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Can anyone help me to determine the fossils on the pictures? They are all found were bone fragments from Pleistocene and/or Holocene material has been found. Could the teeth belong to Bos primigenius (Bojanus, 1827)? I think they belong to the above mentioned art. I also found some horse teeth at some locations. The brownish coloured teeth are from Zeeland. The black teeth are from Limburg (found in water/creeks). They are black and/or brown and fossil (not recent material judging by the colour and erosion).
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My yearly trip to Florida to visit family and friends was just what I needed. Luckily during our visit, we missed Minnesota's most serious cold snap of the year. As always, I get over to the Peace River area and had a great time with @Shellseeker. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit @jcbshark as he is in the process of moving but missed seeing him anyways. Jack and I were very successful, after a LONG hike, at finding a secluded spot to sift on a tributary of the Peace River and it gave up some nice treasures. My free time was also spent looking for fossils in and around Sarasota/Bradenton developments. It also was productive. Finally, we spent quite a bit of time at Caspersen Beach. While my wife sunned herself and read a book, I looked for shark teeth. Usually, I present my trip in a few posts. This year, it will be a random mix of fossils in no particular order. Hope you enjoy the pictures. I have to start a picture show of Florida with palm trees!!! Caspersen Beach at sunset: Tortoises roam the sand of Caspersen beach. Similar to looking at ant mounts out west for fossils, look at piles of sand excavated by the tortoises at Caspersen Beach Snowy Egret. A favorite bird of Florida for me. Somehow the picture is not coming through clearly.
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Yesterday: fossil hunting with my girlfriend in Limburg. Many Cretaceous limestones and good fossil specimens! Including a really big and complete Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck, 1806). My second biggest Pycnodonte. Many belemnites (including a real cool black one!), two pieces (including a big one) from the same genus (Pycnodonte) and one sea urchin Echinocorys sp. or Echinocorys scutata (Leske, 1778). Also one recent cow/bovid tooth and a piece of vase. The two photo's on the right are from another (earlier) trip (fossils are on the ground in a field. Finds: one sea urchin Cardiaster granuloses (Goldfuss, 1829) and one belemnite (many more belemnites were found). Genus Belemnitella or Belemnella (Pachybelemnella) sp.)
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Brachiopods orthoceras crinoids all found right here in Hendersonville TN Sumner county just north of Nashville. Love to fossil hunt and see what I can find while imagining worlds of the past.
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Hi guys, this are some some didattics reproductions from my collection
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I've started my journey into finding places to hunt along the KAW. With advice from people here and some research on my own, this week I've done some "test pits" where I'd take an hour or less before work testing out via walking around a site and see what I can find, to see if it's worth returning to. And so far I've had great success. I've found multiple pieces of bone, teeth, shell and marine animals (Fusulinids, crinoids, bryozoans, etc). I made a longer visit to the best site I've found yet and recovered more pieces. It's all been just surface searching, with only minor digging in for partially exposed pieces. I've still got to take more photos, but I wanted to share some of my recovered pieces thus so far. I've not yet identified the animals to what I believe to be pieces belong to, but they're still exciting for me. Long curved tooth is some rodent, probably muskrat. I've been trying to identify what kind of turtle the fragment belongs to. The rib and vertebrae, I'm unsure what the animal is from the fragments. Looks like some large mammal tooth or horn fragment. I've been pretty excited about the large amount of biodiversity I've uncovered in the small areas I've visited. I'm looking forward to more trips into the field.
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Hello all, I'm Stewart from Sydney. I've always found fossils interesting but even more so since finding one myself. Thanks for having me and I'll try to help out where i can but my knowledge is limited in this area but I'm learning
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My fossilized bivalves seem to be turning gold in some areas, and some parts have chipped off . Is this "pyrite disease"? Is it due to being on wooden shelving? I wouldn't say my climate is particularly humid. My great uncle gave these five to me when I was seven, so they are special and I would like to save them None of my other fossils or minerals are exhibiting these signs?
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Hello! Help, please, to identify fossil. Height - slightly less than 1,5 mm. Age - mot probably Middle Miocene. Location - Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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Taiwan's largest museum devoted only to fossils is located at the southern part of the island, near the city of Tainan at the Zuojhen Fossil Park. Most travelers will start their journey in the capital city of Taipei, but Tainan is only a <2 hour bullet train ride away (the bullet train, or high speed rail, is a destination in of itself- a marvel of speed, comfort and efficiency) and a visit to the Zuojhen Fossil Park is highly recommended. For western audiences, fossil park may be a bit misleading. Its not a park as in playgrounds and grassy fields, more like an industrial park, or complex. In this case, the complex includes the museum, natural history education hall, and a local elementary school. The museum showcases fossils from the mid-Pleistocene Chiting Formation, which are abundant in the Cailiao River Basin. Students from the elementary school would find fossils, and bring them to their teachers. which became the nucleus for the collection and is why the elementary school is included in the complex. The new complex was opened in May of 2019. As of late 2019, admission to the museum is about $3.30. Entrance to the museum: Main entrance area with Formosan Sitka deer in the air: Overlooking courtyard to the elementary school where you may catch a unicycle(!) routine: The first building appears to house the rotating exhibits. At the time of visit, it seemed to be an exhibit on mammoths and Tyrannosaurs. and extinctions:
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Hi all, I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but here it goes. My Member collection post. I’ll be posting mainly Vertebrates, because I don’t have many invertebrate fossils. First up is just my main display table. It’s consists of mostly Pleistocene mammal teeth, but there are some Miocene fossils mixed in. Besides for a string of articulated shark vertebrae, a large meg my dad found, and a calcite clam, these are all either carnivorous mammal/Proboscidean fossils. Enjoy!
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Hi guys! I am looking for new areas to hunt for rocks and fossils around the KC area. I have been to the Blue river, Kansas river, Cedar creek, Tuttle creek, Perry Lake, Mill creek, and abandoned quarry areas. Anyone have any general locations of where I can find some stuff? I am an avid hunter for all sorts of fossils and rocks (rockhounding is my favorite past time)! I've had the most luck at the Kansas river and Perry lake. Some of my finds include cow skulls, cone coral, shells, agates, vertebrae, and a bunch of druzy quartz geodes and chalcedony. I have included pics of some of my finds - the petrified wood was sanded down and polished up to 3000 grit. Any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated!!!!! Much love KC!
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Hello all, Some photo's of my recent fossil hunting trips in the Netherlands (Limburg). All fossils are 73-66 and/or 73-69 million years old (late late Campanian, early Maastrichtien). Mainly belemnites (belemnitella and belemnella sp.), 3 sea urchin genus Echinocorys sp. (my girlfriends top find), one horse tooth (Equus sp.) a pipe and a bone (don't know species). Also on the first photo one trace fossil (ghost shrimp/crab) and one belemnite with holes. Kind regards, Fossilsforever
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During 2018 and 2020 some rare and spectacular Ammonites had been stored out of the University of Bremen. This was to renew the exhibition. when the exhibition was rebuilt, the fossils were no longer there. If anyone see on of this ammonites: please contact me (f.raquet@aol.de) or Prof. Lehmann from the University (jens.lehmann@uni-bremen.de). The main aim is to get them back. Be sure that any note or hint about them will be treated confidentially. You can see the exhibition at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq0vEppbDHU&t=37s there between minute 1.38 - 1.45 As I cannot add pdf, please contact me or Jens about the official note to give it around. Perhaps there will be given a reward when the University gets it back. thanks for your support. Please, share it! Ask around, share it in all platforms all over the world. It is a dire situation the fossils are stolen from a museum or in general. Lets do everything to stop this! thanks Frank The ammonites are huge (between 40 - 60 cm / around 15 - 25 ") and heavy. Please find attached pictures of them and the official note about it thanks, Frank
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This Is my first post. I am a amateur hunter from south Louisiana. I have had a lot of trouble finding fossils. I have found one chrinoid in a creek, but aside from coral,nothing has been found.I have found that the two prominent spots from the days of past have been covered long ago. I also realize I in a area with not a lot of potential for ground or creek fossils. I have done one trip, and found plenty there, but that was a long drive to Texas. I have even emailed people such as LSU and Alabama professors and geologists from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Help please!
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I found these in Graham county Arizona. Any identification help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I'm looking to go fossil hunting or shark tooth hunting with a friend coming down from NY March 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. My plan was to go to Casperson Beach, Nokomis Beach (Casey Key) and Big stump Pass state park beach because I've had luck finding small shark teeth there. I wonder if we could manage to do something on the Peace River without a guide though! Or do you recommend a guide? I've always wanted to go there but never knew how or where to start. I do have the floating metal skimming tool, some shovels and beach shell scoopers already. Any ideas appreciated! Cassidy
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Hello all, One of the many drawings/art works of me. Black pencil and edited with pc. This artwork comes perhaps in a book that will be published in July/August 2021. The Cretaceous sea (Kreidemeer) of Europe (late late Campanian and/or early Maastrichtian, 73-69/73-68 mya). Kind regards and happy fossil hunting! Ruben
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Hello! Is it Nummulite? Age - cretaceous-paleogene. Max. size: 5 mm. Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance!
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A friend of mine has just shared this link with me - I especially like "every day I'm shovelin'" I hope you like it, too...
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Hello. I'm new to this forum and new to fossils in general. I live only minutes away from Mazon Creek in illinois. More specifically, I live minutes (less than 10) from Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife. I have been wanting to go fossil hunting for a long time. I plan on going soon when the "season" opens up. I've had a growing interest for a long time but I want to bring my 4 year old daughter as well, hoping she will find an interest. I'm mostly here to learn from the experienced and read as much useful information as possible. Hopefully, in the not-so-distant future I will be posting pictures of our finds. -Nick
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Belemnitella americana (Morton, 1830) and European belemnitellids
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Hello all, I am a new member and really interested in belemnites (prehistoric 'squid'). In the United States of America, belemnites (Belemnitida) can be collected at specific locations. I know that around Delaware (Canal) and New Jersey (Big Brook area) the belemnitellid Belemnitella americana (Morton, 1830) occurs. I am interested if anyone has some photo's of that american belemnite species. The Navesink formation and other Cretaceous layers are around 70-66 million years old. Is this correct? I have read that New Jersey was under water during the late Cretaceous (shallow sea). How deep was the water that surrounded New Jersey? (Big Brook area)? In the Netherlands, belemnites can be collected in South-Limburg around Maastricht and Gulpen (late Campanien and Maastrichtien). The Netherlands were under water (whole), Limburg was covered by a (shallow) sea. The belemnites in Limburg are around 73-66 million years old (some Belemnitella and Belemnella specimens are around 68-69 million years old). Only with very specific methods is it possible to determine the exact age. I have added a picture of belemnites that I collected in Limburg. They are of late Campanian, earliest or early Maastrichtien age. The species are Belemnitella cf. minor II (Christensen, 1995) or Belemnitella junior (Nowak, 1913). Belemnella (Pachybelemnella) obtusa (Schulz, 1979) can also be found but they have a somewhat different form and based on the literature many belemnites belong to minor II or junior. Belemnitella cf. minor II (Christensen, 1995) are quite stout and can be big (around 9.5-9.6 cm for the example(s) in the image). I know that complex methods are available to determine belemnite species (Schatzky distance, etc.) but sometimes, it is possible to identify belemnites from 'the outside'. Does anyone know why only Belemnitella americana (Morton, 1830) occurs in the above mentioned locations? Why are there no representatives of Belemnella? I find it interesting because in Europe during the Cretaceous there were two genus that lived in the (shallow) Cretaceous sea: Belemnitella and Belemnella. Kind regards, Ruben
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I found this specimen along with some other fossils during a fossil hunt. This vertebra is very peculiar and unique, due to its small size, and it’s composition. It is completely permineralized by hematite, making it feel much heavier than the average rock. It almost feels like a chunk of metal. Probably belongs to one of the endemic hadrosaur species of the Cerro del Pueblo Formation, such as Velafrons coahuilensis, or Latirhinus uitstlani.
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I was browsing some of our favorite websites and I noticed a whole bunch of fossil fakes. Below are some fossil fabrications to be on the lookout for. While authentic looking, something bugged me when I saw this Carcharodontosaurid tooth. The overall shape near the tip is off. It is slightly too recurved and pointed. Upon closer examination, I noticed this tooth is a composite of multiple teeth. The glued section is the exact right color to match both the top and bottom tooth. It is scary how good some of the fakes are. Here is another Carcharodontosaurid tooth. This one has a really long fake root. A spino tooth with a similarly fabricated root.
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