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Hi!! As wide as the internet is, I've found quite a lot of sites where, apparently, dinosaur fossils are sold. I've found a particular site in which there are Deltadromeus Agilis teeth. My question is: ¿Is this, you know, real? ¿Is it a fake? At least, it looks real on the image. Thanks to anyone who answers this post!
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to remove dirt from dinosaur bones?
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I am always happy to find any fossil, but finding some colorful ones is always a special treat. I don't live in Canada with amazing Ammolite Ammonites, but I have collected some pretty cool colorful things myself. What are your most colorful fossils? Show me! A Rainbow of Ram's Horns -Illymatogyra arietina - Texas Cretaceous Colorful Crinoids - Texas Pennsylvanian Some more Illymatogyras that are just colorful in and of themselves: Ammonite from England: Ammonite from North Sulfur River, TX
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Hello everyone, newbie here, and thank you for helping me figure out what I found. All those were found in a pile of mixed gravel/sand/sea shelves in Raleigh, NC but it was imported, I believe from the Aurora, NC mine several years ago. Anyway, I was lucky enough to find several items including bones and dozens of shark teeth but I am not familiar with a few of my findings. Hopefully you guys can help, Thanks again!!!
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Exciting news! Looks like I'm going back to Kemmerer Wyoming with my whole family! We're all doing a special trip there. I'm going to get in some fossil digging at the Green River formation, courtesy of fishdig.com. I've been there once before, last time I went there, I discovered a large Phareodus Testis. Also, my brothers two friends from Japan are coming to join us for this trip. I'm certain this will be Unforgettable to them. The date is to be announced. Probably end of July, early August.
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Hey all, Recently came across a few interesting looking rocks/possible fossils while on a hike in New Paltz. Can anyone help me identify? -RGellerVel
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I appreciate this forum and it's contributors. I'm not an intentional fossil hunter but a passive rock collector seeking specimens for my gardens. I currently live in NE Kansas where Pennsylvania limestone is abundant. A recent acquisition piqued my curiosity and since discovering this forum realize I have a few past local and travel finds I would like to inquire about. What a fantastic and fascinating community this is !
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Newbie from western New York here. Just started collecting last fall while searching for beach glass along the Lake Erie shoreline, but have found countless fossils since. Am amazed that something so wonderful could be preserved so beautifully for so long!!! Look forward to meeting new people, learning about my finds, interacting with the community. Going to try to put my first find as my profile pic. The one that started it all!
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We are new to rock collecting near Lake Huron. Curious what fossil specimens we should be on the lookout for. Recently found these ancient ? Horse teeth? Bison? we have been told a horse trail used to go through our property .. even horse races. cheers.
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I really only want to keep one of these, probably either the bottom left or the right fern. Not to concerned about the others.
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Fossil exogyra oyster shells for trade
FossilizedJello posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hi, I live very close to big brook, NJ and have collecting many beautiful specimens of the oysters there. The oysters there are very unique, as they are some of the best and biggest of the species you can find in the world. I have many various specimens. Ill take any request for size, look, style as they all look different. Perhaps some like a more wavy pattern or separated pattern or a bubbly pattern. Im interested in anything you have to offer! I attached various pics to see. Although I have many and some even better.
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Hi I found these bits at Herne Bay in Kent. Can anyone ID the two dark pieces? They are about 3cm each in length. one of them looks like reptilian skin or I thought maybe part of a turtle paddle? Would really appreciate any thoughts.
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I have many items that need identifying but will only post three. Note: The left side of the ruler is in inches in all pics. The first item I assumed was petrified wood, but have been told it may be something completely different. This was found in the San Gabriel Riverbed, above Azusa, Ca. The second item appearing to be bone was found on the shoreline of Lake Mohave, on the Nevada side, between Searchlight and Laughlin. This lake is formed by the Colorado River. The third item appearing to be bone was found near the second. Wood, Bone, Rock...Any ideas? Any info is very welcome.
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Hello everyone, I figured I'd introduce myself now that I've finally made an account after years of reading this forum to hear about everyone's fossil finding adventures, learn about and help identify fossils that I've found, and get tips for planning my past (and future) fossil hunting trips. I've been interested in fossils ever since I was a kid, but didn't start to actively look for and collect fossils until just a few years ago. A big catalyst for my current fossil finding obsession is due to my current job which involves hiking miles through southern California creeks for surveys (and noticing the various fossils that the creeks expose). I'll probably be posting some of my more interesting creek finds soon!
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Hello all! Figured id introduce myself. I'v always been interested in fossils since i was a kid. The interest is still there and i am really eager to get out there. Im located in Mass. Im looking to learn more about fossils and where i can find them. Id like to take my kids on some fossil hunting adventures.
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This next fossil is long and thin, with lots of detail on each side. It has a slight bend and distinct marks on one end that made me think it might be a tooth of some kind, but maybe not from something in the ocean/sea. Any thoughts?
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I'm starting to get into mechanical prep seeing as with the quarantine I have extra time on my hand. My equipment arrived before my projects did so I've been practicing on this invert I had on hand. I believe this is a gastropod? Or is it a bivalve? I can never keep them straight in my head. Anyways, I forgot to take a before picture so I apologize for this awful photo as it was the only one I had: And this is it currently: Obviously not done yet, needs some more work and then some serious clean up to make it look nice but I'm thinking to put it aside for a while. The matrix is very annoying. There is less than a millimeter of rock covering the left side but as I learned the hard way on a small section, haste leads to immediate damage of the fossil. Prying upwards is great for chipping the rock away quickly but wants to take the fossil with it I'll finish it eventually but it will be slow, slow going. On a more exciting note one of my real projects arrived today. Here in a bit I'll draw up and post a plan of attack and tomorrow I'll probably get a start on it. My hope is that with this thread I can get your guys' opinions and advice to help prevent me from adding another cautionary tale on the bungled extractions thread
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Hi everyone, Wanting to get out and explore. Looking for people or groups to go on field trips and learn about fossils. Looking forward to hearing from you. mark
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From the album: Misc. Cenozoic Specimens
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From the album: Misc. Cenozoic Specimens
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Hi all, I haven't been on the forum recently, which is a terrible shame, but I will make much more of an effort to be online in the future! I am currently sketching out a small project that, in part, addresses why people collect fossils. At this point I am mostly interested in very brief, oral-history style vignettes on what kinds of fossils you collect, your self-assessment of you collect them, and your knowledge of and experience with fake fossils. If anyone is interested I would love to hear from you!
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I hope its okay for me to ask for a few IDs before buying fossils. Here they are. With the lot with a lot, I see the nautilus shell is a cool buy and adds value to the lot. But I am unsure if the rest are cool fossils, or just some modern day horns and bones. To me it looks alot of modern stuff. Thanks for the help guys. Lately, just been buying some collection pieces while im stuck in quarantine :).
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Some fossils have finally made it into the living room.
Ludwigia posted a topic in Member Collections
Not too long ago I purchased a very nice Campanile giganteum gastropod, something I had been wanting for a long time, and shortly thereafter I also acquired an Encrinus liliformiis crinoid, also a long-held wish from me. My loving wife liked these so much that she suggested herself that I place them in a prominent place in the living room. Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with this new development, not only because of the fact that I was starting to run out of space for new acquirements in my display room. Since there was also an extra shelf underneath the place next to the TV we had chosen for these fossils, she even came up with the suggestion that I could put a few more on it. So without further ado I went about selecting some of my favorites which I thought to be passing for the ensemble. I found none of these myself, although they are either gifts or acquirements from friends and colleagues who gave them to me in raw condition for preparation. They are from left to right: Procerites hodsoni, Scyphocrinus elegans, Stephanoceras humphriesianum, Cockerellites liops, and Coroniceras rotiforme.
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Sorry dont know location or anything Is the big thing even a fossil???? Is the second possibly a partial hadrosaur tooth? Thanks again.
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