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pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon replied to JJ Lavoie's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
All ichthyosaurs (sensu lato) had sclerotic rings. However, due to the fragile nature of the bone that comprises these rings, as well as due to them being comprised of numerous smaller bone segments, it's easy for them to get crushed, dispersed, destroyed or otherwise lost. The same goes for the other major marine reptile clades - the plesiosaurs (sensu lato) and mosasaurs - too. They also had sclerotic rings, though these are rarely preserved. This doesn't imply OP's specimen is inauthentic, as it clearly is the real deal I agree! Awesome specimen! Wish I could get myself a nice one like this someday...! Especially the paddles are hugely interesting to me, as the bone structure is so different from later parvipelvian ichthyosaurs - much closer to their terrestrial tetrapod ancestors!- 15 replies
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All found in Wyoming county PA. I will look at other posts to see the right way of going about posting these. Sorry for posting so many at once with so few details.
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Thankyou. Im quite new to this. I appreciate the reply.
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Looks like bits of crab shell.
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Is this a Horn Shark heterodontus anterior tooth?
Al Dente replied to BlueFossils's topic in Fossil ID
It looks like one. The root is missing which makes it a little difficult to positively ID, but Heterodontus looks like a good match.- 1 reply
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rocket replied to JJ Lavoie's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
@Crazyhen: great specimen! Do you go to finish prep on it one day?- 15 replies
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Sorry, this looks like pyrite to me. The mineral does sometimes replace fossils, but I don't recognize this as such.
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Crazyhen replied to JJ Lavoie's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
It's genuine and not coloured, though not complete and is partly decomposed. You may compare it with this complete specimen.- 15 replies
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I'm really wanting to find ice age mammal fossils in Indiana. What is my best chance of doing this successfully? I live in central indiana and we have a creek we own with some gravel beds.
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@MarcoSr Some fantastic Agate from Indonesia
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Pile of Gold! Fossil shells & more that is! One shiny piece started my hunting!
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@Kimber Some really nice finds- 13 replies
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Kimber replied to Kimber's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I would say yes! I think we need a land owner, a small group and a few loads of fun. Plenty to share!- 13 replies
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Found this on the shore of the Hudson River near Albany, NY. Hoping this is a fossil protruding out and not just a rock! Thanks🙂 IMG_1056.MOV
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Doctor Mud replied to Kimber's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Guess it will be a bit expensive to deliver to New Zealand- 13 replies
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Kimber replied to Kimber's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I think I've figured it out. It's called Bank Run Shell Roadbase. Sold by the truck load.- 13 replies
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Doctor Mud replied to Kimber's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Wow, there is some beautiful stuff in here for sure! Do you know where it comes from? Sometimes these spoil piles really produce the goods.- 13 replies
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jforbes replied to jforbes's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Well that is much cooler than I imagined. Thank you for the help.- 2 replies
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pterosaur_nerd replied to JJ Lavoie's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
nice fossil I remember seeing this one and considering buying it . nice to know it was a real one . terry- 15 replies
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Thoughts on this vertebra? Found in a box of bison bones from Sherburne County Minnesota. Anoka Sand Plain materials - roughly 6k years old.
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Hello, I recently went to Savannah, Georgia to fossil hunt on an island on the Savannah river. I found a very diverse assemblage of fossil vertebrate material which included shark and ray teeth, fossil dolphin material, bone fragments, and even a baby Megalodon tooth, the last thing I found before we were to head back. I found at least 61 fossils but here are my best examples:
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@Shellseeker - Thank you so much for the detailed answer! I also sent some photos of this to Dick Mol (Sir Mammoth) or the Netherlands. He indicated that it does seem to be a piece of the outer layer, and stated that "visible in the cross-section, is cementum and not dentin (ivory)" So to me this indicates that the outside of a tusk has cementum layers. I am going to e-mail him back and see if anyone has ever published on the topic. I think the photo you provided, below, shows these layers best.
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connorp replied to jforbes's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Your mystery item is an orthocone. You can see the septa and siphuncle.- 2 replies
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