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Hey guys, i found this bone in southern alberta, i was curious to know what it could be. It is nearly impossible to identify i know, it is a small chunk. But what i find odd is that it is such a flat bone. Smooth surface on either side, the marrow still within. I just done know what sort of bone is this flat
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Hi, excited to make the introduction (and nervous), and start my first posts here on the forum (and anywhere ever for that matter). As a rock hound and father of two boys living in Calgary all google searches for alberta fossils brought me to @Canadawest posts and trips. Amazing stuff! Thx Canada west. Currently a rookie with a ton of petrified wood (large, up to 4ft by 2ft and tiny, 1-2" - amazing for terrariums) and shells from the shores of sylvan lake. Looking to make my first trip with the kids to the badlands in hunt of a tooth or some Dino bone this summer (any tips appreciated) Here's a small selection of some shells I have found. Thx all!
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Hi! Back with more from the estate sale. I'm guessing this is a jaw section from a Titanothere? It appears to be, but I'm new to the ID game and want to be sure. The estate contained other smaller teeth that also look like Titanothere/Brontothere, but I don't have an exact location as to where it was found. There were many Stylemys turtles in there as well, and I've had those looked at by a paleontologist at SDSM&T and they said the turtles were likely found in the White River formation of the Badlands. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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Hi everyone! I figured I should introduce myself since I've already posted and received help. I'm fairly new to fossil collecting, though I've been interested in a long time. I came in to a large collection of fossils rocks, and I'm working on going through those and have many questions. Hoping to learn at least the basics of identification and preparation while I'm here.
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Found by a friend in Badlands National park South Dakota. Looking for any help on wether it's mammal or reptile.
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My son found an interesting fossil tooth when searching just outside the badlands in South Dakota. I've taken it to two people who have a varied range of mammal it could be. Was hoping to nail it down here. So far I have
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Hello, Went into the Alberta badlands (Dinosaur Park Formation) last week for some fossil hunting. Usually I'm enjoying myself so much I rarely take pictures but I forced myself on this day to stop and take a few. Walking into the coolies. Another shot of the badlands, what do they contain? Some of the hills are very fossil rich. See anything good? Closer look... Big bones all over (mostly Hadrosaur leg bones) Another broken femur tip.. My finds of the day (Hadrosaur toe bones, Ornithomimus claw/toe bone, Misc verts, etc) And my best find of the day a sizable theropod toe bone (a first for me). He need a little repair work. Thanks for reading!
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We are planning a vacation in June to the Badlands area in South Dakota. I am wanting to do a fossil dig. Somewhere that is not expensive or and would like to keep what I find. Is this just a pipe dream? Where do I start? I am studying to be a middle and high school teacher in Kansas. I have always love fossils. I even have a T-Rex skeleton tattoo! I did contact the Badlands Park and they said you can keep up to 25 lbs as long as it is not a vertebrate. Please help! Thank you!
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Right up front, I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. I left the vertebrae in place so these are the only photos I have. This series of 8 vertebrae were found weathered out in what I believe to be Whitewater, Brule in the general area of Interior South Dakota Badlands. I would love to have an ID!
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Any ideas on how to remove the green lichen staining from this partially weathered turtle without doing damage?
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The weather was a pleasant 20c so great to hike hours in the badlands and perfect to meander through the hoodoos and tackle a few precarious slopes. Overhead in the clear blue skies there were thousands of birds migrating south. All fossils are catch and release. The Red Deer River. The river cuts through and exposes various Cretaceous deposits for a few hundred kilometers before joining the South Saskatchewan River. At this site it exposes the Scollard and Horseshoe Canyon formations. Further south the Red Deer exposes the Dinosaur Park and Oldman formations. Other formations are exposed by the Bow, South Saskatchewan, Milk River and Oldman Rivers..
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From the album: Fossil Discoveries
I wanted to capture an angle that evoked the feeling of encountering this animal's fossilized remains where it may have actually died.© ©
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From the album: Fossil Discoveries
I visited the Badlands National Park in spring 2016 and photographed this badly weathered fossil turtle where it died some 30 million years ago. I subsequently informed a park ranger where I had seen the specimen.© ©
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Stylemys nebrascensis Tortoise Fossil in Cabinet
Agos1221 posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Collection
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Stylemys nebrascensis Tortoise Fossil with Skull and Limb Bone
Agos1221 posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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Stylemys nebrascensis Tortoise Fossil with Skull and Limb Bone
Agos1221 posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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This jaw section is from the Nebraska Badlands. Found near a Hyaenodon jaw. I'm no expert. Anyone know what this is from? My first tentative guess is three toed horse...Any experts?
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From the album: Badlands, Nebraska megafauna.
This mesohippus jaw was found near the Hyaenodon. Not sure of species yet but I believe it to be a three toed horse. -
From the album: Badlands, Nebraska megafauna.
A coprolite found in the same area as the Hyaenodon jaw. Looks like something I would find at the park walking the dog so am tentatively thinking its from a carnivore. -
From the album: Badlands, Nebraska megafauna.
Hyaenodon jaw found in the Nebraska Badlands. I believe it to be horridus but am no expert. -
From the album: Badlands, Nebraska megafauna.
Hyaenodon jaw found in the Nebraska Badlands. I believe it to be horridus but am no expert. -
From the album: Badlands, Nebraska megafauna.
Hyaenodon jaw found in the Nebraska Badlands. I believe it to be horridus but am no expert. -
I am studying geology. I could not identify K-Pg boundary within this picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_boundary#mediaviewer/File:KT_boundary_054.jpg In addition, I have visited Horseshoe canyon, but is it possible to find T-Pg boundary in this picture? https://29b39c5a-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/fkazumichi/home/english-fujii-kazumichi/Horseshoe%20formation.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7co1OJjZTF5XzOgS3an-tzNpf0UaK7ewt3I9fXKkNzQ277O3zaurGJru6nMwOsuqOzUMe7m3Ztslf795NdZRKcCcVJ7jiUV18K9MQtOar3ucC19o1lCPiGIJL22LKL-wRm-A3qbm4RkCeIFXHaPb2EVn3ap0G3b1pHFSVXy90zLMqgt4tXhTiLK7MOz-qxds3Zt0CPGeZQXuwdHS2-CR1auCDyPsi6UW4iYlbkxQbKMLkXjFaORoU0LWEG2PiXGDuYcfGk9V3XlBVU7L2IoecWvRMEL1Tw%3D%3D&attredirects=0 Thank you for your kindness.
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Western Nebraska Adventure! Badlands, Indian History, Black Hills And Agate Fossil Beds Monument!
Ray Eklund posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
After all of my Nebraska Badland posts, you would think I am a paid promoter for Sioux County and Dawes County, Nebraska. I am not. This area of the panhandle of Nebraska and Southwest South Dakota probably made the biggest impression on me as a teenager, Geology University Student and a parent of two daughters. THIS vacation will make a lasting impression on everyone who enjoys natural history and the Sioux Indian Wars of the 1870's. There is biking, horse back riding, camping, Fort Robinson Playhouse, a Rodeo in Crawford and Harrison, Nebraska, Scottsbluff and the Oregon Trail history, a restored/original Calvary Fort Robinson where you can rent rooms or a building for 12 or more visitors. An Olympic swimming pool. A golf course in Crawford. A huge swimming pool and slides at Hot Springs, South Dakota... The Black Hills... should I go on? Yes... do not forget Chadron, Nebraska to the East of Crawford. Again... do not forget Agate, Nebraska where Red Cloud use to visit, near the Agate Fossil Bed Monument. Also you can find the Buffalo Bill Ranch, North Platte, Nebraska to the South near the North Platte River! I have scanned some brochures I use to give out to friends thinking about a true adventure. This is an area that is wide open. Elevations run 3500 to 3900 feet elevations in the general area. It is DRY but not so high, like most of Colorado, where "flat landers" will need to catch their breath. I have always considered 3000 feet elevation and above the best dry air and cool evenings during the Summer months in the WEST. The air will "pop" with a window slightly open... do not believe me... listen if you live under 1000 feet elevation to the sound of the wind from your car window while traveling, then you will understand. The facilities at Fort Robinson will overwhelm you! The kids will love it. The RV Park is modern, showers at the Camp Ground, Art classes for the kids, Tennis court, Swimming, Biking, Horse back riding, a "kids" Rodeo... TWO museums at Fort Robinson! Crazy Horse was murdered at Fort Robinson. You can stand at the site of his murder... and the restored jail cell he had been held. This IS in the center of the Sioux Uprising, the Indian Wars and near Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota... and go to Wall, South Dakota to Wall Drugs. The BIG Badlands are not too far away in South Dakota. Crazy Horse's grave site has never been discovered... There IS one unusual grave site on a Ranch in the Panhandle that would have taken many people to stack the amount of stones required. It IS Indian... but who might be interred, no one knows as it has never been excavated. Maybe Crazy Horse? Maybe Yellow Hand? History lives in these enchanting Pine Ridges, Bluffs and Grass Lands! It is hot in July, but cool and dry in the evenings. High time for tourists would be the mid June to mid August. Check with Fort Robinson as to when they are open this year and close. Also, ask about the Playhouse that has excellent melodrama shows... great for the entire family to participate! If you have any questions... ask. I have been camping on the National Grasslands to the Northwest of Toadstool Park. You can easily take a car or pickup pulling a camping trailer. They are posted as "Pasture (number). You may be sharing the pasture with grazing cattle as the ranchers will lease these productive grasslands for long term grazing.
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I’ve had more then a few fossil, rabbit (Palaeolagus) skulls from the American West over the years but this one is my favorite! The nodule this skull is in looks to me to be part of a burrow. Maybe that’s why the skull is in such good shape. I have had this specimen in my collection for many years but I really haven’t spent any time on photographing it until today. Please add your bunny skulls to this thread. Thanks Mikey
