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What is this fossil??? (Northern Michigan) Never seen anything like it
A.Stuntz posted a topic in Fossil ID
Anybody know what this is??? I found this fossil on a limestone (possibly glacial deposit) cliff in northern Michigan in the UP, it’s on Bois Blanc Island (right next to Mackinac island). I’ve been fossil hunting in this region for years and have never seen anything like it. Coral??? Anyone know??? (Btw it’s probably from the Devonian or Silurian). Thanks so much!!!!
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Hello, I saw this fossil on auction today and wondered what it might be. Sadly, there was no info given to this at all, so... Have fun !
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I went out today and found this, not sure what it is. I am wondering if it isn't just sediment though.
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Found this in my yard today while installing fence posts in suspect coral of some sort bay county, michigan thanks
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I found this while scuba diving for shark teeth in Sarasota FL. Someone said it could be some sort of tooth and someone else said it looks like a “Tilly bone” so some sort of fish bone. Any ideas would be appreciated!
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Eocene - Miocene Shark tooth from NJ, first thought was Auriculatus?
QuestingFossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
As in the title I started off my guess with this being Auriculatus. After doing a double take and researching potential IDs with what appears to be serrated cusps, but looking more at it why would it have striations if it is one and the weird serrated cusps and lack of serrations on the rest of the tooth? Another guess a friend of mine brought up was a type of sand tiger shark tooth cause of the striations and the nutrient groove. Any thoughts, help, input on the ID for this tooth are very much appreciated in advanced. Can and will take more photos later when I return to the homestead with any more physical info required to narrow down the shark.
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Help needed: Fossil crab claw prep. Matrix not coming off
Jon C posted a topic in Fossil Preparation
My son found a fossilized crab claw in western Washington State and I'm having a lot of difficulty prepping it. I have a Dremel with a carbide fossil prep tip (very basic tools), but when I get close to the claw shell, the matrix is not coming off cleanly and I'm worried that I'll destroy it. I've previously prepped some ammonites with the same tool and the matrix just popped off at the shell. The matrix seems to be very hard sandstone and seems to get more dense closer to the claw. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can prep this? Is there like an acid or something I can do to weaken the bond between the matrix and claw? Is there another technique to separate I attached some pics where I started to prep, but the only part where the claw is sticking out is the very tip (small tan area in the Tip pic). The dark line in the pics is super glue where I had to glue the two pieces back together when I split the claw as a cross section. I could see by the cross section that the claw shells is very thin.
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Hi all, I found this in a roadcut in Sulphur, Indiana but I'm not certain as to what I found or identification? Perhaps a piece of a tooth? It's partially embedded but I could scrape away more matrix (if I can figure out how). I'm new to the locality and trying to learn! Any help would be appreciated. I took several photos and have included a couple photographs from my microscope, too. I'm not great at photography but I hope this is sufficient! Thank you!
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Need help Identifying these teeth I don't know were they were found 20240703_094906.heic
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A local museum donated a pile of fossils and rock specimens to my nature center and this was among them. My first thought was a tooth of some kind, but it's not like any tooth I've ever seen before. It has no serrated edge, and that small protrusion on the one side which seems odd for a tooth. The flared end is certainly strange, and made my coworker guess perhaps some kind of mushroom, and although fossilized mushrooms are rare, I agree it's worth wondering about too. I really am stumped by this one! The pictures I've included are over a 1x1 centimeter grid, for size. It was also already broken when we got it, and I'm not sure if its better to glue it back together somehow or not. Input on this as well as the ID would be appreciated!
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What would it take to make a composited Edmontosaurus foot?
JorisVV posted a topic in Questions & Answers
What would it take to maketon Edmontosaurus foot? I am more and more fascinated by the duckbill hadrosaur that lived during the Cretaceous. It would be quite interesting to make a foot of composited bones out of it. I perhaps know generally which bones to get, claws. What about sizes and stuff like that. How long would this take? And any more tips or tricks? -
Can fossil bone look like this?Uploading a few more photos in a few minutes. I'm digging, hyped up to think Ive found dinosaurs (again) I dig too hard cause the texture is strong at the surface, but so fragile under the soil it just crumbles. I keep forgetting that. I really need equipment (glue-stuff?) and experience to do this for real but I' going to keep looking and digging. Anyway I have this question, dug up what I thought looked like a dino head, just solid rock so i kept digging all excited, high tempo u know, to see if it had a proper head shape underneath too. (And not just mountain/rock going down who knows how deep) Before long I got to this fragile stuff that i can barely tell if its soil, crumbling fossils or what... I didn't notice of course so again, if it is fossils here from dinosaurs Ive ruined all of it. Anyway. Need more experience like I said (also supposedly virtually no dinosaurs have been found in my country but I'm going to change that, cause in my mind Ii think i see them everywhere lol, just gotta prove it...) Anyway, to the topic question, the wood like stuff. Right next to it there is this wood or fossil bone with wood like texture. im unsure if its just wood or if fossil bones possibly can become like this too. The core of it seems to suddenly be very dark brown almost a little melty looking. So much to learn hehe.. help please. I
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Found some interesting things, there are 3 different pics. Please help. #islandvis #malatravnabay
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Please help me ID this thing!!!
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Please help me identify this fossil, found in Alberta, Canada. The cross section/side view of this fossil is particularly interesting. Could it be bone? Doesn’t look quite right to me… Perhaps a side view of a giant crinoid (or similar) stem? Or maybe large plate scales like those of a sturgeon?? Help! IMG_4736.mov
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How can you prevent meteorites from rusting and how can you remove the rust ?
Brevicollis posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello, while I was photographing my meteorites, I noticed that the biggest one was rusting ! How can I get the rust away, and can prevent this from happening ? How can you store them properly, it was just laying for a couple of months in my collection without getting touched ! All the other ones dont show any signs of rust on them, why only on this one !? Please help, I dont want to see my biggest meteorite crumbling to dust in front of my eyes, Please help, this is an emergency !!!!!!!!! (Ok, I might've overreacted there)
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Hi y'all! Found this in Northern Phoenix area and was hoping for a potential ID. It is about 5-6in long, 3in wide, and 1.5-2in tall. Took it for a cool rock until I began seeing patterns within the pits and thought maybe it is a cool fossil instead? Also, not until I began taking photos of it did I notice it resembles a snake's head. Obviously it is most likely not that, but does really look just like one from the right angle. I can't even seem to get my brain to unsee it now that I saw it. lol!! Thanks for any thoughts or ideas you may have on this one!
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While working on dirt, I came across thousands of rocks that had very similar shape, at fist it seemed like a normal work site, but further looking in to them I realized that they were fossils. Don't know how old they are don't know what animal it is, so I need some help to identify them and see if they are worth anything if so who buys them
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Found in Kansas city mo looks like a plant not sure.
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I found this in the Wind River formation/ indian meadows formation. It was laying on top of the ground I haven't been able to figure out what it could be and It is so cool I need some help!
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Needed help with few finds not sure of. They are from North Carolina. The one in the middle of the first photo is very fragile, so if it's anything nice wanted to try and get it protect (its thin). #1 ( wasn't sure if left one was coral or shell piece maybe?)-( middle no idea)-( left was thinking shell piece, just looked different with the swirls then what have been seen) #2 (Backs) #3 ( middle one closer view) #4 ( Wasn't sure on what parts was) #5 ( closer view) #6 ( back of one on left) #7 ( back one right)
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Please help us settle a debate! Is this a fossilized olive shell or not??
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I'm pretty new at this, my main hobby is fishing, but since I spend a lot of time in the cliffs or simply at the sea side, I started collecting some fossils a long the way. This are some of the finds Any help Identifying them would be great (:
