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I found this the other day and it has really puzzled me ever since! I would appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks in advance.
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Any idea what this could be?
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I found this yesterday and thought maybe it was a broken geodized crinoid calyx? Thanks in advance.
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While heading to visit family in southern Indiana, I decided to leave a day early to do a bit of collecting in the Cincinnatian. The first stop was, as usual, St. Leon, to look for the famous Flexicalymene rollers. In the past, I've usually found 2-4 per visit, but was quite lucky this time, walking away with 10 rollers and my first prone. Here are a couple in situ shots. After a couple hours at St. Leon, I headed towards my hotel. As it turned out, it was just down the road from Trammel Fossil Park. I had not been here before. It exposes several formations (which are helpfully marked). I only spent about 20 minutes here but did find a beat up edrioasteroid (my first!) in the Miamitown. I would imagine it is very picked over, but it's a neat place to visit nonetheless. The following day I woke up quite early and drove down into Kentucky to check out a couple spots in the Kope along the AA Highway. Not much success was had, so I decided to head back towards Cinci to visit a popular site where the crinoid Ectenocrinus is often found. Again, little success. That was until I decided to flip over one last rock sitting right next to my car. And as luck would have it, the rock was covered in crinoids. At least half a dozen individuals were visible, but I suspect that many more are buried.
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Found in South Eastern Bartholomew County Indiana.. My younger brothers (Ages 8-9) were messing around digging random holes back in the 17 Acres of Forrest behind our house and came across this.. It looks almost like a Mud Wasp Nest but it's solid wood instead of dirt.. Maybe some type of Root? I don't think it's a fossil but figured it couldn't hurt to ask someone else who knows way more about this stuff than myself.. Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated! Little bros think it's a dinosaur tooth (LOL).. Dimensions.. Length-(8cm) Width-(3cm) Height(1.5cm)
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Howdy yall born and raised Hoosier living in Florida the past 8 years. Always since i was little wanted to be an archeologist and travel the world uncovering ancient artifacts. Finally persuing my dream slash the traveling the world part and im hooked. Look forward to seeing yalls discoveries and you mine! Cheers
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Hello my name is Jackie from Dubois County in Southern Indiana. I moved in my house in the country about 10 years ago and after living here for a few years, explored the woods and field in my backyard. I found geodes in a creek bed for the first time in my life and early spring or late fall (no thornbushes, snakes, or planted cornfield) I would explore more. I started researching my finds and this year I have devoted more time trying to find out why I find the geodes, fossils, and mound builder tools so abundantly here. I feel like I've stumbled on something of importance and the things I find are pretty amazing to not only me but to others who have seen them. I am here to share photos of my finds with others who are passionate about fossils and have more to contribute than "cool rock" when I get excited about a piece I found. My knowledge is minimal so hopefully there are people to help me understand more about my finds. I look forward to learning all I can! I'm trying to figure out how I can upload photos to my profile.... Still trying. Meanwhile here are some Geodized Crinoid Calyx (I think) that I have found this spring. Thanks, Jackie
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I found this mandible (I think) near Bloomington, Indiana over the weekend and was wondering if anyone could give me an ID on it. I believe it's the mandible of a rodent, but that's about as far as I get. Seems to large for a mouse or rat, but maybe a muskrat, shrew (if those are bigger?), or squirrel? And I'm guessing it's more recent rather than fossil?
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I found this lovely rock at the Monroe reservoir on Monday. I believe it's a petosky stone, but maybe I'm wrong. I'm also wondering if I should try to polish it or anything or if it would be best left alone.
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I found this in Indian Creek near Bloomington. The shape is almost that of a turtle head(not insinuating that's what it is) and it has a node on one side that remings me of a joint head with holes. I'd like to know if this is even a bone and if it is, what kind? Or even what animal it likely came from.
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Found this at the Monroe Reservoir in Indiana on Monday. Looks like a brachiopod made of pyrite? Or is it more likely a cast?
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More Lake Michigan - Long Beach, IN finds. #1 - just a rock? #3,5 - horn corals? #4 - favosite? #8,9 - more coral? Sorry about the photo quality/quarter as a size reference. It was the best I could do for now. Thanks for your input
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I found this on the shore of Lake Michigan in Long Beach, Indiana– just south of the Michigan border. I have no clue what I am looking at. Any ideas? Thanks for your help!
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This was another find from the Bloomington area. It was in the woods a little ways from Indian creek and was covered in moss. I thought it was a geode, but I was soaking it to break down the rock and I realized it was a fossil. Coral of some kind?
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I finally took a picture of this beauty. I believe it is stigmaria, but please correct if I'm wrong! I also have other pieces I'm unsure of and would love feedback from anyone with the time. The first 3 pictures are the same rock Picture 4-6 are the the same Picture 7 and 8 are the same And then the rest are the same.
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I found these near Indian Creek in Springville, Indiana. I thought the heart shaped one might be a clam type of fossil, but I'm really new to all of this.
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The other day I found this fossil and I am really wondering what it is, It is about half an inch long. If you need better pictures I may be able to post some more.
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I was creek walking today and found this 15 lb piece of petrified wood. I looked up similar sized pieces but I feel like this may be "extra cool"? I don't know much about fossils but I have a passion for wood formations and this seems to be a knot from the tree with the burl or tumor in tact on the back side. My question is if it were to be sliced would it be more valuable because of the natural swirling of the burl? Or is this even a cool find at all? I'm new here guys haha! Thanks in advance for any input or comments!
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Last summer I posted a trip report about finding some Pennsylvanian black shale in a river bed in East Central Illinois http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/106753-628-illinois-black-shale-trip-w-listracanthus/. I was able to visit the site again once more in the fall last year when the river was running much lower and collect more and larger pieces of the finely bedded and fissile shale. Since then I have been slowly splitting and going through the rocks I brought home, and finding many interesting fish parts- that is definitely the dominant fauna present, disarticulated and scattered fish remains. I have also found frequent inarticulate brachiopods, one piece of woody material and a few small poorly-preserved spiral shaped invertebrates- they could be gastropods or Spirorbis. In this thread I’ll be sharing my finds from the above-mentioned site, as well as any other ones I may find in my explorations in Illinois and Indiana.
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Hi there. I posted this a while back thinking it was maybe a turtle egg or something of that sort as it was more globular, but flat on the bottom. As it was thought to be a rock, I have had it in my tumbler, and while it hasn't changed much, it's definitely taken on a more distinct look. I have adjusted the lights and darks in the picture to make it easier to see. Any information would be fantastic.
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Today on my way back home I spent a couple hours collecting on the mile long Ordovician roadcut of St. Leon, Indiana. I believe this roadcut exposes the portions of the Saluda and Lower Whitewater formations as well as the entire Liberty and Waynesville formations. No matter how many people collect at this site, there are always fossils to be found. Here are some pictures of the area.
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After dropping my wife off in Georgia for a couple months, I decided to make a quick stop at a favorite spot of mine in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and do a little Ordovician collecting. I did not collect much on this visit, but kept a couple of the pieces that are shown below, it was just nice to be outside without a coat and to feel the 67 degree temp. Pictures of the area-
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Hello, I am hoping that someone can please help me identify the four species of crinoids on the attached plate? I have numbered them for reference and show close-ups. Thank you in advance!
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Hello! (I tried to post this yesterday, but something didn’t work right). My name is Caitlin, and I am a life long fossil fan from Indiana. I grew up picking through the landscape stone in my back yard looking for fossils, and hunting for teeth and bone when we came to stay in Englewood, Florida. In another life I would have loved to be an archaeologist or anthropologist. My husband and I hope to make a trip to a volunteer dig for our 10 year anniversary in a year. Currently, I work as a community environmental educator for lake and stream conservation. I spend my free time reading (love Wendell Berry, Richard Rhor, or Aldo Leopold), running/hiking the wooded trails by our house, and exploring with my two boys (age 2 and 7). Id love to learn more in general about fossil formation and what to expect geographically in each area.
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I found this one in indiana. I've only recently cleaned it up and noticed it had a hole that went all the way through and after looking closer I believe it's a tiny skeleton, possibly a bar or mouse. I got a couple of pictures of what may be a brain stem or something, but I'm not sure. This is pretty tiny. The entire thing is about a quarter of an inch?
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