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It looks like black glass.
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shell imprint on a sandstone coble- so yes it is a fossil.
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Very nice images, and congratulations on your new finds!
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I apologize in advance...I know nothing of fossils. A friend gave me this. It's from the coal mine by Sparta Illinois. The same mines that the pyrite suns come from. He said it was a snail. Here's my dumb question... is the snail the whole thing or just the small circle in the middle? As i stated...i know nothing of this so thank you for your help.
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Found this today with in my fossil shells dirt. It looks like a shell, rock, bone all in one.
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Pile of Gold! Fossil shells & more that is! One shiny piece started my hunting!
Kimber replied to Kimber's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
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But it will always be Burma (Moorhen) to me. (Sly cultural reference there for those to puzzle out.) Cheers. -Ken
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I'm exceedingly loquacious and I've got barely half Tony's count (I might top him in overall word count). Few will come close to matching Chas' total of over 40K but he was a daily fixture here on the forum chronically posting for many years. As always, the point of this forum is not to collect digital badges but to share in a community of like-minded enthusiasts with a passion for fossils. Longer term members who have shared a good bit of their fossil knowledge and made TFF a welcoming place for the rest of the membership will hopefully appreciate the role they play in being an important member on this forum--even if there is not a specific badge for marking a milestone. Tammy and I have had the honor of meeting Tony a few times in the field and found him to be as friendly and knowledgeable in person as he is textually. Here's to the next 20K, Tony! Cheers. -Ken
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Beautiful as always Kris!
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I hope these photos make more sense to you than they do for me...
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Surely. Thanks for the opportunity to elaborate for everybody's edification. The genus Heterodontus is common in localities like Sharktooth Hill in Bakersfield, CA (where I became familiar with this species while picking micro-matrix). This genus has been found in Florida (recently) but it is not yet scientifically known as nothing has been published about this unusual genus which is now restricted to Pacific waters. An additional locality containing Heterodontus teeth in Florida is of scientific interest. The larger lateral/posterior crushing teeth are more commonly found as they are bigger and easier to spot. The tiny anterior grasping teeth are less commonly found. A Heterodontus anterior tooth from the Eocene is understandably of interest scientifically. Cheers. -Ken
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Kimber, I am ecstatic that Mike & Mike got to this thread first because I was going to make a fool of myself, mis_identifying your excellent find!!!
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Fossilis Willis replied to Ptychodus04's topic in Fossil Preparation
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Mixosaurus I bought.
Crazyhen replied to JJ Lavoie's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
There are smaller ones, but not so common. Like the two below (one is incomplete, one is complete). I hope I could prep them nicely when I have time. The "red plate" is from Luoping, Yunnan. The normal black plate is from Fuyun of Yunnan.
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Congrats, I hope to get there someday as well.
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Congratulations, Tony!
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Bjohn170 replied to bockryan's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
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bockryan replied to bockryan's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
If it had more Paleozoic outcrops, North Carolina might be the best overall state for fossils on the East Coast. It does have some very early stuff (Ediacaran) that I have not explored at all and then the Mesozoic and Cenozoic material is extremely diverse and abundant. -
Great work! And 4 different species on the same block WOW! somebodies really going to enjoy that!
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Thanks for numbering them!
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From what’s shown I’d say possibly a horse tooth
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FossilDAWG replied to Ptychodus04's topic in Fossil Preparation
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