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Fossils labeled as from East Bluff, California but not so sure if that’s correct
Guest posted a topic in Fossil ID
These were sold to me stating they came from the East Bluff area in Newport Beach, California. But research into fossils from that area comes up with late Pliocene material that doesn’t look anything like these. The serrated tooth is especially confusing. Any ideas?
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I found this tooth at El Capitán Beach on the coast by Santa Barbara in the mid 90’s. Any idea who lost their tooth? I’ve wondered what animal this tooth belonged to. Can anyone help me identify it?
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I don’t know much about fossils and I would like to know if these are. I’m not sure if I’m doing this right either, I apologize in advanced.
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Hello from Santa Cruz, CA with a tub full of fossils!
timlah79 posted a topic in Member Introductions
Hi everyone! I stumbled across this site while searching for "online fossil identification." I recently obtained a tub (pictured below) full of supposedly dinosaur fossils from an owner in WA state who no longer wanted them. Some are labeled, most are not or the label has fallen off. Also many of the small fossils made their way out of their labeled case over time. So in summary I have no clue what many of them are! From what I'm told, they were all collected from different areas in WA state by the owner's grandfather over the years (who's since passed away). She didn't want to spend the time trying to re-identify them nor keep storing them, so here I am now the new owner of this "prehistoric mystery tub." I would love any help from the experts on this forum to find out what they are! I'll create some posts with photos in the FossilID forum. A little about me: I'm a dinosaur nerd but not a paleontologist or fossil hunter whatsoever. I simply became enthralled by dinos as a kid when the first Jurassic Park movie came out. I'd watch that VHS religiously. Ever since then, and still now in my adult years, I'm constantly on the hunt for any dinosaur, prehistoric, and/or ancient life documentaries I can find. So I guess you could say beyond my curiosity of unraveling what fossils I actually have in this tub, I'm here to learn from the experts, check out what others have in their collection, then perhaps someday be able to contribute to this community any knowledge gained through my experience here. Looking forward to virtually meeting you all! -Tim
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These are very common at an exposure of what I believe to be the Monterey formation (Miocene) in Santa Barbara county, California. They look quite different from most pectinid fossils I've seen in southern CA. Any ideas on ID, or references I should take a look at for this area? Thanks!
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Wondering if this is a piece of bone, just a pseudo, or something else? Found in the vicinity of Santa Barbara or Ventura county in California. Thanks! IMG_5378.HEIC
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Hi everyone, I just went exploring at the beaches of Daly City and found some cool fossil sand dollars. Any idea on species? I’m not too sure the time range but I do know the Merced formation is nearby! Thanks
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Hi! I found a shark tooth on the beach, near the water, on a pile of rocks this past weekend. It was found in Ventura, CA. I have spent a lot of time researching, tried Google lens, but still not sure. Is it a great white? Mako? I do see serrated edges, very worn out, but do appear to be there. I tried to provide as many clear photos as possible. Any thoughts on what type of shark and age range? So curious. Any info would be helpful. Thank you!
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Where can I take a bunch of unknown fossils to be identified (in CA state)?
timlah79 posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hi all, Fairly new to the forum. As I posted in the welcome forum Hello from Santa Cruz, CA with a tub full of fossils!, I have a tub full of fossils that I only know which a few actually are (see my photo in that post). There are somewhere around 50 fossils that I honestly don't even know where they came from, where they were dug up, etc. I've had a lot of help from other folks to try to identify a couple of them. However, as I've learned, if I truly don't know what part of the world/country the given fossil came from, it's very difficult to find out what the fossil actually is. I still have so many more in this tub that I would like to have identified. I don't want to waste anyone else's time on this forum by posting new threads and photos when I'm asking about fossils of which I don't know the origin. So my current question is: Does anyone know of a museum, a specialist, anyone/any avenue in CA state (preferably near Santa Cruz 95062) that I could physically take all of these 50+ fossils to for identification, in the hope that if they are inspected physically that I may be able to figure out at least what some of them are? My previous specific Fossil ID posts for reference: Unidentified, possibly lower femur bone from a dinosaur? What is this tusk / horn? -
Hello I have this interesting rock that looks like a face. Kind of looks like it has a mouth and teeth.
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Could somebody please help me identify what this is, it kind of looks like an animals head to me. I found this fossil on our property in Shasta County, which is in Northern California. In one of the photos, I have it sitting next to a coaster. 6cm x 7cm Found in Shasta County in Northern California.
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Found these on a beach near Santa Barbara California the shell was sticking out of a cliff wall the other which I’m not sure if it’s bone or not I found on the beach. What type of shell? And is the other bone or just a rock. Thanks
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Found in river in Mcloud California. Posted in a what is this thing group.
BrittaneyM posted a topic in Fossil ID
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So I was recently lucky enough to very generously receive some amazing and very very rich STH micro matrix! So here’s the finds, ID help courtesy of @digit and @MarcoSr’s website. Starting off with the shark teeth - alongside the micro mix I was given a very nice C. planus tooth. So here’s that alongside the 2 C. hastalis teeth I found: Bigger other shark teeth - Negaprion, Carcharhinus: Squatina - Angel Shark: Squalus - dog shark: Cretorhinus - Basking Shark: Galeorhinus - Tope Shark: Symphyseal tope shark: Triakis sp. - Hound Shark: Heterodontus sp. - Horn Shark: Posterior: Anterior: Dermal denticles: Vertebrae and fish spines: Fish teeth: Pharyngeal fish teeth: Now onto the Ray teeth - Dasyatis and Gymnura cause I can’t tell the difference - there were SO MANY OF THESE! Easily 300+. The nuptial/male/breeding teeth from Dasyatis and Gymnura: Mustelus sp (Smooth-hound shark) and Rhinobatus sp. (Guitarfish) cause I really can’t tell the difference either: Mobula sp: And finally, the 3 Raja (Skate) teeth I found: There were a couple other finds - couple triggerfish teeth, a barracuda tooth, etc as well! I went through the matrix twice and I know I’ve missed stuff too. Im surprised I didn’t find any shark denticles, but ah well. Also not included is all the Ray mouth plates and broken shark and Ray teeth I found! Tons of stuff that I’m very happy with! If anyone wants pictures of anything in particular do let me know!
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Hi pretty sure this is fossil whale cetacean bone, found near Newport Beach California. Was looking for a second opinion. Also could I clean these pieces up with a soak in vinegar?
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I’ve found two of these in a gravel area in my front apartment area I remember buying the bags at a popular hardware store, I was told they are Echinoids, at first I thought they must have been something I collected and threw there but these are not common in my part of California. As far as I know. Any idea what species these are and where they might have originated? I’m tempted to buy another bag.
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Hi everyone, I’m Mark from Los Angeles California. I’ve been interested in fossils, rocks, and shells as far back as I can remember. Didn’t start collecting fossils until the internet, I think the first fossil I bought from online auction site was an Ammonite from Whitby England, and a few trilobites. My first real fossil trip was to Sharktooth Hill in Bakersfield CA. Since then I’ve been on a few trips here and there collecting what I can, rocks, Gastropods, bivalves etc. Hope to visit more sites across the US and maybe a trip to the Jurassic Coast in England someday would be nice. Nice to meet you all.
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Found this in Simi Valley, pretty sure it’s a fossil crab, can anyone give me some more info? Possible species etc.
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If I were to go to folsom lake to look for sedimentary, where specifically would i look?
LexonTheDragon posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I noticed that folsom lake ranges in age from jurassic , to even neoproterozoic-jurassic and that got me thinking of going there to fossil hunt since I literally live 10 minutes from there. Anywhere I should look for sediments at the lake/surrounding the lake? -
Hi All, Sorry, not looking for an I.D but I couldn’t find another discussion to add it to… We took a trip to California recently and one of my beach finds was this funny “Picasso” fossil which I thought was good for a giggle. Also visited Shark Tooth hill, but that’s another thread for sure.
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Hey guys, I grew up hunting for fossilized wood and shell fossils in Northern California. I’d like to get back into it but I don’t know where to start, hoping to learn a lot here. Thanks!
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Hi All!! My name is Curtis. I'm a retired software system architect and configuration engineer. Former geologist & geophysicist with an expertise in igneous and metamorphic petrology and remote sensing. Done some mapping and field work in the Colorado Plateau, but mostly California Coast and Transverse Ranges, southern Baja. California volcanoes were a specialty. I donated my California fossil collection to the San Diego Natural History Museum back in 2012, but I'm interested in collecting again, focusing mostly on cephalopods.
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Collected this myself amongst pipefish fossils and not sure what it is. Positive and negative shown in photo
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What are the fossil hunting laws at Capitola Beach in California?
DardS8Br posted a topic in Questions & Answers
What are the laws around collecting fossils in Capitola Beach, or really any beach in general in California? I want to go fossil hunting but I want to know what’s legal or what isn’t beforehand.
