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Hi I have a fossil I found while exploring an area near Dubbo NSW australia. I taught it was just petrified wood until I cleaned it and notice on one end has colour and looks like it could have fish fins on the side. The length is 300mm and width is at its widest point 180mm. It was just sitting on side of a dirt track and also has another part to it which I will pick up next time I'm out that way again. Any help in identifying what I have here would be much appreciated as I wouldn't have a clue other than what I think it is. Thanks
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Got a sweet slab of green river fish today but I’m not sure on what type of fish they are, I’m pretty sure ones a knightia, but could someone give me an ID on the others
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Fossil forum, This is another fossil from the Leighton Fm. I just finished recovering it from some fossiliferous rock I brought back with me. It is about 575 microns long. Any help on its id would be appreciated. Here is a picture of it:
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Fossil Fish from China - Real, Altered or Fake?
protosauropod posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
My mom purchased this fish when she was in Taiwan. She's a little suspicious that it has at very least been embellished. I've also attached the label it had. Thank you for any help!
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Fish Fossils -- fake or real?
adorres posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello, my girlfriend bought 2 fish fossiles. I am not sure if they are fake or not. [links removed] Do those look genuine to you? To mee they look kinda painted. best regards -
Looking for conodonts, I found and meticulously cleaned this object-at first I thought insect wing, but then fish scale, then plant, then, nuthin special. Thoughts again appreciated!! What say ye? (Stark shale, between Winterset and Bethany Falls, Pennsylvanian) . Bone
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Hi Everyone! I went on a one man expedition to Matoaka Cabins last weekend, picked up some wonderful finds. but a couple pieces I discovered are puzzling me. I am all but certain they are bone. And I am also confident they are fossil based on the color, texture, and density. But Id like to know if there is any further identifying that can be done outside of them being bones? I admit its likely a bit of a long shot as they are isolated specimens, but any best guesses would be appreciated. My speculations are: long one is a cetacean rib segment. Small one is fragmentary fish vert. I can provide detailed photos of other angles if requested.
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It has been a while I have posted anything on here so I thought I would share a couple of fossils I found over the past few months. The first fossil is one I found before lockdown at Achanarras quarry in Caithness. It is a complete Diplacanthus crassisimus fossil. It is species I have never found before.
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Hello, I am curious about this piece of what i think may be a jaw fragment. Found on James River in Virginia within Yorktown Formation. There appears to be one intact tooth and a portion of an adjacent tooth that has broken, leaving a cavity. Measures approx 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm. (The background grid is in centimeters) Appreciate any/all feedback. Thanks!!
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Vertebrate material of any kind is extremely rare at this locality. However, this is the most common vertebrate represented at Reedy Point. Found while sifting through micro matrix collected from an especially prolific, recently exposed spot that will soon be removed by bulldozers.
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I am very proud of this large Vinctifer Comptoni fossil from the Cretaceous of Brazil. I made a custom stand for it so that it will always stand tall.
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Hello everyone, I inherited this beautiful and big fish (90cm / 35inch) from my grandpa. Unfortunately without any information where this comes from. It looks like a lot of work and restoration has gone into it. I would be very happy if the fish got a face- Thanks in advance
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I photographed this fossil this morning, not sure what it could be. It seems fishy. though. Witteberg group Witpoort formation Late Devonian I did measure the specimen at 20mm x 20mm
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Hello! I'm asking for another person who found these fossils in southern Sweden (Kristianstad). There is sites around this region which have fossils from the cretaceous period so Im thinking it is plausible that these also are cretaceous. I've numbered each fossil to make it easier to talk about them and to id what type of fossils they are.
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Location is in Missouri The area is dated to the Pennsylvanian Formation: Iola limestone formation-) Raytown limestone Member I am certain this tooth belongs to some form of fish belonging to Eugeneodontida but I was unable to knock it down beyond that. From the area I have found various teeth from Petalodus, Deltodus, some from Orodus and a few others I however have no real id on this tooth as I plan to add it to my album as a refrence for the future if I find similar teeth like this one. Length of specimen is 16 mm
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I was going to do some more exploring of new areas (trying to find a Calvert exposure until I can get the boat in the water since everything’s closed) but I decided to go back here yet again. I made a pretty good decision I think because I found a bunch of shark teeth that are of decent size, and a killer shark and fish vertebrae. I also found a small block of Calvert formation here too, and I found a lot of it exposed on another piece of land a few weeks ago, but then turned around after seeing a bunch of “no trespassing” signs posted all up and down. Go figure. So until I find another viable area, I may just keep coming back here, particularly since it’s giving me fantastic fossils. Here’s the spoils from yesterday. Shark vertebrae from the site. Very small! Here’s the fish vert, biggest and nicest one I’ve found there. Here’s some teeth, including goblin/sand tiger, a hound tooth, and a mystery tooth that may be a posterior from the sharks listed above. Anyways. that’s about it from the site. Every time I visit I always walk away with something nice. Hopefully, I can find some good Calvert formation that’s close to DC before it gets too warm.
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Nodule #21: Small Fish Regurgitation With Scales
Samurai posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Muncie Creek Shale Phosphatic Nodules
Total length of the material was roughly 8mm and for those who wish to know, this beautiful scale is roughly 4mm and Is unidentified. other half of the nodule -
Location: Missouri Time period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Rockpile containing rocks from the Iola Limestone Formation Hello! I came across this specimen in the dirt surrounding a rockpile where I usually hunt for muncie creek phosphatic nodules and was wondering if anyone could help me get an exact ID on this specimen. I have found one tooth similar to this last year that I had assumed belong to Orodus. backside of this tooth I will note it has similarities to another tooth I have that might belong to an Orodus, those similarities being the size being almost identical with the root having the same features along with the similar overall shape. tooth by itself from several months ago.
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Hi forum ! Many thanks for accepting me and very glad to join Please help ID this fish. I have no any knowledge in fossils weight of rock 1795 gr. Length of rock 330 mm, width 109 mm, height 33mm, length of fish 287 mm ( without the possible horn with horn approx. 295 mm ) , height 82 mm. Please notice in the photo of the rock that I have poured water on it, the fish seems to have some kind of a horn in front of its head. Possible Creataceous period ? Origin: My father in merchant navy had bought it in Brazil Thanks for any answers
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Location: Missouri Time period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Muncie Creek Shale I have found fish coprolites before but I am not sure what this is as I am not an expert in coprolite identification. It is possible its something else entirely or simply nothing. https://postimg.cc/svXtnbQT https://postimg.cc/MnfgwRYR https://postimg.cc/2q4JbDMS https://postimg.cc/dZ0SxT1h
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Location: Missouri Time period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Muncie Creek Shale At first i wanted to say some sort of skull material but I am unsure as I do not see many visible bony structures and I am inexperienced in such fields Here are the image links in larger file sizes and if you are on pc you can zoom into them and see hopefully better detail https://postimg.cc/GTvr5dD6 https://postimg.cc/sMTz8nBf https://postimg.cc/cK6WNQYR
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Nodule #18: Fish Coprolite with many bone fragments
Samurai posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Muncie Creek Shale Phosphatic Nodules
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Location: Missouri Time period: Pennsylvanian Formation: Muncie Creek Shale Hello! I have opened this structure a long time ago and I always wondered what it could be since it seemed like bone. I have other small sized bony structures, most that I assume are coprolites of some sort and I would love to know what this is! Other half of concretion Images in natural file sizes: https://imgur.com/a/DsgxFCA
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From the album: Muncie Creek Shale Phosphatic Nodules
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From the album: Muncie Creek Shale Phosphatic Nodules
4.1cm Fish coprolite This particular section has a little bit of Cartilage from what I presume it had consumed millions of years ago Both sides of the Concretion/Nodule
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