worth a bunch too!)

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A beautiful turtle shell!

 

(Cretaceous)

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Actually looks more like a crab

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A beautiful turtle shell!

 

(Cretacious)

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A clutch of dinosaur eggs found in Mississippian age rock! I’m going to be rich with this discovery. Let’s start the bidding war at 1 Million USD… :P

 

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30 minutes ago, FossilNerd said:

Let’s start the bidding war at 1 Million USD… :P

Each, or for the lot--it makes a difference. :default_rofl:

 

Florida dinosaur eggs aren't worth as much as they are SO COMMON. :P

 

 

Cheers.

 

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I'd like to see what's in them.   Obviously not eggs but the roundness usually signifies a preservance inside.  Ammonites???

Definition of a fossil= Love at first site.

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4 hours ago, digit said:

Each, or for the lot--it makes a difference. :default_rofl:

 

Florida dinosaur eggs aren't worth as much as they are SO COMMON. :P

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken


I’m not trying to be greedy. I’ll sell them by the lot. :P

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I'd like to see what's in them.   Obviously not eggs but the roundness usually signifies a preservance inside.  Ammonites???


Nothing but layers inside, unfortunately. :( 

 

These concretions are quite common here and I’ve never found anything identifiable. In some of them you can tell that there was something in the center to start the process, but it’s so distorted that it’s unrecognizable.

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We joke, but this picture will probably show up on Google now as a fossilized brain. :heartylaugh: Someone will find it when using Google Lens to ID their rocks.  

 

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My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs.

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Someone will train the Google Lens AI with this "brain" so that future fossil identifications will be even less useful. A textbook example of GIGO (Garbage In/Garbage Out). ;)

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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Concrete evidence of a mammoth dinosaur in my own garden!  Electrifying!

 

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Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

 

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Concrete evidence of a mammoth dinosaur in my own garden!  Electrifying!

 

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"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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11 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

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11 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

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Hortisaurus domum? :heartylaugh:

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Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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Hortisaurus domum? :heartylaugh:

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"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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I just want to include my petrified egg, found among the lungfish burrows of the permian Florence formation.

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MMMMM forbidden bacon! 

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