All Activity
- Past hour
-
Mammal incisor (?) Found at Big Brook, New Jersey - any chance it's pleistocene?
digit replied to TRexEliot's topic in Fossil ID
Looks a bit like an unerupted (and unrooted) horse canine from a younger male horse. Could explain the lack of wear on the crown and the lack of root. I'm well beyond my bailiwick on this one as I see more horse cheek teeth (and incisors). I'm guessing Harry (or anyone who is a large animal vet in real life) would have a more definitive opinion. Cool find though! I love a good mystery--always an opportunity to learn something new. Cheers. -Ken -
Here are better clearer pictures. I didn't clean it. And thanks to everyone who has looked into it for me. Twin babies at home have me super busy... I haven't had time to research the way I've wanted to. I appreciate the help with this.
-
In that photo mine’s actually upside down. I have screen on both inside the “basket” and on outside of the bottom. In shallower water load the bottom instead so you don’t have to lift the sieve up out of the water to search. You just push down to clear the waste and it pops back up above the water. Totally Jack’s technique. Actually, it’s his partners technique but I happily have adapted it. 3/8 is fast enough to really run rock and find enough stuff to stay happy . 1/2 inch is faster. You got to decide if you wanna find everything or if you just wanna run as much rock as possible to find big stuff. Personally, 1/4” is best if you’re really looking for everything out there. 3/8” will cut your small teeth count in half. 1/2” will remove almost everything except the big finds. I think the size is like 24x24’’ Here’s normal operation
-
In my opinion no application is able to compete with decades of experience of all paleontologists who sometimes have difficulty identifying fossils themselves from sites they know very well. When you do a job or have a passion for years and years, you learn without realizing it, you know that such a thing is a trilobite, a genre, even a species, but you will not necessarily know why, it is the experience that allows it, and we’ll never get that in a fossil recognition app ! Coco
-
To me that looks to be Niger preservation but I could be wrong. Not super familiar with it. Some have the ability to determine a possible species but you would need serration count along with a number of other things including a solid locality for that as there are overlapping formations right beside each other.
-
Fossils or just interesting concretions? Found in Big Brook, NJ
Carl replied to TRexEliot's topic in Fossil ID
Cliona has a very different structure from Ophiomorpha. Cliona is a series of interconnected, 3-dimensionally arranged tunnels (see here: https://fossilsofnj.com/invertebrates/cliona_cretacica.htm), whereas Ophiomorpha is a collection of similar-sized, spherical pellets creating a single surface (see here: https://www.fossilsofnj.com/invertebrates/ghost_shrimp.htm).- 6 replies
-
- 2
-
-
- big brook
- concretion
- (and 2 more)
-
Its hard to tell which genus this tooth belongs too, without the exact formation this tooth came from. So it would be really hard to identify it. But we can definetly rule Suchomimus, Kryptops, Sarcosuchus, Pterosaur, and crocodile teeth out, they look completly different than this tooth. Maybe @North, @paulyb135, @FB003 have an idea, I have to little knowledge to help any further.
- Today
-
Adventures in Balance. A Peace River fossil journal.
Shellseeker replied to Balance's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Coco, Thank you for your insights,,, PDF on Research Gate 2020-Canevet-Cartilaginous fishes (chondrichtyans) of the Serravallian of the Eyre valley (Gironde, France). B This lower plate about 38 mm. Mine is 18mm I look for small ones.
-
Hello all, I know the ID of teeth from Morocco/Niger is very difficult but this one has been bugging me since I pulled the trigger on it. I'm happy to call it Theropod Indet but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if the shape of this tooth is reminiscent of a specific theropod family because the shape is so skinny compared to normal theropod teeth and this was allegedly from Niger. I tried to include as many and as clean photos as possible. A specific genus isn't necessary but if anyone has any idea which family this tooth is from, I'll be very grateful. It measures 2.25" straightline.
-
Doesn't look like a stromatolite to me. Not sure what it is
-
I agree that no fossils are visible in the sample on the left. But the one with fenestrate bryozoans has what appears to be a rugosa coral along the left side.
-
Have a look at this thread:
-
Middle Devonian Fossils - Swatara State Park (Pine Grove, PA)
Masonk replied to Masonk's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Thank you! The colors really are amazing. -
Thanks! Much appreciated.
-
Thanks!
-
Agree with above. Nice specimens and good photography.
-
CM of course 😜 All of these fossils are super tiny. I updated my original post. Nice catch.
-
Agreed on the fungus gnat. There is also a fly (middle photo, bottom right). Possibly Empididae.
-
How to know age of conch shell? fossil? on Southern California beach?
Fossildude19 replied to Corey lakin's topic in Fossil ID
Depending on where this was found (County) could be Miocene in age. -
Try to send a Private message to anyone who may have answered in one of these posts: MULBRING QUARRY POSTS
-
Yes, that is my photo of a specimen I found in 2019.
-
Yet another mystery bone from the boulonnais (France)
ADfossils replied to ADfossils's topic in Fossil ID
No one? -
Perhaps @oilshale Will have a suggestion. Don
-
Zetta joined the community -
thanks! Never heard before from this trilobite...
-
thanks, yes, we checked, but it is totally different in matrix...
