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From the album: Invertebrate fossils
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Australian Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossils Identification Needed
Kohler Palaeontology posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, This comes from the Winton Formation, QLD Australia. I don’t know exactly where but I know it’s near the town of Winton and I am 100% sure it’s Winton Formation. The Winton Formation dates to the Cretaceous period, around 90 – 100 million years ago or so, it was late Albian to early Turonian in age. These come from terrestrial rocks, so it’s likely dinosaur. Most dinosaurian remains are from large titanosaur sauropods. Perhaps the most famous dinosaur from this formation is the megaraptor, Australovenator. These are some of the only Australian dinosaur fossils I've seen in any private collection, and the only Winton Formation fossils I’ve seen in any private collection. They came from a matrix sample from a site, there were bits of plaster jackets in it also. Most of the fossils I found were small bone fragments and plants, likely conifer or horsetail. I found a couple of fossils I could identify, however, some of them I could not identify, and others I wasn’t sure about. Hopefully the images are decent enough for identification No. 1 This fossil looks almost like a tooth. but maybe more likely a fish scale, as there are a few species of fish in the Winton Formation. Unfortunately, it’s covered in a thin layer of matrix, making it hard to see. You can still see a bit of enamel or whatever else it is on photo 3. at the top of photo 2, which is admittedly not very clear, you can see what looks to be a tip of a tooth, maybe? it is around 3 millimeters in crown height. No. 2 I tried researching up and down the web, but I couldn’t find anything that looked like this. I thought maybe a seed fossil, there were plant fossils in the matrix sample. It is around 1 millimeter. the other side looks the exact same. No. 3 These remind me of eggshells, although I seriously doubt that. I am not even 100% sure if these are fossils in the first place. the one on the top left corner is curved, kind of like a crescent moon shape from the side a little bit. No. 4 I am confident this is a bone; however, I don’t know if anyone can tell what bone, I was thinking maybe a part of a vert, but now I don’t know. when looking at the bottom, it does not appear to look like a vert. It was submerged in a small ball of matrix which I spent a few days prepping. No. 5 This is self-collected from 2019. It doesn’t come from the Winton Formation but from an area close to and around the same age, maybe a couple million years older. It looks like a pterosaur partial bone, which would be very significant. It comes from Prairie, near Hughenden. Every fossil we found at that site except for this, and one other fossil was belemnites. This site was also right near a road, where we dug into a wall of soil. the two pieces are associated to make one piece, they look like they broke a long time ago though. No. 6 I am not sure what these are, I first thought maybe a tooth of some kind, but I don’t know. it seems to be slightly hollow. here is another piece, way smaller, but very similar. it is covered in a thin layer of soil, that other piece also was, but I cleaned it off. No. 7 I think this could be a tiny piece of crocodilian osteoderm, possibly Isisfordia (sp.? Or Duncani) due to its size. Isisfordia was a very small crocodilian, only growing to around one meter in length. a piece of the rear end of the skull from a crocodilian from around 50 million years ago, also from Queensland, Australia that is in my collection, also has a relatively similar texture. if anyone needs better photos, or photos of another angle, feel free to let me know. Kind Regards, Kohler Palaeontology
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From the album: Ammonites
Schlierbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Toarcian (Jurassic). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Calvados, France. Oxfordian (Jurassic). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Miscellaneous
Zelyonoye, Crimea. Presumably Triassic or Jurassic. Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Bajocian (Jurassic). Dagestan (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Bajocian (Jurassic). Dagestan (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Bajocian (Jurassic). Dagestan (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Likely from Madagascar. Albian (Cretaceous). Bought in a souvenir shop at the Museum of Perm Prehistory in Perm, Russia. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Mesozoic. Volga river, Tatarstan (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Albian (Cretaceous). Zhane river, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Toarcian (Jurassic). Svinyachka river, Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Saratov Oblast (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Callovian (Jurassic). Dubki Quarry, Saratov Oblast (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Hauterivian (Cretaceous). Bakhchisaray District (Crimea). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Tithonian/Berriasian (Jurassic/Cretaceous). Yaroslavl Oblast (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Aptian (Cretaceous). Kurdzhips river, Krasnodar Krai (Russia). Bought from a private collection. -
From the album: Ammonites
Hauterivian (Cretaceous). Bakhchisaray District (Crimea). Bought from a private collection.
