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Proboscidean from Southern MN gravel pit on Minnesota river. Mammoth or Mastodon? The acetabulum (socket) is approximately 7" in diameter. Sorry for lack of scale
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Was just wondering if this might be a willy mammoth tooth? It looks very similar to pictures I've seen online but I saw some other fossils that looked like it that was something else. Appreciate any help and advice, thanks!
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Advertised as real, but the price doesn’t match. Thoughts? I have zero knowledge of tusks. Description says mammothus primigenius. Nirdseee dogerland find. thanks for any insight
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Need help identifying these two vertebrae. The first I think is a mammoth or mastodon. I’m not sure about the second but it’s much to large to be bison or horse.
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I found this today out on the brazos river and I’m not sure what it is exactly. When I first picked it up my thought was mammoth or mastodon skull just from pictures I have seen. Can anyone help me identify this?
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I know nothing about this item. I am a science teacher and hate that I can't answer most questions about it. Longer side is 25 cm. Weighs 2.5 kg. I appreciate any help. I posted this a few weeks ago, but have never found it. Should I clean it? Is it in good condition?
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Hello all, Looking for help in identification of this fossil, looks like a toe, but from what. Was found in south central Nebraska loose on a river bank. There is some 4x4 traffic through the area so I suspect driven over and freshly broken. Sucks but it in interesting to see the interior of the fossil. TX, Jim
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Recently went an area known for pleistocene and pliocene material in North Carolina. Stumbled upon what has me wondering is either a tusk or a tooth of some kind. I did find mammoth material there, but never a tusk. But because there's also pliocene, not sure if it's something from then. Would love to know what you all think
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A large broken bone...this belonged to a fossil collecting neighbour here in the UK. It is huge but sadly broken into 3 pieces. It is approx. 20 inches long and 7 inches at the widest point. I don't know where it is from. I'd love to know what it is and if I should just leave it as it is or repair it in some way. Someone suggested that it might be a mammoth humerus. Many thanks!
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Ankle/Foot bone from something and a mammoth spit tooth, peace River
Meganeura posted a topic in Fossil ID
Forgot to include these in my ID post earlier this morning - so here they are! First up is a mammoth spit tooth - I know that’s what it is, my question is… how much of the tooth do I have? @Harry Pristis @Shellseeker @Brandy Cole @digit Second Is a tarsal/carpal bone. I think. It’s a complete bone, that I’m sure of. Measures 1.5”x1.2” (38.5mmx32mm), video at the end: FullSizeRender.MOV
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I had not been in the Peace River for a month. Cool weather, had covid which made me weak, busy with other responsibilities. I went with two friends. The River is very low, clear in most spots. We chose to go back to a place where we had found a lot of pretty black on black Megs 5-6 years ago. Also had Mammoth and Mastodon fossils. One of us found just a few little shark teeth, a marble, and a beat up Llama tooth. Another found LOTS of little shark teeth and 2 or 3 distressed Megs. Great day, Sunshine , good friends , cool water. I could hear a Hoot Owl in mid afternoon. Here are my finds, some interesting, I kept thining that I would find a complete meg 2-2.5 inches... there were lots of pieces, but it never happened. That resembles a Hubble Meg. So, 2 plates of Mammoth, a chunk of Mastodon and I am thinking Mammoth leg bone but one friend suggested Vert. Picked it off the bottom in 2 feet of water..There is a very small toe bone, I'll try to ID in a week or so. A shiny Equus lower right m3 about 30 mm which seems small for an Equus m3. A piece of Ray mouthplace, and a VERY warn dolphin petrosal. Just sharing the day , showing some finds. This location has had a lot of hunting activity and it is not easy to find fossils. The Peace river is an old friend and always seems to welcome me back with a fossil or two. One friend had a great find a week back.. He agreed to let me post a photo on TFF. Very special version of a rare fossil. Enjoy.
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It has been a while since I’ve needed this many things ID’d! So found something I’m pretty sure is a mammoth carpal or tarsal bone (Or a toe? I really don’t know), a piece of… coral, maybe? And 2 limb bones. 1) Mammoth carpal/tarsal or toe - measures 6”x3.5”x2.5” or 150mmx90mmx63mm A video to show it better is at the end. Coral: Limb 1 - measures 6.5”x1” or 160mmx27mm Limb 2 - 4.2”x1.1” or 106mmx28mm @Shellseeker @digit @Harry Pristis @Brandy Cole thanks in advance! FullSizeRender.MOV
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So this past weekend was another very successful weekend. Didn’t have quite the volume of finds, but the things I did find… So starting off… found in 2 pieces and put back together with epoxy - a lower left M3 Columbian Mammoth molar: Following that with 2 chunks of the lower right molar and a chunk from one of the uppers - all found within a ~8 foot circle: A 2” long, the biggest I’ve ever found, gator tooth, 2 other smaller gator teeth, and a decent gator osteoderm: 13 Glyptodon and 2 Holmesina Osteoderms: Megs - including one 2.1” gorgeous Meg: 1 lower Equus tooth, 1 broken 3-toed tooth, the tip of a capybara incisor, and an Equus carpal/tarsal bone: And finally - a Dugong thoracic vert, a camelid sacrum, and 2 small mammal verts: Can’t wait to get back out this weekend and find even more!
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Hello. I have an opportunity to purchase this item but I am not sure if it is a Mammoth or Mastodon Tusk or a piece of petrified wood? It is 36" long and weighs 97 pounds. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Our mammoth tusk fell off its pedestal and broke apart. It’s a complex break, so I don’t feel confident trying to do it myself. Is there a reputable fossil repair shop I can hire to fix it?
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Found this fossil sticking out of the sand. In pinellas. Also found what I think is a mosasaur tooth. Been walking here twice a week and I have found some other mammal teeth, smaller megs, and other various fossils that look like pieces of bigger bones. I enjoy fossils but I am no where near an expert. Just an excited amateur. Thanks!
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Biomolecular Histology as a Novel Proxy for Ancient DNA and Protein Sequence Preservation
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi all, I recently published my first paper as a molecular paleontologist (I don’t have a PhD yet). The publication has actual electron microscope images of mammoth collagen protein. The publication proposes using biomolecule histology to predict degree of preservation of ancient DNA and protein sequences. Take a look for yourself, the publication is open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.9518- 3 replies
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Hi, I got this tooth from an old collection which sadly did not contain any locality details. Is it possible to give an ID on this one? I can take better and more detailed photos if needed. Any help will be much appreciated. Regards, Oz
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Hi everyone! Im looking for some Nice quality megalodon teeth. I don't mind the location I've got a permafrost complete rare mammoth molar for offer. As wel as a rare collection of belgian megalodon teeth
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I had the opportunity to get a behind the doors tour of Alaska’s Museum of the North while waiting for better weather in Fairbanks returning from a caribou hunt. Dr. Pat Druckenmiller, Director and Earth Sciences curator graciously offered his time for a look at what he and his grad students have been doing as well as a look at the collections room. The highlight is the thalattosaur discovered 2011 in Southeast Alaska. This is a new species and was described by Pat Druckenmiller and collaborator Neil Kelley. The detail of this fossil is striking and was beautifully preparer by JPC from the Tate Geological Museum in Casper, WY. In sharp contrast in size is the partial ichthyosaur found in 1950 and recovered in 2002. Pat said it was significant in that the fossil had stomach contents giving information on diet and what was present when this animal was alive. The lab had too much to describe here but of interest was evidence found with the dinosaur bones of bird fossil bones and tracks. These are significant in that it pushes back the date of bird fossils. Of interest to me was the collection of ammonites and I could have spent several hours if time permitted looking in every drawer. The highlight was two heterotrophs in concretions. The ice age mammal collection is famous at the Museum of the North. For me seeing the mastodon and mammoth lower jaws with their different dentition is interesting with my background as a dentist. Mastodon Mammoth Jaw collection drawer for hadrosaur From museum floor display These pictures show how the materials are archived From the lab From the museum floor displays.
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Was found in the Netherlands in 1995. Not sure exact location. Would like to know what it is and if it has a value of any kind??
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Please some expert to answer me , I dont have any knowledge, please answer fast TY ! , Please as many honest answers as you can <3 I bought this , but before i pay can someone answer me is it genuine ? real mammoth tooth ?
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I went to the North Sulphur River twice in October with little luck. The first time was after a rain that I thought would get a big rise but only got about a 1 foot rise. The second time saw about a 5 foot rise but each time the rain did nothing to wash away all the mud. It was easy walking because the river was so low and dry but no gravel bars as they are all covered in mud. I went to two different parts of the river as well as the feeder creeks and it was the same. Here are a few pictures of the little I was able to find: Some worn chunckasaur, petrified wood, pyrite sun (cool but common), a couple xiphactinus fangs, a decent mosasaur jaw piece, a piece of mammoth enamel, and a couple other oddities. 1. Some odd fish bone? 2. Horse Tooth? 3. No Idea. I would say fish fin but it doesn't have the flaky fish texture though. 4. Any idea what age and formation these shiny shells come from in the top left of this picture?
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Pleistocene rib and vertebra found independently in Eastern Lesser Poland
Agonim posted a topic in Fossil ID
I was told the rib could belong to some Pleistocene horse or a young mammoth. There were also proposals that the vertebra belonged to the steppe bison or the woolly rhinoceros. They both were found in Eastern Lesser Poland. What do you think? Thanks in advance!
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One of my regular clients picked up this mammoth tooth at an estate sale. The previous owner was kind enough to slather it with plaster and coat that with lacquer around 40 years ago. The tooth was clearly fragile but they didn’t do it any favors. It took a bunch of scribe work and abrasive to remove it all. Then it got a healthy dose of Paraloid to stabilize what cementum was left.
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