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Hello - new here to the forum - found this on manasota beach in Florida while looking for shark teeth. Does anyone know what it is?
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The two sides of a single small chunk of limestone show two very different fossils. One side may be a Receptaculites, and the other I don't recognize. The rock was found on the surface in an area of mixed cobble, formerly an ancient riverbed, so the origin is uncertain. Most of the old limestones in the area are Devonian or Carboniferous. The stone's about 4 cm long. The area it was found was also inhabited by the Sinagua people, who abandoned the site about 700 years ago. They could have transported the stone from somewhere or traded for it? Any ideas what these fossils are?
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Newbie question - when is something a fossil?
cava.zachary posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi all, I am a bit unclear about the exact definition of a fossil. In a recent book I read (The Fossil Vertebrates of Florida), the author states: "a fossil is any indication of past life." (This seemed a bit broad to me). Then there was discussion about how fossils may or may not be permineralized, and that this process can happen quite quickly in Florida. The author indicated that bones from groups recently introduced to the continent by Europeans are not considered fossils (regardless of whether they are permineralized, I assume?). So what is the cutoff for when something is considered a fossil? -Zach ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.zacharycava.net www.biophiliagroup.com -
I’m hoping you can help me to identify my unusual find! I found what appears to be a large fossilised tooth on a beach next to cliffs at low tide. I’ve attached some pictures… I’d love to know what you think it is and how old it might be! Can you help?
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Dino Egg? Or just a rock
Scuby109 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
A seller on online has this up for sale. Does this look legit? or more just like a rock that looks like a fossil? It measures 4 inches and weighs just under 2 lbs..thumb.jpg.3763ea1dc722eb8ed99d6a2682cc936b.jpg)
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Evening (morning) everyone! New member here, so be gentle... i have no previous experience or knowledge of fossils but i was out walking the dog the other day and found this strange looking piece of stone or rock but it appears to be made up of two different materials and almost looks as if it has veins or arteries inside... Just looked a little odd, compared to every other stone. Any suggestions on what it could have been? Or is it just some rock... It was found very close to the River Dove in the Midlands (UK). N.B... It's around 2" in length and perhaps about an inch in diameter but my measurements could be off! Many thanks Chris.
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I recently purchased this item from a seller who sold it to me as being a real Dinosaur Egg Fossil. It was found several years back in the State of Tennessee in the Real Foot Lake area. Construction workers were digging into a hillside/mound and uncovered this and several others like it while moving the dirt around. It is oval/egg shaped, and measures approx. 2.5 long by right at 2 inches wide. It weighs 5.9 ounces but feels heavier somewhat than that. I have no idea as to if this is a real fossil ? or just a rock that looks like an Egg Fossil. I've taken several pictures at different angles to show it better. Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated since I'm still new at collecting these. Thanks..
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Hey All! Some more finds from a quick weekend hunt down in Monmouth NJ. Though a bit weathered I think I finally found my -more or less- complete 1st mosasaur tooth ?? Would love your input on this and other finds below! it's very worn and the enamel cracked after it dried out in the cold so will need repair. But what do you all think? Here are some other miscellaneous finds from the trip. Is top right turtle bone or something else? Not sure what the mystery bone 2nd to bottom right is either. What do you all think? Turtle?
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I found this rock near Green River Utah, east of the San Rafael Swell. Can anyone help me identify it?
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I have discovered the main draw back of Micro Matrix fossil hunting. Accidently tipping over the container you are putting your tiny finds in. Even though I have wood floors, I was unable to find the tiny perfectly preserved crab claw WITH BOTH PINCERS. I hope your night is going better than mine. Pity Party at my house.
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Hello friends, a while ago I published some photographs of my fossils and they gave me the good news that they are real. But, now I bought others, exposed them to the microscope and I would love to know your opinions (the quality of the images and videos is not the best, sorry). The specimens are very small, the fish does not measure more than 5 cm and the pygidium of the trilobite measures much less and I don't know what species they correspond to Proyecto sin título.mp4 Proyecto sin título.mp4
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Found this Bone on the Kaw River sandbar in north East Kansas. I have searched for identification with no luck. Any help will be most appreciated!
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Bats in the Butte
sseth posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
This bat is now on its way to Fossil Butte National Monument to become part of their collection. We found it this summer in our quarry. They will be preparing it over the summer and you can stop by and see it for yourself.
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Hi everyone this is Matt again. Can anyone tell me what kind of shells these are ? They are all over the fossil.
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My first attempt at prepping a fish fossil from Caithness.
James_R_V posted a topic in Fossil Preparation
I have finally finished preparing a Fossil lungfish (Dipterus valenciennesi) I found at Achanarras quarry, Caithness, and I though I would share the result. It took me about month to prep it using a dremel 290 engraver. I am pretty chuffed at how it has turned out. I managed to preserve most of the details of the fossil including fin rays.
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For my birthday a couple of weeks ago, we had gone to the museum of ancient life at thanksgiving point in Utah. Here are some of the pictures that I took. Sorry that they're a bit blurry. The Gorgosaurus in the lobby. The prep station has been up and going. I think the fossils that are being prepped are from the morrison formation. Here are some vertebrae that had been prepared. The trilobites And TFF's favorite trilobite A Ceratosaurus, the brown is real bone Close up on the skull Some Supersaurus stuff, all on loan from BYU A pelvis A dorsal vertebra And a cervical Suchomimus Some dinosaur dioramas Tyrannosaurus Pachycephalosaurus Allosaurus Thescelosaurus Part of a Triceratops skull A psittacosaurus skull A Bambiraptor skeleton A pterosaur A couple green river fossils A big phareodus A gar, diplomystus, and knightia A crocodile And a notogoneus And last but not least, the mammoth
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Hi All - Newbie here! Found these today in the rocks of an ruined traditional stone walled cottage (circa 1800's) being demolished in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. The rock looks to be local forest stone and so believed to be of the area. This find has really sparked an interest here! Any thoughts appreciated and thanks so much for your time!
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I found this in San Marcos Tx. Not sure if that was its original location.. the stones that are through out the whole thing when wet look like emeralds. Its been used as a grinding mano or plate on both sides it has a groove. Any idea of the material would be nice. The piece is about 24 " long and 10" wide and 3" thick. Thank u for any input..
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A few ribs? I found a few years back !
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Found In peace river near Arcadia camp ground 2018 . Any ID help will be greatly appreciated!
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I found this really interesting rock while cleaning my pond over the weekend. The pond is lined with round river rocks (presumably mined here in Oregon) and this one caught my eye as I was cleaning. When I looked at it a little closer, it appears to be petrified wood with some type of bore holes. Some of the bore holes are filled with what looks like agate and others have what one might imagine a dried out petrified worm might look like. I looked at it under magnification and noticed what looks like a couple of very small (<1/8") fossils. The clearest one is in the center of the first photo. One half looks like a series of radial lines (like a pill bug) and the adjacent half looks like really tiny scales or similar regular texture which isn't really visible in the photo and I couldn't get a shot through the scope. Is this actually petrified wood with bore holes and how does the agate-like material get in there and could a worm or grub get petrified? Thanks for your thoughts. Steve
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