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where can i find fossils in tennesee (preferably near gatlinburg)
MRfossilMISTER posted a topic in Questions & Answers
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Hey guys, today (Sept, 8) was my birthday, and my parents, knowing I'm a fossil fanatic gave me some for my birthday. Heres what I got: Croc Tooth I will get better pics of the shrimp and croc tooth tomorrow, it's too late at night right now.
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Hey guys! Just a few things I found on Folly, i’m not too knowledgeable. Think I got a puffer fish & stingray mouth/dental plate. If anyone can ID and give an approximate age of what’s in the pic, that’d be cool. Pic attached.
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These labmade fossils could reveal how dinosaurs really looked
Paciphacops posted a topic in Fossil News
These labmade fossils could reveal how dinosaurs really looked.... or flood the market with even more fake fossils http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/these-labmade-fossils-could-reveal-how-dinosaurs-really-looked -
Testudines, Teeth and Bone Fragments, Peace River, Hardee Co., FL
alej9582 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Here are some photos of today's trip to the Peace. Will post individuals on ID for help if you guys get some times and have some advise you are welcomed! They are still wet so more clarity on individuals will post later.
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Hi, Here i am in sunny, mostly, Bournemouth UK. I hate to say it but I am doing the tourist thing this week. Please somebody save me and take me Barton. . Just round the Corner from the hotel there is a small museum packed with fossils and some minerals on the lower floor. Here is the url http://bnss.org.uk. Wonderful volunteer showed me the collections and besides what is in the cabinets there are drawers filled to the brim. As it is a charity and only open to the public on Tuesday's, more often over the holidays, donations are very welcome. I have photos to share but need to get home first to download. Loads of Barton stuff. They have other galleries such as Archaeology, Egyptology, real mummy in a sarcophagus. Stuffed animals etc. Watch this space.
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I am new to the forum from Florida. I have done some fossil hunting over the years. I have been getting more active doing as of lately. Also have done quite a bit of cave exploration domestically and abroad. I currently have active projects in Mexico, Colombia, and here in the US exploring and surveying virgin cave. But anyways look forward to doing more fossil hunting and learning more about it.
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Hello Everyone, My name is Alan, Recently I purchased several acres in northern Arizona and on my land I have been finding several interesting rocks, and fossils. I have always been interested in paleontology and geology but I have no formal education on it. That in mind I will be posting photos of different rocks and fossils I find on my land and any suggestions or ideas of what they maybe are greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone. Alan
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Hi, I’m new and from Canada. Just recently found some love for fossils, pretty excited to learn a little bit more about them.
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I am so excited to have finally joined!! I have been a voyer for some time.. Reading, watching and viewing all the forums!! I live in Florida and my favorite area is Rattlesnake creek! Looking forward to exploring the other creeks as well!! This is crazily addictve and so happy to be a part of TTF!!
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Hi everyone!! I am so excited to learn from all of you and to find some cool shark teeth and other fossils. I am originally from Canada, raised in Orlando, FL and have just rediscovered my love for finding shark teeth. I did it when I was a child and now I am 45 years old and realizing again how fun it is. I did a trip to Venice Beach, Florida this weekend and I am hooked and thinking of doing a trip to the Peace River. Happy to be here! Jodi :-)
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Hey all, I have posted a few times and figure I might as well introduce myself. My name is Jeff and live in Arizona. I actually started collecting fossils to make a small display case for my nephew for when he is old enough. Just a baby now but it's never too early for an uncle to start spoiling his first nephew. Anyway, now I really enjoy it and with all of the Jurassic World and The Meg movies coming out it's really interesting to not only know but too truly understand what is creative entertainment and what is/was reality. Anyway glad to be a part of the forum and hopefully learn much more.
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Hey everyone! I’m just looking for a confirmation seeing as i’m not very experienced. I found this in Summerville, SC, sticking out of the chandler bridge formation (late oligocene). I believe it is a tooth from the extinct mako, desori? Sorry, I don’t have anything to scale it with but it is about 1.75 inches long.
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I am going to Cape May County, NJ the middle of this month. I thought while I was there enjoying the beach and surf that I would also look for some fossils. Is there anywhere around Cape May County, Atlantic or Cumberland Counties that I can go hunt for fossils? I figure while I'm in that area I might as well look around.
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There is only one way to do this. 1. Do it 2. Say sorry
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Hi everyone, I am from Washington State. I am a mother of an 8 years boy who love nature and fossils. He started collecting fossils 2 years ago but mostly to popular pay to dig sites. I am recently searching for fossils location near home so we can go more often and find better quality fossils. Our first trip is to Murdock Beach, WA which doesn't give us much. We are looking to learn from everyone here and hopefully can go with someone on fossil hunt trip in WA. Owl Eyes is the name my son give his museum. Below is a picture of his current collection.
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Hi! Can anyone tell me what species of ammonites are these? They were found in France and they are from the Jurassic period.Any help would be much appreciated.
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Shark Teeth Caloosahatchee Formation Florida Pliocene/Pleistocene
alej9582 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Guys, In 4 days of sifting in this locality (Caloosahatchee River/Fisheating Branch) I have only found 2 shark teeth, in reality I didn't expect to find any at all as it seems to have been amphibian/mammal/mollusk land which points to a lacustrine environment. So at some point the area must have been a shallow see as well but there is no way to know age difference. Anyhow here are the two specimens I found. Both small in size (nursery area?). There is a lot of info on shark teeth around but I am having difficult with this two guys. Any thoughts? Thanks, Alex
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I found these small rocks with fossils in a creek in middle Tennessee. I’m especially interested in the fossils in the first picture. Is it just a deeper imprint of a shell? ~ Any information on the types of these fossils is appreciated.
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Just found out about this today: DO NOT FORGET THE ONLY ARTIFACT SHOW IN FLORIDA IS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SAT THE 25TH. LOTS OF FOSSILS AND ANTIQUE BOTTLES AS WELL. 3 weeks from tomorrow; I will be there mostly because I am starved for fossil related activities. 2830 Gulf Trace Blvd, Holiday, Florida, 34691 (just North of Tampa on the Gulf). Plus my hunting buddy loves Artifacts and bottles
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I am just posting the thins I have no clue about. Here is another one. Resembled some marine mammal otoliths I saw online. But could be a Nothing Sp.
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Large Interesting Bone New Jersey Cretaceous? Scute? Dinosaur? Turtle?
Kurufossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone, had a super quick trip to the cretaceous creeks of new jersey and found this particularly interesting large bone fragment, likely it is a chunk of miscellaneous bone material but it reminds me alot of a scute like ankylosaurus or some sort of other bone scute especially the edge, or from maybe something like a large turtle but I am entirely not sure if it's dinosaur, marine reptile, etc or if there is anyway to tell, looks super suspicious to me anyways so if anyone has any ideas I'd definitely love to hear them. (If more pictures are needed I will definitely be able to get some more angles if necessary)
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Hi all, I am going to be in the Tucson area for 10 days soon. Is there anything to collect in that area (say 120 mi radius). I have never been to AZ. If you have some collecting information to share please PM me. Thanks a lot. Herb
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[videos & photos] My collection of fake fossils
adriano posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello everyone, I'm an Italian amateur collector with a small but nice collection of fossils and minerals that I started when I was 5yo in 1995. Then at 15yo I put apart my passion until few days ago when, using my 3D printer, I made some nice modular drawer to reorder in my collection of +-1000 pieces. I will finish the project in the next weeks and I will share it with you, as it can be of inspiration for your collection as well. Doing this hard work, I looked with a more mature point of view some big fossils that my parents and friends (not experts!) gave me as present many years ago. I already noticed that some are painted or assembled, but I would like to hear your opinion about them. #1 Let's start with a good one. This was a present from my mom, so I know she spent not few moneys to buy this fossil fish. I think that it 99% real. My only concern is the right side/section of the matrix that has a change in color (you can see it in the video). Maybe just a not-too-bad restoration... I drew circles around fishes with the pencil when I was a child... I should delete them! #2 Now a bad one... In this example I noticed that maybe the fish body is real (but low quality), it is mounted on a new matrix, and fins are painted... Am I right? #3 Another bad one... This ammonoidea seems painted. The matrix has some fossil shells, it is cracked and repaired (you can see the crack in the video, back side). I'm wondering if it is totally fake/sculpted or only painted. What do you think? #4 The last assembled fossil fish. This one is funny! Sedimentary layers are not parallel with the fossil... Overall I think that the body is real but bad preserved and with some painting. What do you think? #5 This was one of the first fossils of my collection. I personally bought it in Morocco in 1995. I think that this is a real one, joint is perfect. Agree with me? #6 Finally, the last piece: a cambropallas trilobite. About this one, I know that it was bought in a good shop and I think it is not too bad. I'm not sure about the matrix (see the back side), but the main body seems real. It, of course, has some restorations. I'm looking to hear from you. Final thoughts... I'm considering giving away false ones, in particular #2, #3 and #4. But it is also nice to have them to show how fossils are faked/retouched - I think they're part of the amateur paleontology history. I hope you appreciate the photos/videos I took to show some of my fossils. Thanks in advance and best regards! -
Nice to meet everyone. I hail from MS and travel all over the US. My hobby is to dig and surface collect fossils, gems, crystals, rocks, etc.
