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Dear Colleagues please help me figure it out. looks like a flint arrowhead. but no wonder, there are a large number of them. but it is interesting because there is inclusion inside .. personally, I clearly see the spine, head, gills, eye, and .. scales (. in the center of the fish, in the head and in the abdomen). but this is unrealistic, because animal organic matter is impossible in silicon rock. how to explain it? And is it even a fish? Thanks.
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Disarticulated GRF fish. Not sure what species. Has these armor plates on back with teeth on them. Any ideas? Prepping it, got skull exposed.
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Hello, I recently acquired some fossils at a mineral show. I already tried to identify them, but I am not 100% sure, especially since I am not sure about the authenticity in some cases. It would be great if you could help me further! 1. In the of the ammonite at least one spine on the right side is not real, but I am not sure if it is a real restored fossil or a complete fake. I also don't know the age or locality. 2. The fish fossil is apparently from Wyoming and 250 million years old. But since it looks relatively "modern" I suspect that I misunderstood what was said and that it is supposed to be 52 million years old. If this is the case I suspect it could be either Knightia or Gosiutichthys from the Green River Formation. I am also not sure if parts of it were painted. 3. The tooth was sold as a spinosaurid tooth from Morocco. If that is the case then it has to be of a juvenile, but I can't rule out that it really is the tooth of a plesiosaur or an ornithocheirid pterosaur. The tip broke of during transportation, so I had to glue it back on. 4. The trilobite is also supposed to come from Morocco and was said to be approximately 350 million years old. I suspect it to belong to the genus Phacops or a close relative.
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On Nov 2nd, I posted this fish tooth for identification ( Onychodus sigmoides). Since then a few other "fishy" pieces have been uncovered. Does anything ring a bell with you concerning these two unknowns. 1. This broken specimen is 2.2 cm in length. 2. This is 3.9cm long
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Hi, Can anyone help id this fish? No provenance or identification info whatsoever. The slab measures a little under 15 cm long.
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In earlier times I loved the smaller fossils. I moved some times, so it´s better to pack not too much... My collection of fossil fishes was small, maximum size 50 cm (and a little more), but never above 1 Meter I love to show our biggest fish here, Cladocyclus with approx. 135 cm big one... Show your biggest fish (when you are not too shocked, sorry for this start...), love to see other giants
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Picked this up a while ago. Finally prepping. Slow going as it's in some very hard sediment. Saw some teeth pop out today.
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This was a topic of discussion a few times in other threads. I had a small split layer fish I could sacrifice so I gave it a shot with iron powder at low psi. Seems to have worked well. I initially started around 8-10 psi but this was too high. Seems to work well around 5-7 psi. For the harder 18" stuff 30-40 works well. Cheers
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Hello, I have found a Fossil that I cannot ID. The fossil looks like an eyeball in its socket. There are fine strands around the ball, looking like they are holding the ball in place. Can anyone help me ID this? Thanks Dave
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Pieces that came from area of Pierre shale SD. Tail is 8in. Unknown corn cob looking piece is 4in. 2 small pieces look to be ribs and organic material. All not cleaned. Rest of fish looks to be in the ground but hard to get. What fish might it be and what parts are they? Thanks.
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Hello! I've been eyeing this fossil for a little while now, and I'm itching to purchase it. The seller has identified this fossil as a pair of Jianghanichthys, from Liaoning, China. The seller also says that they're from the Eocene. I'm thinking these are misidentified- those spiny fin rays being the most notably "off" feature of this fossil. The one on the right may actually be Jianghanichthys, but really without knowing exactly where these were found and when, I've got no idea! This is a wild guess, but Serranus maybe? Thank you all in advance!
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Here are a few photos of my entire collection spread out in my living room between 3 seperate tables and separated by groups; Table #1 Crocodilians, Theropod Dinosaurs, Marine Mammals and Marine Reptiles. Table #2 77 Different Shark Teeth Species. Table #3 Amphibians and Reptiles, Miscellaneous Fossils and Fish.
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Strangely "Cooked" Bones From Carboniferous Lagerstätte Finally Explained (Ireland)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Strangely Cooked Bones From 300 Millions Years Ago Can Finally Be Explained Michelle Starr, Nature, Science Alert, December 13, 2022 Ancient amphibians had their bones cooked, Trinity College Dublin The open access paper is: Gogáin, A.Ó., O'Sullivan, G., Clements, T., Hoare, B.C., Murray, J. and Wyse Jackson, P.N., 2022. Metamorphism as the cause of bone alteration in the Jarrow assemblage (Langsettian, Pennsylvanian) of Ireland. Palaeontology, 65(6), p.e12628. Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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I was sifting through my old finds in Big Brook and there was this curved item that was about an inch long. I have 3 pictures attached. Big Brook is known for marine type fossils. Not sure if its even identifiable but it is porous. Any idea what it could be?
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saw this online, ive seen brannerions online but this one seems different, maybe araripelepidotes? scales seem to match
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Found this articulated in SD Pierre shale and wondering what fish species it might be? Most isn't clean but i did rough clean on one. Thanks
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I am no expert in fossil hunting, its just a hobby but while I was in Big Brook, New Jersey (a stream where many people go to find shark teeth and such), I was downstream and after sifting through my pan I came across this fossil. At the time I didnt even know it was a fossil i just thought it was a cool looking rock (im 17 btw). Now looking back at it I feel like it is a fish head, but I have no idea honestly. Could somebody tell me if this is a random rock or a fish head? I can attach several images of it down here. Thanks!
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here is a poor quality photo of a fish offered to a friend by her neighbor; it has no indication of provenance, age, .... If someone have an idea for Id, thank you, and otherwise I will easily understand given the quality of the fossil and the photo. size of the fossil, about 6-7cm, probably limestone, not a nodule.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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Hi everyone. My family and I have dug and collected fossils for many decades in Texas, along with native artifacts and gems and minerals, in creeks, around lakes and on private ranches. A local paleontologist got me interested 4 decades ago and the passion is still there. I’ll be sharing some family fossil finds. Thanks y’all. KJ
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I found these 2 fossil fish in a flea market, and as often in these conditions there was no indication of provenance and identification. please help me if you recognize these specimens. thanks
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Real skull or replica?
Microraptorfan posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
A supposed fossil seen on a website, based on my research its probably based off of or is a specimen of the genus Platycephalichthys Thoughts on if its a replica or real? -
From the album: Chondrichthyan Teeth From The Pennsylvanian Period
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Bit of a long shot this one, but here goes… My daughter has recently been given a small collection by a colleague of her mother who heard she was interested in fossils. The previous owner had clearly done a bit of collecting around Lyme Regis and also bought a few pieces. There’s a few Moroccan pieces (low grade trilo, some Mosasaur tooth crowns), an insect in amber and some Madagascan stuff. By far the most interesting piece though is this fish; it has no label and I have no idea where in the world it could have come from. Can anyone shed any light on possible provenance or even identify the species? Many thanks for looking
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
