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Hello all, seller from a thrift store was selling this on a curiosities fair (including fossils). Now he has out it online I saw it in real and its heavily petrified, 1.8kg and has some calcite crystals inside. Shape and text on it creeped me out a bit but its certainly a fossil bone. Unknown provenance and finding location, strata, its undetermined and its unclear how old it is. based on the text, which google translate recognise as Indonesian, Malaysian or Visayan (Philippines) you get “save the gays” and some gibberish. Probably because it says Homo on the bone. Perhaps human bone? Anyways, assuming its from those areas (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) it is probably not dinosaur because the strata there are generally not old enough. Ofcourse it could have come from somewhere else entirely. Thats why i decided to pass on it, but now it popped up online. Based on the bone shape, would it be mammalian? Size 26 cm (10.2 inch) weight 1.8 kg (4 pounds) heavily petrified but it wouldnt neccesarily mean its cretaceous or older?
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I know I included a whole lot of images. I just wanted to cover all the bases. I believe it was picked up somewhere between Portland Or and St. John's Arizona during a road trip but I can't say for certain. Thank you for any knowledge you all could share.
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I was looking through my collection today, and I found this rock of milky quartz, and it looks strange. it has a few small openings on the crack that was made, and it reminds me of some other rocks in my collection, I can't exactly find a name for them or any clarity on what it is. also it looks shiny, similar to a gemstone. to avoid the previous problem with my other post (sorry about that one) I tweaked the settings on my camera and the lighting and they look fine, but if I come across any other problems again I will try to fix them. Also, I ran in with one of my brothers and I asked him if he could give me any suggestions, and he said it kind of looks like shocked quartz. and he showed me a few images of it (I will also include one in the photos), and any information helps, thank you. P.S. The images of my rock are the ones with a white paper background, the ones I found of proof do not.
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Hi I was just wondering if I could have some help on what species this spiny trilobite is? I found it in Devonian shale walking a creek in New York . Any help appreciated
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Texas Hill Country; can anyone identify? small tusk like inclusions in this stone. thanks in advance.
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Can someone help my 8 year old daughter figure out what type of fossil she has?
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My daughter is very interested in fossils and has several my dad sent to her. She would like help identifying this particular large rock that appears to have lots of fossils in it. -
Hello! I'm a new member with a question. I hope it's ok for me to ask this question and I hope it's according to all the rules I've been a fan of the forum for a while, but just mainly browsed a bit, but now I've got a bit of a problem... I'm basically a giant newbie when it comes to this, so please treat me like one (I hope you don't mind). So I've always had a very big fascination for the woolly rhinoceros. It's been a dream for me to own a rhino skull one day, so I had an opportunity recently and decided to go for it. I bought a damaged skull, originally from russia, which still looked pretty good. It had a few tooth left, the underside was a bit busted up, but the top and one side still looked spectacular. The price seemed very doable as well, for such a piece. A few weeks later it arrived and needless to say, I was pretty bummed to see that the front had broken off, the three remaining teeth were loose and the underside was a total mess. There's a few large cracks, that make the piece very delicate to transport... So... There's a few things I'd like to do, but I really haven't a clue where to start (I know, you might call me foolish, but the skull is in far worse shape then before it got shipped). - I'd like to re-attach the front nose piece (and maybe a few of the smaller pieces, but those really aren't a priority to me) - I'd like to fill/strenghten those large cracks - I'd maybe like to put those three teeth back in place That's about it, unless there's other stuff that needs to be done, that I don't know off. I never had any plans to really restore this piece. I actually like that it isn't complete, I though it had it's charm. But at the moment, it's just so fragile and sadly it's a bit in pieces :/ Also, don't mind the duct tape, it's all I had close to me when I unpacked haha. Sooo, I've got myself a little project here, but I'm looking forward to working on this. Any help would be extremely welcome. Again, please treat me like I know nothing on the subject. Many thanks! D
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Is this megalodon tooth real?
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I made this account because I was hoping someone could help me identify my rocks/fossils I'm not sure if this is the site to do that but Ill go ahead anyway. I found all of these at the same site. Approximately a quarter mile from Lake Charlevoix in Michigan. I am most interested in knowing about the tooth and the one, with what looks like multicolor scales. I'm a novice but I'm assuming the third set of photos is honeycomb coral. It was a good haul. we found many Petoskey stones and other little fossils. Thanks in advance for your help. I'm curious what you all think. I'm a compulsive rock hound who is grateful for help! (I'm not sure the photos are in order)
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okay, so here's a total shot in the dark. but can these possibly be fossils? I found them in the dirt while I was digging my plant beds totally piqued my interest and I've been collecting every since. Any information would be appreciated thank you. p. s. I have a few more but didn't wanna overwhelm with pictures.
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Is this claw athentic?
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Hello I recently found this claw labeled as Rugops primus finger. It also says it is a composite piece. I was wondering if the claw itself is authentic, without restoration. Location: listed as Kem Kem, near Taouz, Morocco. -
Hi guys Fairly new to this. Went to an abandoned sand stone quarry near me. Found loads of brachiopods and some criniod stems. But best of all this big clam. It might be hard to tell but theres a big brachiopod under that rock. Please can you share some tips for getting it out safely. Done as much as i feel comfy doing with my fossil hammer and chisel.
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My brother in law and i just got back from fishing near the texas city dike, and we found a tooth fossil there, and we would like to know what animal it is from
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I was asked to share my findings from Bandera. These are the most interesting of the lot. (I apologize for the paper towel background, I had rinsed all of them off the night before because they were obviously covered in quite a bit of dirt) the second photo I’m unsure of wether or not it is any form or fossil or if it’s just a fancy mineral (all those deep stripes are full of tiny crystals) as for the bottom image, I know it’s definitely a large collection of small shells stuck together in a big clump but I’d like to know what shells exactly they’re from yknow. (Apparently it’s decided not to let me post my pictures so I’ll be adding them as replies)
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I do have another interesting item I found, could use some help identifying what exactly this is... Was found in missouri in a creekbed, it is about 2 inches long... Appears to be a fossilized nest of eggs, from the cutaway crossection you can clearly see embryos inside the tiny eggs... Thank you
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