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Location is kem kem beds, seller said less than 5% restoration. I know nothing about claws but this one almost looks too good to be true and too perfect but I’m not sure how to definitively tell if it’s real or fake
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Hey everybody I've been deep diving into this forum for the past couple weeks while restoring this fossil. I found it in the Hell Creek Formation by the Powder River in Montana, on my brother's ranch. It was in the side wall of a run off creek bed. There were no other obvious fossils around it, but the wall was crumbling, so it could have washed downstream. The circumference of the main shaft is 20cm while the circumference of the head is 38cm and the length of the fossil is 40cm. I am not very familiar with dinosaurs, but it looks to me like it could possibly be the humerus or the femur of something. Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!
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So awhile back I picked up a rock at a creek and their was all these tiny little white ball looking things stuck to it and I wondered what they were, some were broken open and I figured they might be eggs of some kind. Well I found another rock the other day that had the same white things on it but also in this eroded part of the rock were several tiny little snails and a bunch of these little white things, so now I figured they must be eggs of the snails and I put it in a bucket and brought it home. When I got home I got to looking at the rock and none of the snails had moved, I wondered after awhile of the rock sitting on shelf if the snails were even alive? I got my 25x eye piece out and took a better look and they are covered with the same stuff that makes up the rock it looks like......so my question is are these snails fossils and are these pretty common to find like this if they are? This isn't the same rock but similar with the snails, I'll put pic of the other one with the white balls on it if y'all want to see it because I'll have to dig it out from a bucket of rocks. Southwest Missouri is where I found them also
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I like DSR. It's peaceful and quite. You get a nice little view. Over all a good spot. I have however been unsuccessful with finding an intact Dipleura! The detail that can been seen on them is fantastic. What amazing little monsters. A quick way to-be driven nuts. I know fossil hunting is a mix of: skill, knowledge, luck and time BUT gosh darn! I will keep trying. This is what I have to show for my effort so far.
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Hello Fossil nerds. Hope all is well. I have been following all of the cool Instagram fossil accounts and it reminded me of something my son and I found this summer. USA California Santa Barbara County Jalama Beach 34°29'44.0"N 120°29'46.8"W measurements are in cm. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Hello, I am new to fossil collecting, but have always had an interest. I’m from N.W. GA. I look forward to learning from everyone and seeing some great pictures! Thank you!
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Hi everyone, I’m Michael I’m 35 and have collected fossils all my life. I mainly purchase from shops and online but have recently started joining the UKAFH on a few hunts. Loving going out and finding bits for myself and after a quick google search found this forum and thought I would join up to take advantage of everyone’s experiences and expertise. Maybe one day I will also be able to help someone on here too.
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I am aware that many of the weird lumps and bumps of the iron heavy rock formations in Big Brook make some things that look like fossils that arent. Probably the bulk of these are such. However, im very new at this and I would like to know if any of my guesses are correct. I would be grateful if anyone would help me ID these. ( keep in mind that these are from several trips to Big Brook and this is the entire groups' ( 5 ppl 2x) fossils. We are law abiding and only took the limit each visit, we'd like there to be fossils for people to find for a long time there) fossil one: because of the shiny black on it and its weird shape, i thought it may be a fish tooth? like a drumfish. but it looks wrong. fossil two: really degraded squid guard? fossil 3: probably nothing. i thought it was something because of the uniform breakage in the back fossil 4: i thought this was nothing until i cleaned it off and saw the greyish stuff under the clay fossil 5: again i thought it might look like a drumfish tooth but then i bought it home and looked at the computer images and im pretty sure its not a thing. fossil 6: is that a tooth? fossil 7: is this just a clump of rock and mud? fossil 8: I saw mentioned somewhere on the forum a similar find and someone said it might be like shrimp poop? is it? fossil 9: piece of squid guard? fossil 10: idk what it is. it looks like burrows. but not. fossil 11: a tooth, for sure but not sure what? fossil 12: nada or the tiniest squid guard eva ( included bc its a six yr olds find) thank you in advance for any help you choose to lend me.
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Hi all, First off, I am a real noob when it comes to prepping fossils... This is why I have a question for you, which I don't think would be too hard for you pros out there. Some of you may have seen this sea urchin before; anyways I wanted to prep it, as I believe it will look quite nice after a good prep. There is just one problem though: the matrix is very hard (compared to what I'm used to). So how should I clear all this matrix? The tools I have are very limited, but I can buy new things (as long as they are very cheap materials). I have: one long thin metal needle, one strong pointed needle, one strong small chisel, and one thing to blow the matrix away (sorry if I don't have the correct terms)... If needed I can post a picture of the tools. Here is a picture of the fossil:
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Hi! I have always been interested in natural history and paleontology, but never really considered collecting (or perusing an education) until very recently. I'm shy and don't really know what to say but it would be nice to know some people who are interested in the same things.
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My daughter found this in a creek bed near Brighton Missouri. http://goo.gl/Juxvo I apologize if this is nothing. I am an utter noob at this.
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Hi all, Just found this site while searching for places near home (Ottawa Canada) where I might be able to bring my kids to see some fossils in the field. They are still pretty young so I'm not looking for any long distance adventures yet Any tips, cautions or no-nos would be appreciated! Thanks Andrew
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Hey all! So glad I found this site! I am really amatuer, and would appreciate any help or tips. I live in the Los Angeles area, and really could use some direction. I have a post in the California section, so if you know any good places, please let me know there! Thanks!
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