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Took a trip to a nearby mineral and gem shop that sometimes had fossils. To my delight, the shop owner showed me a sword made up of fossil bones. It's unclear what bones were used but the shop owner said it was probably mammalian, perhaps mammoth or something from the ice age. The sword was actually pretty durable and could be used as a weapon (at risk of breaking the fossils of course). Certainly the strangest fossil I've seen this year!
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Here’s an interesting one. I docent at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, and while I was talking to some visitors one of them gave me a piece of bone fragment his father found (among many other easier to identify pieces) at the tar pits before the museum was created. I have showed to some of the researchers at la Brea, and their guess was that it was a tibia fragment from some mammal. So far based on my own comparisons, it seems closest to a dire wolf, but if anyone else has any other ideas, I’d love to hear them. Thanks!
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Hi all! I found this jaw section in Wyoming's White River fm. last year and was told it was likely from a dog (hesperocyon potentially). I wanted to confirm it with some of the people on the forum as there's not a lot left on it aside from part of a tooth, hopefully someone can affirm my hope that this piece actually belongs to a canid.
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From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
I have no idea what these tiny bones belong to. They could be bird, mammal, small reptile or an amphibian. These were found at the same microsite as the Troodon tooth. If you have any indication as to what these could be let me know. -
Hi all, I found this jaw section with the help of a friend on a trip to SW Florida last week. It was found on the bank of the creek with other land and marine fossils. Any ideas on what it came from? Thanks Jesse
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Found this mammal tooth on the beach in Galveston. Any ideas what this tooth came from? Thank you.
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Hello. Found this teeth in Sangiran, Java, Indonesia. Looks like omnivore teeth. Maybe wild boar. Any idea? The length measurement in the pic was in cm.
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My friend has found a lot of fossils, but he doesn't know what they are. This one is some sort of vertebra. My friend found it in south africa. (Scale in cm)
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One of my friends gave me this fossil. He said it came from south africa. Any idea as to whom it belongs?
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Hey guys, I was thinking this was some sort of mastodon related baby tooth however I am now unsure. Right around 2" in diameter, 1.5" in width and maybe .75" in height. Thanks, corgi
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This bone fragment was sold as mammoth bone from holland. Is it actually mammoth or was that just a guess?
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Hi all It is my birthday today and I thought it would be really nice to celebrate with you all. I am looking forward to having an nice meal with Mrs Rico and maybe a beer or a movie later this evening. Just opened a couple of presents this morning and they are beauties. First up is from me to me, a collection of small Mammoth Bark/Ivory pieces from Siberia and the North Sea. They are definitely an welcome addition to my collector’s draws and now I have about six specimens form different locations. Now from Mrs R an really amazing gift of wonderment that has wowed me . A tiny fragment of skin from a herbivorous Hadrosaur species, from the Low- Upper Cretaceous of Judas River, Montana, USA. With some nice raised ellipsoid scales intact and visible. Even this small piece is stunning. I am really enjoying my birthday scores so far. I do also have a funny feeling I may have a couple of more specimens to post here later this evening when I get to open them . And of course Adam your slice of birthday cake is in the post mate. Cheers everyone.
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I found these bones in north texas wilbarger county. They where in a gray clay about 20 feet down in a creek. Figure possible pleistocene. Large portion of the bones where together..except for the skull. Is it a bison calf or something else. Thanks for any input.the jaw is about 11 Inches
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Hi, I recently purchased this fossil on everyone's favorite auction site. The seller didn't know where it was found or of its provenance. I was thinking it could be by its size and teeth, however I would like input from others on the site. I've been collecting fossil for some time now and haven't seen anything like it. Thanks!
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I found this in the peace river a while back, it’s worn and a bit beat but worth a shot I guess. I think it’s a mammal tooth of some kind
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What was the "Best Deal" that you had on a purchased fossil?
Nimravis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Let's see what your "Best Deal" that you received on a fossil that you purchased. Over the years I received several great deals on fossils, here are two of my best. White River Oligocene 24" Lower Titanothere jaw with 2 partial teeth - about 20 years ago I purchased this jaw for $20.00. White River Oligocene Upper Titanothere Jaw portion with 3 complete teeth- at the same time of the above purchase, I also purchased this fossil for $10.00.
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I have two mandibles from Asia probably Siberia that I need help IDing. #1 is a hair over 4" and the most complete tooth has a pointed premolar. #2 is 6 1/2" and all the teeth are complete besides the first molar. It looks very similar to some deer mandibles I have but the teeth are twice the height and half the width. Thank you for looking! #1
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I found this tooth many years ago in the loess formation near St. Francisville, Louisiana. I don't actually even know if it's a modern tooth or a fossil. since the area where the root would be has hollowed out, I guess that's what makes me think it might be modern?
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Hi all just wanted to do a show and tell on my small mammal collection. I will be updating the post over the holidays . Thanks for looking and have a very Merry Christmas . Bobby 1. Mammoth Tooth North Sea Brown Bank 2. Mammoth Bone North Sea Brown Bank 3. Very rare a Tip of a Strait Tusked elephant Tore Newton Cave Devon U.K. This and the next few are part of an old museum collection.
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I was told this is a bobcat. It is said to be found in Florida. I didn't think it looked for sure like one but I don't have any mammal fossils yet so I wanted it anyway. I can't tell what it is though. Some of the tooth tips are chipped and the shape looks a bit strange. The rule is in centimeters (I accidentally wrote millimeters at first)
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, vertebra found on the Zandmotor, about 40'000 years old ("Mammoth-steppe" period, in the Late Pleistocene). It seems to have been bleached by the sun (most bones on the Zandmotor are darker than this). -
I recently aquired these bones in a creek off the Peace River. I found it along with some other Pleistocene era things. Does anyone know what animal this belongs to or what type of bone it is? I can't find anything like it.
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From the album: North Sulphur River
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I found this the summer before last at a lance fm microsite. The interesting thing about this microsite is that many of the fossils come in a conglomerate matrix which contain pieces of bone, teeth and scales from basically everything that can be found in the area. The guide I was with believed this was a section of cretaceos mammal jaw, likely a larger mammal (for the time) like didelphodon. Unfortunately, none of the teeth were preserved with it so it would be hard to label it as anything beyond a general description. Also it is attached to a a larger piece of conglomerate with a small chunk of bone probably from a dinosaur. Here are both sides of the fossil.
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I want to confirm that this bone fragment has the evidence of gnawing from a rodent or other mammal on it and if it's a common occurrence or not. Found this summer in the White River fm of eastern Wyoming. Here's both sides of the fossil-
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