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Hello dear fellow forum members. Among the things I found at a Dutch beach known for miocene (fish), pliocene and pleistocene terrestrial fossils where two and a half pieces I at first glance took for examples of the numerous burrow infills, but are now hoping to turn out being worn whale teeth. Are they? And if so, can anythng more than odontocete be said? Thanks, J
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Hello dear fellow forum members. In contrast to my usual online hunting grounds and model building, I went out and collected some real fossils on the beach. From 14th to 28th of september I spent between one and four hours a day strolling the beaches near Breskens, Zeeland, Netherlands. The region is known for miocene, pliocene and pleistocene fossils and located close to the zwarte polder famous for its shark teeth. What exactly, and from what ages, I found will take some time to find out, but here are some first impressions. I did not take many pictures on the beach because sand and wind did not agree with my camera. The plan is to add short day by day accounts of the fossils to give you an overview of the variety. On some days I had the beach to myself, especially in the morning. At the weekends it was crowded. But everyday there where at least some fossils to be found...
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Hello to everybody! I'm kinda new here, but before I start I must say I really love this forum! It has really great vibes and you instantly can tell that this is a good and friendly community! So, I am ziggycardon, I live in Belgium, close to the border of the Netherlands and when we start speaking geologically, I live on the same cretaceous sediments as where the first major Mosasaurus discoveries where done! Unfortunatly I have never been on a fossil hunt myself and everything currently in my collection was bought or given to me. But I hope to change that soon, as I am dying to go hunting myself. Maybe the Chalk sediments 3 km from my home would be a good place to start! For the rest, my job, my major hobby and my other main interest besides fossils are living animals. I currently work as the head of terrarium & aquarium in 3 different pet stores and I have quite a collection of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and tropic fish myself. In my spare time I often take my own living animals along with my fossils and other educational natural history material to schools so I can teach kids about nature and it's history and hidden mechanics. For the rest are my other hobbies mainly based around movies and televisions as I collect a lot of stuff drom my favorite franchises like "Lord or the Rings" & "The Hobbit", "Game of Thrones, "Pirates of the Caribbean", ... And I also attent a lot of comic cons and other events related to those franchises. But then this topic! In this topic I will show my collection of fossils (and also minerals, stones and meteorites) as it is right now and then I will highlight each group of fossils bit by bit. I am currently starting with a own specialized fossil room, so ofcourse the progress and end result will also be posted here! And ofcourse when something get's added to my collection, I'll show it here as well. Sometimes a photo of my "special" pets or taxidermy specimens might pop up, but this topic will mainly be about the fossil room and my fossil collection. For the rest, if you have any comments or questions about the collection or about me or about anything, feel free to ask! I'd love to reply!
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My collection got quite shaken up. So from here on now I will be posting my updated collection and the additions that will be added in the future. Here is one of my crown jewels, Spinosauridae indet. tooth 6.50 inches Kemkem Basin, Morocco
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I was recently in the Netherlands for a work trip and made a point of spending a couple of days out at De Zandmotor. Most of what I found was pretty fragmentary -- the beach was busy on both days, the tides weren't favorable for hunting, and my eye is not well-trained to distinguish bone from shell. I currently live in Washington, and opportunities to beach comb for fossils like this are limited. At the end of the first day, as I was on my way out, I decided to start pulling things out of the water that the surf hadn't quite managed to throw all the way up onto the shore, in hopes there might be something more interesting in there. I believe I got very lucky in doing so, as I pulled out what appears to me to be a pretty well-preserved woolly rhinoceros tooth. As soon as I saw the crown my soul left my body -- this is by far my coolest find ever, Photos of my finds are attached, including several of this tooth. Most of them are too fragmentary to easily ID, especially to my amateur eye, although it appears to me that a couple of them are the broken-off ends of limb bones. One of them, #8, appears to me like it could be some other type of tooth, perhaps rodent, although what would be the chewing surface is quite thin. I intend to post additional photos of the stuff I couldn't identify later. It's tough to get good lightning where I am currently.
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I found some sort of phalanx at a lake in the Netherlands. At this location fossils can be found from the pleistocene, but most of the finds are from the (early) holocene. I'm hoping someone can tell me whether this is a bird or mammal phalanx. Any additional information is most welcome, but I don't think it will be identified online. The matrix in the background is in centimeters, so the length is about 2 cm. Let me know what you think!
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Tips wanted for a fossil hunting excursion to Netherlands
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My girls ( 8 and 9 ) have become fascinated by dinosaurs and fossils. They built up a collection of ammonites and shark teeth. Now i'm also hooked :-) ! The kids heard there are places/beaches in the Netherlands that would be good for looking and starting a collection. I am very willing to bring them there for a weekend and wondered if anyone had any tips on locations and what to expect to find. I did some research and the recommendations for places by different folks can be contradicting. Since it's an 7 hour drive to the Netherlands ( nearest coastline to us ) I would love one definitive location where it would really be worth our while visiting. Thanks in Advance...- 3 replies
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Hi everyone, I found this fossil at the beach in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. It looks like a shell but I would like to know more about it! Thanks!
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Hi all, A friend of mine found these in a quarry in Limburg, near Maastricht, many years ago. The exact location is unknown, but it was found in very bright, loose sand (maybe that rings a bell). I suspect they are concretions, but I am not sure. Any info and insights are welcome! Thanks!
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Hello, i have this still unlabled mammal tooth in my collection. I found it in Zaanse Schanz, Netherlands on a path named : de kwakels. Rigth next to the finding location is a sheep pasture, so its probably a modern sheep tooth.
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Hi Everyone, I am completely new to the forum but have loved fossils since I was a kid holidaying on the Jurassic Coast in the UK. I was searching for potential fossil sites in the Netherlands and went to Zandmotor (Den Haag, Netherlands) hoping to discover a complete Mammouth Skull. Sadly this hasn't happened yet, but I found numerous interesting finds (which I photographed below). My girlfriend and I have managed to identify most of them however I am having trouble identifying the second picture of the (brown pointed pieces). I think they could be fossilised wood (they look wooden to me but then part of me thinks they could be bone - ribs perhaps). Of course, they could just be nothing at all. My Girlfriend's 9-year-old daughter now has to know what they are, so I thought I would ask some experts. I would love any input on this as this is not something I have encountered before. Any help would be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance Mickey
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Hello everyone, A whole new world has opened up to me! I had no idea this fascinating hobby was so accessible. Today, I embarked on an adventure with my children to search for fossils for the first time. We headed to the 2nd Maasvlakte in Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands. We found a few intriguing items, but we’re not entirely sure what they are. I’m hoping you all could help us identify them. 1. The first item appears to be a vertebra. Based on the photos, can anyone suggest what kind of animal it might have belonged to? 2. The second item looks like it could be a tooth, but I might be too hopeful, and it’s just a stone. I’m eager to hear your thoughts. 3. The third item is firmly believed by my daughter to be a bone ;-). I was skeptical and thought it might just be a stone, but the two round indentations have me doubting. I promised I would ask here. We would greatly appreciate any information or guidance you can provide. Thank you so much in advance! Best regards, Michael
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Hi everyone, My name is Rob, I'm a 21 year old biology student from the Netherlands and I've recently rekindled my passion for fossils. After browsing this forum for a while I decided to become a member! I currently own a handful of fossils, ranging from the Pleistocene to the Carboniferous (including a plant fossil I found myself at a former coal mine). I'm looking forward to learning more about fossils identification, ethical fossil hunting and paleontology in general
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From the album: Zuid-Limburg coal-mining district (Limburg, The Netherlands)
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