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Here are some rare teeth and bones from Cave Bear found in Southeastern Serbia,and also some Cave Hyena teeth and one possible canine root from a Brown Bear(not sure).
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Hello everyone! Thanks for letting me join. Once a year I get to spend a couple of weeks at Myrtle Beach, and I spend half my time looking for fossils in the sand. There is something just so wonderful about holding evidence of our planet's prehistoric past. I've gotten pretty good at identifying various shark's teeth, sting ray barbs, bone fragments, coral types and such. But lately I've been trying to branch out and investigate other shiny black pieces that I've spent years passing up because I had no idea what they were. I'm hoping the expertise on this site will help me put a name to some of the new things I'm finding. Have a wonderful new year! Paula
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I finally picked up the display cabinets from my sister's place. The last of my parents legacy for me. I barely had enough room to pack these into my tiny place. My bedroom is piled high so as to make my living room more displayable. Now I have the tedious job of filling them. The larger will be strictly for the ammos. Corner one is for other niceties. My ammo cabinet, waiting on my having some time to fill. Corner unit...a work in progress. I will repost when cabinets are filled.
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I was just wondering what the species for the trilobites are but I’m not sure what the 3rd thing is as it looks like an ammonoid or nautiloids from most angles but it doesn’t have an aphycyus it has an operculum so is it a devils tonail thanks
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A daylong venture into the back canyons of the Sacramento Mountains to look for minerals and fossils. From the trailhead & back was just under 9 miles and lots of rock scrambling through Ordovician-Pennsylvanian formations. A dryfall requiring a climb around Overhang with rippled sandstone floor having iron concretions A view back down hill partway to summit Horn corals Maybe coral?
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I just wanted to know what feilds I can work in in the future. I love picking up rocks and fossils, Is there some kind of mix between paleontology and geology? Could I make a living on this kind of job? I am hoping to study in austrailia some day.
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I didn’t have much time to look around this museum as I had a flight to catch at 1 but I Tried my best to look around and photograph the geological exhibits taking in mind that the museum also has a great collection of animals and aboriginal artefacts that I couldn’t take photos of ,, enjoy (:
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Rockaway Beach, actually within New York City, finally yielded its first vertebrate fossils to me today: a small, beat up, weathered chunk of whale bone, and this wonderful, large bony fish vertebra. It only took 11 years of collecting... Happy New Year all and may 2019 be full of treasures from the deep past!
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Hey everyone, I have a few questions... What are the best sites or formations to dig for dinosaur fossils? Which of them are free to the public (open to anyone to dig)? And how do you get a license or permit (if needed) to dig? It would be really awesome for some replies for this topic. Thanks!
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Hello, recently I have been quite inactive on the forums, it’s just that I haven’t quite had time and I was having some family affairs. But I’d like to share some photos of some fossils I recently acquired that were found in China. First off I’d like to start off with a Pterosaur tooth from Liaoning which I got, it is 1 and a half of a cm in length, a really cool specimen and something I don’t see too often.
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I am itching to find my first ammonite. The problem is I dont know where to look. I know they are found in southern alberta but here is my question. Can ammonites be found anywhere in alberta? Also I live on a very large lake in northern alberta, is it worth my time to look around my lake for ammonites? I dont want to bother if it's not possible to find any. Also any advice on ammonite hunting would be much appreciated.
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I found this when I was a kid. I have no clue what it is. Could be just a weird rock I guess. It looks to me like it could be some sort of a shell maybe? Any ideas? I will post a couple photos in the comments since I can only upload one photo at a time.
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Hi everyone I have a shell fossil that I would like identified if possible. I believe this is some sort of bivalve but I cant figure out what species. When I Google it in get so many different kinds. This one is cool because it has a bit of blue on the shell. I found it in alberta while walking along the red deer river.
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Hi everyone, Just wanted to give a quick introduction before I jump into things. I live in Alberta Canada. Been rock collecting and fossil hunting all my life. I have found lots of fossils however nothing super awesome. I cant wait to talk to the members as I have lots to learn and hopefully I can share what I know as well.
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Hello, Anyone knows where I can buy riker mounts to fossil display in Europe... I want to avoid problems with customs and a european site or seller will be perfect. Thanks
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Just wanted to share some recent finds. and I would like someone to check out the picture that looks like trilobite ?
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Does anybody know places to hunt near these places: (porcupine ridge, daylesford, australia)(Melbourne). Thanks (:
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Sarasota/Venice/Tampa area fossil hunting locations
SharkWhisperer posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello fellow fossil hunters and merry Xmas! I am a fossil hunter in northeast Florida and here am town until Thursday this week and would love to do some hunting and meet some hunters in the area. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. I have heard that the construction sites in the Venice and Parrish area have been quite rewarding. And any time you all are in the jacksonville area please feel free to hit me up for some hunting on my turf! I found this meg 2 weeks ago (my first meg!!!)
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Does anyone know any good places near Port Stephens in Australia
Notidanodon posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi guys. I was just wondering if anyone knows any good places near Port Stephens to hunt for fossils thanks. -
Greetings from Texas, where I've made tracks all over the state this year while chasing the thrill of discovery. I bias my paleo time toward field excursions and prep, less toward reporting, so I'll roll out some of my favorite finds for the year in one thread. But first, the legalese. Good sites are getting hard to find, and harder to hang onto, so I try to play my cards close to the vest in that regard, at least the ones I might care to return to at some point after sufficient weathering has occurred. In that spirit, this thread is about fossils and not their source. But do not be alarmed, when it is time for my stewardship to end and pass things into other hands for perpetuity, full provenance will make its way to recipient institutions. In line with the Law of Superposition, let's start with the older stuff first and work our way up the strat column.
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It’s looking like If I want fossils in Florida while I’m there for Christmas I will most likely have to go unguided. Since I’ve seen some great stuff come out of the Santa Fe and it’s relatively close to where I’ll be I’d like to try my luck. Is this something that’s feasible for 2 people without a boat on foot? Is the river walkable in areas? What are water levels like in the winter? Are there access points I should aim for? Are there many feeder creeks and should I try to access these? What type of gear would be recommended? My wife and I will have floating sifters with 1/4 inch mesh and waders. All advice/opinions welcome. thanks!
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Here are some shark teeth I have found over the years! I just thought I would share. I enjoy seeing what others have found! Enjoy!
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Hi, I'm visiting my niece who just had a baby, in campbellsville KY. I noticed there are a lot of very ancient fossils in Kentucky. Does anyone have any sites or road cuts to explore? Thanks alot, this is my first post. Stuart
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Are any of those mammoth "fossils" around actually fossils? Wouldn't they still be natural bone? I know that the remains found in colder northern area, the remains are still original dead tissue, because they're regularly found with soft tissue and hair, but they're found other places too, along with all other animals from the more recent periods, where freezing isn't a factor, but Is there even enough time for fossilization to occur for those animals? Is there a general point in, or period of time, after which it's just not old enough for fossilization to occur? I know any such point, or period, would vary depending on the regions environmental conditions, but I would imagine there are places where there is such a point before which geologically, remains are fossilized, and after which remains are still actual bone.
