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Roughly 5x7”. Perhaps a gill plate? Found in Cape Fear NC region.
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Hello everyone. I just found out about these forums and so trying my luck on a couple mystery pieces that I have. I'm really excited to participate on the forum as we have been hunting for a year and have been on both US coasts, Sharktooth Hill and have had some great finds along the way. Fossil (pictures of the black piece) - My Fiancée found this in Venice, FL a few weeks ago. It is clearly bone based on the side view. The "bottom" side is flat with a couple of "scratches in it". The other side is very clearly ridged with 6 protruding parallel ridges. This piece was broken off on both sides, so I don't know if it had more ridges as a complete piece. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cartilage (pictures of the white piece) - (size of a nickel) This is not a fossil and my guess is part of a crab or something similar, but I've been unable to find a graphic to confirm it. It does have small ridges along the top of the "V" and it is not a symmetrical piece. My guess is this is something that many have seen before and someone will recognize it. Thank you in advance for the help and support. Derek and Sarah
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Hi There, I was hoping someone could help identify this bone we found on a Missouri River sandbar near Chesterfield Missouri. I've searched and can't seem to id it. Thanks so much in advance!
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Looking for an ID. This bone was found in Maryland 40 years ago by a family friend. I know nothing about vertebrate fossils, so need help. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hello everyone! Would anyone be able to identify this bone from Morocco ? Thank you
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Hi all, I’ll introduce myself as possibly, the youngest fossil hunter in this thread. “ possibly “ I’m 19 years old with an ongoing passion that started when I was 10 years old. I’m located in Florida the Caloosahatchee area, I mainly hunt for shark teeth and bone but my all time favorite is prehistoric land animal fossils. With 10 years of experience on my shoulders I’ve got my fair share of play time. I joined this forum because fossil talk isn’t easy to come across in the face to face world as we’re all consumed by our technology, with limitless information and easily accessible online buddies here I am creating a thread in a community full of endless conversations about a hobby I’ll hopefully never give up. I hope to get a response from a few people around this world as I would like to see how your journey has been treating you.
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Hello Fossil Folks.. Wondering if there is enough here to make an identification. All items were found in NJ along the bays of the beautiful locale of Monmouth County. Most everything I pick up is very sea worn, however, a lot have similar form and are the of the same texture. Many remind me of little tree trunks, some are flat like the ends of a paddle with a little curve, and few are round like fingers. Other finds I can easily id, like fossil clams and coprolite, but these I’m curious to know what they might consist of, or what they may have originated from. Maybe they aren’t even fossils. What I do know is that they are unique in that I have never found anything like them in the cretaceous brooks. So here goes, I did my best with the pics. Another thing that makes it hard to id stuff is that most everything is the same black or brown marl color. Thank you!
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When I am hunting, I consider the candidates for a TFF post as I find them. Is it unique or outstanding? Do I know what it is or need an identification? In the 1st couple of hours, I found a very nice puffer mouth plate, and this lower hemi... so far nothing to justify a post. The hemi is very pristine, including an "edge" much like a Mako around the sides. Usually this feature is worn off over time. I found a broken tooth that I did not recognize, but know I know what it is... If any one has similar whale teeth with longitudinal rugosity on the cementum, please post a photo, About noon, I thought I had candidates for identification. My friend indicated that he just found a possible camel premolar, and soon after I found a smaller tooth, which I also thought might be camel. Turns out that they are not camel, but bovid... modern cow upper right premolars Late in the day, I found a 115 mm bone. It seems more likely marine than land. I hope someone recognizes...
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I found this bone on a fossil hunting trip in North Dakota, it was identified as a theropod, probably a T. Rex. Can anyone verify this claim? Thanks for any responces! (The ruler is mesuring in centimeters)
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Mystery bone fragment. Partially mineralized. Found on a riverbank in southern Minnesota. Deposits on the river are mostly Pleistocene to modern ( with a couple Cretaceous band cut through). My first thought was a very old very tumbled calcaneus (horse or bison size). But the depression, pointed out in red circle, does not seem to match either of those. I know its very worn but thought I'd give it a shot here.
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I found this today near a creek bed and it has a bone appearance with sockets. Can anybody identify this?
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Hi Found on manasota key Florida. It’s fossilized, small and thin but hollow. Any idea what it may be?
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How to tell if something is Tyrannosaurus bone?
Nanotyrannus35 posted a topic in Questions & Answers
So I had been wondering, what characteristics of Tyrannosaurus bone make it identifiable as Tyrannosaurus? On the forum I think I've seen that "Honeycomb" structure means tyrannosaur. Just wondering if anyone has tips on identifying dinosaur bone as Tyrannosaurus. -
This one here looks like a bone of some kind because of the texture and the marrow. Maybe a socket. Found it in the same area as the other( thought to be ) fossils I posted up. (Uvalde Texas) But if it's not a bone do you know what kind of mineral it might be? It doesn't react in HCL.
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I found a rock in North idaho. I broke it open and scraped out as much dirt I could without damaging what looks like a small bone. It's about 3/4 of an inch long. It is also different color and texture of anything else found in this rock. Would like some opinions please. Thank you.
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These were found in NE Colorado. Any help? What are the squiggly lines on the samples?
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Hey, found this bone on the beach in Salthill, Galway, Ireland. I have no idea wether it's actually a fossil or not, but if it is a fossil, I suspect it's not a true fossil. It's such a small fragment that it's probably no good for determining what creature it came from, but I'd love to give it a go. It's probably around 6-7cm long, but I can't find my ruler anywhere, so I'll get an actual measurement when I can. Let me know if more photos would be helpful. Thanks for your help!
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Long time no Sea, but I found a skull(?) beachcombing yesterday (12/11/2021)
Seaspawn posted a topic in Fossil ID
Well, possibly. My mom suggested it might be a coccyx of some kind, but I think the surviving eye socket is extremely suggestive. Forgot to mention my usual, found it on a Suffolk beach in England, washed up by the North Sea. Let me know if you'd like a different view. Also, is the part between the eyes what they call a fenestra? Thank you in advance for any suggestions or information!
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From Stratford hall Virginia a decade ago. How do I know if it’s mammal or fish or something else?
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Collected this years ago from the Calvert formation in Maryland. Any guesses?
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Really odd shape from Calvert formation of Virginia/Maryland. Any idea what kind of bone or what it’s from?
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I found this at westmoreland in Virginia. Does anyone know what kind of bone this is or what it could have come from?
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Hi, Found in the shingle in the mid tidal part of Woodside beach (Just West of Wooton Creek/Fishbourne, see arrow on map image). Not your typical Isle of Wight fossil hunting location but happened to be killing time before the ferry and always have my eyes down. Geology is Bembridge Limestone formation and Bembridge Marls. I remember there was a wave cut bed of soft grey clay/mud exposed a few meters away to the east which extended north into the sea (Trying to stop kids getting it all over their shoes...). Any help identifying this would be appreciated it has a quite distinctly curved tooth like shape, flaring on the inside of the curve at the wider end, have taken lots of photos to try and show the curved and slightly twisting shape.
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I found this stone at a river in Tennessee. At first I thought it was just a cool shaped stone but the more I look at it, I believe it is a bone. Can someone please help me identify whether or not it actually is a bone? If so what type bone. Thank you in advance!!
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I am not sure where it was found because it was given to but I'm sure its a tooth because it isn't a rock and it isn't wood.
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