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Before the construction of the Fore River Shipyard in Braintree and Quincy, a bit of the Braintree Argillite was dumped in Quincy. I have rediscovered the site of the spoil piles which are briefly mentioned in a paper about the MA trilobites. I got a few minutes of collecting before the rain got too heavy and I had to leave. The trilobites are found in a fine grained, weakly bedded light argillite that oxidises and forms an orange coating when weathered. I found some larger Paradoxides fragments in a darker argillite with a slightly larger grain size. This argillite weathers first to a blotchy dark grey, then orange spots of what look like limonite form on the surface. Trilobites are also found in an almost chert-like massive argillite that contain dark things which look like trilobite shell but are some sort of mineral. All contain vugs of calcite and pyrite. The finds. Paradoxides harlani left genal and small glabella. Left pleura, And a poorly preserved cranidium on the back. An even more poorly preserved cranidium. Believe it or not, even more badly preserved. Very partial imprint. Still more badly preserved. Large cranidium taken under dramatic lighting. A very effaced bunch of thoracic segments. Negative but still with some shell. Taken under dramatic lighting. And last, a very unusually rectangular cranidium, with a ”Agraulos” quadrangularis on the left of it. Notice the very robust occipital spine on the unidentified. Any ideas? Thanks to @piranha for the papers.
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Taking advantage of the good weather and less traffic on the I-95 because of Super Bowl Sunday, I and my husband decided to head south to North Attleboro, MA to explore the Pennsylvanian age plant fossils from possibly the Rhode Island/Wamsutta Formation. We drove to a park near the site and hiked about a mile through the pine forest and reached the outcrop which has expanded into a shale pit. The specimens here are preserved in great condition and are abundant. The pine forest we walked through. The shale pit full of plant fossils. Here's some finds from my trip. I have tried my best to identify my finds. Let me know if I made any mistakes. Neuropteris Scheuchzeri A seed fern specimen that was too big to carry back home. A mish mash of fern fossils and a baby seed fern which I also had to leave behind. Possibly the top of Annularia sp. peeking out in the middle Calamites More calamites and Neuropteris sp. on the bottom side of the fossil on the right. A lot of fossils overlapping. Cyperites sp.?? Pecopteris sp. (This is a chunk that broke off the large fossil towards the end of the post) A closer look at the same fossil with a different angle showing possibly Annularia sp. Cyperites on the lower side Is this some type of micro fossil?? Neuropteris Heterophylla ?? Calamites More seed ferns?? This is a big specimen I brought home with a bunch of fossils on the front and back and it weighed about 10 pounds. Closeups of them are as follows. The clearest fossil on this side is a Pecopteris sp. I assume. I used water to clean some mud off this specimens and noticed a few more fossils peeking out of the rock. Hope you enjoyed my post. Feel free to ask any questions. Happy Fossil hunting!!
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I have these two plant fossils that I think I have an accurate id on but I am not sure and would like the confirmation. Mariopteris nervosa? Alethopteris?
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I found this rock in North Attleboro. Massachusetts. It has what I assume is a fossil on it. My best guess would be a seed of some kind but the small circular thing to the right of it is throwing me off. I am away from home right now so I have nothing great to scale it with. The box is roughly 2 inches (5 cm) long to give a sense of scale. I will try to get better pictures when I get back if necessary.
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Need some help identifying this fossil from North Attleboro, Massachusetts
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I found this rock with both a Neuropteris scheuchzeri and this mystery fossil. I have seen nothing quite like it on the web but I probably just missed it. Part of is seems to overlap the Neuropteris and it seems to have a wide and thin part with the wide parts being further from the Neuropteris. Any help is greatly appreciated. Last picture is through a microscope and focused on the overlapping part.- 2 replies
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I found this fossil plant in North Attleboro, Massachusetts and was wondering if anyone knew the species. For me it seems to be either Sphenopteris, Eremopteris, Karinopteris, or Mariopteris. It definitely could be something else.
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What animals lived with humans and mammoths during the Younger Dryas in new england?
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(I ask for paleoart purposes) what animals lived in the northeastern, more specifically New England, even most specifically massachusetts/cape cod. I want to make a peice with some megafauna that lived during the Younger Dryas, and mabe some early humans if my inability to draw humans becomes at least somewhat better. Thank you!- 5 replies
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One of a kind fossil from MA
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Last week on Fossil Friday, the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Roger Williams Park added the fossil I found from my post last time and still proud about it because they said on their Facebook page that its only one they have in the collection . Because its the first of its kind I discovered around New England until I find more fossils around that site in North Atteborough just waiting to be discovered with a story to tell. Museum Page Last Week- 11 replies
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Hello Fossil Forum. I'm @debivort I've been a regular participant here for about a year now, though this is my first formal "hello." I was into minerals and fossils as a kid, and, growing up in Maryland, got to hunt Calvert Cliffs from time to time. Became an adult and the pace of these hobbies waned. But, like many of us, I re-prioritized in the last 3 years and have been taking my fossil and geology interests much more seriously since then! I live in Massachusetts USA, where my day job is biology (behavioral neuroscience) research and teaching. Don't have great fossils near home, so I've been fortunate to have a good friend in South Carolina and hunt with her a couple times a year.
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I was helping my dad do a little landscaping in Middleboro, MA. Very surprised (and confused) to dig this up! I was looking into it after I got home and if I ID'd this right I believe it's hexagonaria? I saw these are often found around Michigan. Don't know what it was doing all the way in Mass but there it was
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Hi, I'm Vee from Massachusetts. I've always had a fascination towards shiny and interesting looking rocks since I was little. I still pick up rocks at the beach and admire them before putting them back. I've always found it fun to figure out their composition and the stories they have to tell. I have also been interested in fossils and love looking at them at museums but I found out recently that one could actually go find them. So I am coming up with a plan to go on my first fossil hunting trip. I would really appreciate any tips or suggestions. I'm planning to visit North Attelborough and Cory's lane in Rhode Island as I've heard it's easy to access. I hope to find atleast a couple of fossils. Wish me luck!!
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I was going through an old box while moving and came across this rock I collected on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts as a kid. I remember being convinced it was a dinosaur tooth and would love to know how close I was, if at all, haha. Apologies that I can't narrow the location down much further but it's likely from the Falmouth area on the south side or the Dennis beaches faces north as those are the places we visited most often. Can add more/better pics if necessary. Scale in centimeters on the bottom.
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Found these on an eroded part of the trail, going up a mountain. They were buried lined up perfectly and I noticed an outline that I thought was a spine at first, through all the fallen leaves. Still very surprised I found these while waiting for my partner to finish peeing so we could continue hiking haha. Starting digging with a small rock and uncovered 10 teeth and no other bones as far as I was able to find. I am pretty sure they are fossilized or mineralized based on how heavy they are, and rock solid. I tapped them against a rock and they make a dinging noise compared to the sound of modern bones in my collection i tried tapping against a rock that make a more dull muted sound. I am fairly certain they are horse teeth but the one thing throwing me off is the size of the roots and lack of enamel on some of them. I know horses are hypsodonts and teeth dont usually show that much root. Does anyone have any insight on these? Thanks in advance
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Hello All, A friend of mine was walking the beautiful beach of Plum Island, Massachusetts, and came across this interesting treasure. Does anyone know what this might be? Thank you!
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I’m planning to head down to Cory’s Lane sometime soon when the weather clears up more, is it worth making the trip down there? If so, tips would be appreciated to find the better fossils! Thanks everyone
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Hopefully this is good enough picture quality. I found them in Turners Falls, Ma, where trace fossils are abundant. I think they may be burrows. ID