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Not sure, but I think I have seen someone else post pictures of these on the site but cant find them. Are these horn coral ends?

Here is a puzzler and curiosity is getting the best of me. We are always bombarded with examples of fossils from Morocco and Madagascar, but what about the other countries of the African continent? Why do we never seem to hear about fossils from any of the other African nations? Is it mostly due to laws restrictioning fossil export or is there a lack of stuff coming out of the lands south of the Sahara?

Rauisuchians are some of my favorite prehistoric beasts, rather specific but I'm wondering if anyone on here on the forum has any material to show I'd love to see. So far I've been only able to obtain postosuchus teeth and recently begrudgingly missed out on some Batrachotomus kupferzellensis.

I've gone to Gainesville a few times and I haven't found many megalodon teeth, a bunch of fragments is about it. Anyways I'm going for a nice megalodon tooth. I'm not asking you guys to give up a spot but what kind of material should I look in to find a good preserved fossil? Like a good size megalodon or a horse tooth or anything of that nature. I have found that the rock rich spots have lots of smaller shark teeth but nothing big. I've seen some people look in a clay like material and find good preserved fossils but what should I look for? I need some help thanks

I lived several years in Bolivia, doing botany, ethnobotany, agronomy and agriculture. On december 28th, 1998, travelling in my car with my family around Lake Titicaca, I took these pictures of magnificent fossiliferous marny strata on the side of the road between the strait of Tiquina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Tiquina and Copacabana (Tiquina is between Huarina on the map and Copacabana), on the bolivian southern side of the lake. Geologically, this area seems to belong to Devonian. What do you think about this ? As being not paleontologist, it would interest me. Thanks in advance for your remarks. * I remember that In the 1990' and 2000', one could purchase in the streets of La Paz, as I saw it many times, fake Trilobits made of black terracota by Aymara people (traders in the soul and skilful crafts men) very, very nice and accurates and certainly made by moulding. This kind of geological site was perhaps a source o inspiration for them...

I recently made my way down to my local creek in a suburb oh Chattanooga, TN. I've always thought I was hunting in Ordovician limestone, but now I'm pretty convinced I'm hunting in early Mississippian chert due to a few species I've found at this location. I didn't take pictures of what I consider my more "rare" finds but once I get a chance to I'll post them on this thread. I mainly find crinoid stems at this location, but I sometimes find rugosa corals, which are more uncommon.

Hello everyone. I stumbled upon this forum when I was looking to try to identify some shark teeth that I have found when I was vacationing last summer ('16 -- North Myrtle Beach) and this summer ('17 -- Surfside Beach, SC ... south of n. myrtle & myrtle). Found the black ones in the sand, by the water, the really white ones, I found in the softer, dry sand. I'm hoping someone will be able to help me identify some of these, that way I know exactly what i've found. Thanks in advance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 2017 ^ Surfside Beach, SC 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 2016 ^ -- North Myrtle Beach, SC

Hi guys, these are some more fossils found in a woodland near my house, I previously found an ammonite in the same area it's on a previous post, enjoy, please help me identify as well. Sorry some of the other photos are too big to upload, please ignore the backgrounds of the first 3 pics lol bit dodgy only realised once I uploaded haha just plonked them wherever there was good light.

I found these fossils on Whitstable beach when the tide was out, what are they?

Work has me in Exton, Downingtown this coming week. I was wondering if there are any accessible sites that I a FL boy could find something Older or Different than Shark's Teeth or Miocene era fossils. I'd love to find a bug or fern frond but if all you have is Shark teeth I'm happy to hunt for those too.... Thanks in advance, Kevin

Hi, Im sorry to be back on this topic again but the suspicion is bothering my way to much after spending even more time looking at this piece and comparing it that resembles a very worn, broken up trilobite head from a possibly large one, the location (New York) I found this in I also found other more clearer trilobites but also a few that are 100%trilobite but worn to point that they nearly blend in right with the rock and have minimal features, my guts bothering the hell out of me so I provided a final set of even better photos below from an angle that I haven't posted on the original thread Hoping for someone to lay me to rest once again and tell me its a rock one more time , the texture though barely visible in the photo makes me believe its something, if not trilobite it doesn't share the same consistency as the surrounding rock and shale in certain areas and upon very close examination has very minimal fractions of pieces with a celluloid trilobitey or living thing texture.

Hello, I could really use some help and I would like to know, do any of you know of any fossil sites near Strasbourg or maybe even in the region, I have a lot of time on my hands so could you please suggest some great fossil sites near Strasbourg and I already know of Holzmaden but other suggestions would be great, thank you

For those who know me: Yes it's been some time before I was here last (aside from my bone photo) to those who are new since I was last here hello. Well Monday I woke up and needed to run to my insurance agents office to get a replacement insurance card and then go to my favorite sot to gather petrified wood. I pulled up in the left turn lane just below the insurance place and this is how things proceeded from there. https://youtu.be/P6ipglEgZ0Y ***The music that plays might be loud and not for everyone.*** After this I went to my spot and found a road closed sign and the road blocked off. Not thinking anything of it I park by the blockade and walked to the sand bar at the river. It was hot and I was fidgety from the above video so I went back home uploaded the video and gave the police a copy. The next day I see someone at the house near the road closed area and ask if they mind if I park there. Guy tells me they have the whole place shut off and are arresting and ticketing people because some jerk holes went back near there and shot up the guys heavy equipment. All this time this place has been open for everyone to enjoy but some hill billy jerk holes screwed that up. So day 2 sucks as well. Move on to day 3 I get out early and arrive at another location to look for some trilo bits. I am out walking around looking and its growing warmer ever so quickly. My shirt, hat, and shorts (I was in an area with rocks, sand, and dirt not really any weeds to trudge through) are all soaked with sweat. I try a few more spot but there is just really no real wind and the sun is beating down hard core. Today storms were expected so I figure I'll stick around the house and get a few things done. I step out side a few times see lots of clouds and the temps aren't too bad. All day goes by and we didn't have the storms yet. Day 4 wasted. Lets see what tomorrow brings.

Way back when my 3 sons were just little tykes and I had no moneys, I decided to build my own display case. This was about 24 years ago and I was just beginning to find fossils but had no where to put them. I figured this would be able to handle everything I could possible find? Ha! Boy was I naive. Anyways, having no moneys I used 2x4's and cut them to size, found a piece of nice ply for the backing, I had to buy the brackets and track though, and while I was doing a paint job on a house, the guy who changed out all the windows came by to pick up the old 1/4 inch plate glass ones to throw them away. Well, a 12 pack later that evening he brought them over to me house. I cut the glass to size and I then a bit of paint and WaaaaLaaaaa!! I had a display case for about $20. As you can see there is alot of room left to fill, but once i go through the right box/s it will be full and I will have to find more room somehow to display even more stuff!!! I just brought this display case home from my other property about 3 weeks ago from one of my storage sheds. Always something to do. RB

A got these two ammonites a while ago, no information on location but I'm assuming morroco. I know I need to clean the matrix off of one, still need to find a my scribe. Any one have any further information?

This is a challenge to all who know how to identify shark teeth! I found in my collection a ton of random shark teeth. I don't know where they are from or how I got them. I also recently got a lot that had a small unlabeled bag with shark teeth and a few fish bones. All the sharks teeth together are 40. Please take a look and try to identify some. I can provide any pictures needed. Thank you and good luck, here is the gallery of Teeth that need IDs:

It's been awhile since we actually visited this museum, but I'm just getting around to posting a few things This museum is situated in the "Ozarks" near Hollister, Missouri, and is thus aptly named the "Ancient Ozarks Museum". We actually had no idea it was there when we ( @Ash and I) went to Hollister for our honeymoon at Paradise Point, but leave it to a couple amateur paleontologists to find the one fossil shop and fossil-related museum in the area Funnily enough, I saw a Razanandrongobe tooth for sale in the fossil shop before all the news articles came out on it, putting it in the spotlight-I had never heard of it before, and we actually looked up what it was (speculated to be dinosaurian at that time) due to its intriguing nature. Funny how such things coincide... However, the main subject of this topic is the museum. We actually learned about by accident while eating at the Buzzard's restaurant at Paradise Point by flipping over a menu and noticing a terror bird tearing after its prey with an ad for the museum. So, we determined then and there we would have to visit. And it wasn't a disappointment! Though a quaint museum with few actual fossils, the few it had were spectacular, and the life-size dioramas were portrayed in amazing detail. Moreover, the building was made of a deep, rich-colored wood, reminiscent of the studies and museums of old. So perhaps there was little quantity-wise, but there was much quality-wise. It also had thousands of Native American and Civil War artifacts, but I'll focus only on the fossils here, as to write on everything is a fairly daunting task. The first thing we were confronted with was a skeleton of a giant ground sloth-I must admit I did not realize how odd this creature was until I saw its skeletal vestige in person, with its low, wide hips, blocky skull, wide-spaced front teeth, and large, angled claws. How this thing walked is beyond me... Next, we came across our first mesmerizing diorama-and I was amazed at how much detail and effort was put into these, let alone how huge the Daeodon and "Bear Dog" were! The Bear Dog reminded me of some amorphous cross between a variety of predators-cat, dog, bear, etc. And then, across the hall, the Terror Bird! Its beak was about as large as my head, and its eyes seemed to follow you; the feather and head detail made it look like it had been stuffed just the day before. I admit I wasn't much impressed with the Giant Beaver (Castoroides?) skeleton, but I did appreciate seeing it, as I haven't heard of many complete skeletons being on display. With each added animal, I became more dubious that these animals once lived in the mountainous area, let alone had been found here (most were found in caves). Throughout the museum, I will say my respect-though already founded-deepened for the Native Americans' perspective on life and society. I also felt a twinge of sorrow that their perspective has largely not survived into today's society's mindset. But I digress and will continue onward with this report... The next diorama we came across was that of a North American Jaguar hunting a Stag Moose (Cervalces sp.), which, to my surprise, was actually a deer-a very large one. I've added a photo of myself just to give an indication of scale, though my small figure may nullify that (I'm only 5'3"). The last diorama we saw on the lower floor of the museum was that of a Short-faced Bear facing a Clovis man, which was awe-inspiring. You don't really understand what the early Native American peoples had to face until something like this looms over you. I imagined a young Native American bragging about his victory over a modern bear, only to have an elder put him in his place with his own story of defeating a Short-faced Bear before they disappeared altogether. How many saw giant beavers or made pelts out of them. What of encounters with North American Lions or Jaguars? The stories told of them? Do the ghosts of those encounters remain in more modern Native American tales? Upon finishing the lower floor, we headed back up to the main hall, where a Short-faced bear skeleton, mammoth skeleton, and North American Lion skeleton were on display. We were admittedly amused that the bear skeleton on the main floor was female-there was one on the lower floor (of which I haven't included a photo of) which had us in shock, as a single bone made it decidedly male (shocked because we've never seen markedly 'male' fossil skeletons, which then makes you realize you've been staring at fossil skeletons that have all been portrayed as female up until that point). The mammoth, we learned, had actually been bought from an auction after being taken off the black market and had been dubbed 'Monty'. Lastly, we were faced with the grin of a North American Lion. He looked happy to see us, I thought. Almost as if he were posing for the camera and saying, "Cheese!" before having a snack. Needless to say, we kept our distance It's been awhile since I've made a decent trip report, so I hope you all enjoyed this venture with us!

Fossil dig to let curious of all ages delve into past with Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore The St. Charles Republican, August 13, 2012 http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/geneva/newsnow/x769537284/Fossil-dig-to-let-curious-of-all-ages-delve-into-past-with-Midwest-Museum-of-Natural-History-in-Sycamore best wishes, Paul H.

Hi guys, second post about fossils found in the same woodlands near my house as the last, will post the geology of the area and some more photos and views, first looks like some sort of clam/scallop and the second a mixture of bones? Thanks guys

My son found some fossils on the slopes of Thumama mountains in Saudi. Can someone help me identifying the fossils. We found also a lot of round white stones. Are these corals as well?

Hi guys ,I'm planning a 3 days of break from work to Germany to visit maybe a fossil quarry , anyone can give me some advice? I will fly to Hamburg so I need something close to it.

These fossils were found by me in a woodland by my house, the area it was found in was rich in clay and moss, the first fossil intrigued me most as It definetly looks like a very faded ammonite, can clay yield good fossils though? and are these even fossils, thanks. And the final one.