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Hello all! Here I am with yet another question the same as all the other ones I ask. “What is this fossil tooth?” I found it online. I believe it to be a theropod, but can anyone officially identify it? It was found in Hell Creek, if that helps. If I can find out in the next 3 days that would be great, as that is when it is going.

I recently purchased this trilobite and believe that they may have mislabeled it. What do we have here?

There were a few threads going around a while back with folks looking to source some Paraloid B72 and it was out of stock pretty much everywhere. I even got to the point where I was starting to hoard my small remaining stock of B72 and praying for it to start showing up online. That day has come. I just received my order of 5 pounds of B72 pellets!! That should last me for a little while. I get mine from Talas. They're a book conservation material distributer for the museum and library industry. Their pricing on Paraloid is pretty much the best I've found and they haven't called foul for a fossil preparator buying their stuff yet. They also sell Butvar B76 (currently still out of stock) if you're of that particular leaning.

I have tried to buy fossils from japanese sites online but everytime they come back and say the product is prohibited from international shipping due to the fossil being considered a 'living' animal so cant be shipped despite being dead for millions of years? Has anyone else experienced this? Also has anyone here successfully bought fossils from japan?

Seller claims that this is a Psittacosaurus mongoliensis foot fossil with no restoration. What do you think?

Hi everyone. just wanted to ask on here regarding the popular auction/ selling site. Im currently looking for more dino material to add to my small collection. However, after browsing through "reliable/ famous" online fossil websites/ retailers, it seems that those websites either: only supply common fossils or, when they do have rarer pieces, they are priced very high and are sold very quickly. So I tried the popular auction site. Looking at the profiles of the sellers on that auction site, most of those sellers dig their own fossils and sell those fossils themselves without a "middle man" seller. The only thing im concerned about is whether those sellers on the auction site are legit (though I doubt they aren't). As most of those sellers Im looking at dont have items for sale as often, as opposed to other popular websites as they are more established. Where more established websites wouldnt necessarily be one to sell you a fake or take your cash and run. I also think that the dino material im currently looking at on their page is too niche of a product for scammers to take advantage of (except in the case for if the product were a trex tooth. and I also doubt that the sellers are fake as they have been on the auction site [many years] and have all positive feedback. i think they would have been reported if they were a fake). Would just like to ask if you guys have had any experience at purchasing with diggers at that popular auction site to have more access to rarer pieces? Thanks for the help!

Hello everybody, I'm sorry for making thread about ID mixed fossil types,but I didn't want to open multiple threads for such a small specimens as they aren't something ''special'',but small specimens that I would like to properly ID. They were bought from one small fossil shop that sells fossils,meteorites,amber,dinosaur teeth and those kind of things. They are fairly small shop,but they have nice collection of small affordable fossils for sale. I bought them years ago and I always wanted to get proper ID of them,but my camera wasn't good at the time and I always had more ''important'' things to do. Today I finally got time and I took photos,but unfortunately I forgot where did some of those fossils came from as too much time has passed. I remember some of them,but not all. All of those fossils were cheap. Fossils are placed near metric ruler for size reference and are measured in centimeters. First fossil is Spinosaurus Aegypticus (Cretaceous Period 90 MYO) found in Kem-Kem basin Taouz Morocco It is 4cm long. I would like to know is it possible that tooth from Spinosaurus is sold that cheap and is authentic as well since it's rare animal? I know they had lot of teeth during their life that were constantly replaced by new ones as the animal ate/broke them,but I still having hard time to believe that authentic dinosaur tooth is sold for so little. Second fossil is trilobite that is from Cambrian period if I remember correctly.I forgot location where it came from unfortunately. It's only one centimeter long and I'm not sure if it's authentic or not because bottom of it look somewhat weird (at least to me). I uploaded 3 pictures of it. Third fossil is Neuropteris seed fern Carboniferous period (320 MYO) from Crock Hey pit-Wigan Lancashire UK I uploaded 3 pictures of it and I would like to know do you think it's genuine? Next two fossils are supposed to belong to Tyrannosaurus Rex,but they are so small it's impossible to tell from what dinosaur they came from,if they even belonged to a dinosaur. It's stated that they are from Tyrannosaurus Rex Cretaceous period (65 MYO) Hell Creek formation Northwest South Dakota-USA As far as I can tell (and I don't even belong to newbie amateur class) they seems to have honeycomb like structure that could be where the blood vessels were once the animal was alive. If it's a dinosaur I presume it would belong to some Theropod because of that honeycomb like structure,but that just my humble inexperienced opinion. I uploaded 5 pictures of those two fragments and I would very much like to know did it belong to some Theropod or at least a dinosaur and do they look like they really came from Hell Creek formation judging by color and things like that? Note: 4th T-Rex fragment picture have one side completely yellow that is totally different from rest of the specimen.Do you perhaps know what that is? And lastly,last two bone fragments are stated as ''Triceratops'' bone fragments,but I'm aware that's impossible to tell just like ''T-Rex'' fragment from above because they are simply too small. However,I would like your opinion about them as well. Do they look like fragments that belonged to dinosaur at least? They came from either Montana or North Dakota and I think they are too from Hell Creek formation like ''T-Rex'' fragments,but I'm not 100% sure,more like 90%. They are of course 65 MYO,at least that's what seller stated. I uploaded 7 pictures of those 2 fragments. Once again,I want to apologize for multiple different specimens in one thread,but I think you'll agree that this is better than opening 5-6 threads for such a small specimens. Lastly,I want to thank you for taking time to read this and I hope you can tell me are all those fossils genuine and if those 4 fragments came from some dinosaur if you can get any info from small fragments like those of course. If you have any questions that could help you get better ID,feel free to ask them. Thanks!

I was wondering who you all recommended for fossils to purchase online. While I would rather find my own or purchase fossils in person, that is not always possible. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey there, This is literally my first fossil purchase and I know very little. Got this little dude off an auction site from a fossil seller who had a 100% out of several thousand reviews and I feel like something is off about it. I have a Mosasaurus tooth coming from this same seller so I'm a bit nervous if this does turn out to be a fake. What do you all think? Thanks!

Hello, I am considering buying a really nice fossil, unfortunately there are no "interesting" shops nearby, so I'll have to look online. Do you have any recommendations?

FREE ONLINE EVENING LECTURE The why, what, when and how of the first animal skeletons. Heads Up people looks like an interesting lecture but you need to register and it starts on Wednesday 1 July 7pm BST https://event.webinarjam.com/register/69/2zzrmhlq

Throwing Shade When you look at beautiful fossil leaves, have you ever wondered what the forest was like? Was the leaf from a tall tree, hogging the sun at the top of the forest? Or did it grow in the understory, in the shadows of big trees above? Perhaps we can figure that out. Please join our next online meeting of the DPS at 7pm on Wednesday, October 14th, when we will hear how to “see the forest from the leaves”. Joe Milligan, PhD candidate at Baylor University, will speak on "Sycamores shine a light on ancient canopy structure”. Joe has a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and an MA in Earth and Environmental Science from Wesleyan University. He is doing several research projects for his doctorate, including estimating the CO2 content of the ancient atmosphere from fossil leaves, which is supported by a scholarship from the DPS. In this work he studied living trees which were grown in different shade conditions, and determined how the leave shape, microstructure, and even the carbon isotope composition are effected. Sycamores are one of our most beautiful trees, and distinctive fossils, so it will be fun to learn how they might tell us about the structure of ancient forests. Wednesday, October 14th, will also be National Fossil Day! We will celebrate with two short talks on fossils that can be seen in our national parks. Tom Dill will give a short walking tour of giant spiral beaver burrows along the Daemonelix Trail in Agate Fossil Beds in Nebraska, and Estée Easley will talk about Florissant Fossil Beds in Colorado, and their virtual displays and online activities. So stay online after the main presentation to see more fossils. Please join our Zoom meeting by clicking on this link: https://zoom.us/j/92213920218?pwd=N0l4eXhtQW9lOU1uQVp5OGh3OUFWdz09 Or start the Zoom app and join the Meeting ID: 922 1392 0218, with the Passcode: 466780. Remember that you are on camera if your video feed is on, and that we can hear everything if you have your microphone on. Please be responsible about what you sending out to the world. If you move your mouse over the Zoom window, controls will appear where you can turn on and off your audio and video “feeds” to the meeting. During the presentations we will mute everyone’s audio, but if you come in late, be sure to mute yourself. You can submit questions for the speaker in the chat box, typing “QUESTION” to make them stand out. We will read them at the end in the order received, or unmute people to ask their questions.

Hi!! As wide as the internet is, I've found quite a lot of sites where, apparently, dinosaur fossils are sold. I've found a particular site in which there are Deltadromeus Agilis teeth. My question is: ¿Is this, you know, real? ¿Is it a fake? At least, it looks real on the image. Thanks to anyone who answers this post!

Hey Everyone! I've really come to appreciate all the help and support that this community offers. I feel privileged to live in a time and place where it is so easy to stay connected with others who share interest in our pursuit to uncover the mystery of deep time. I suppose that I should start off by introducing myself in case you haven't had the pleasure yet. So. Here goes: Hi! My name is Nicholas Perlenfein. I’m a student at College of the Redwoods currently pursuing an AST in Geology. I have an intense interest in studying fossils the genesis of which lies very early in the most dormant memories of my childhood. I hope one day to become a paleontologist or maybe a fossil preparator. I’m currently enrolled in my colleges English 1A course and have been assigned to conduct primary research in the form of a recorded interview regarding the discourse within my desired carrier and major. We are directed to schedule an interview with a professional in a relevant field and ask them about how peers within the profession choose to communicate and what ethics are held by the community at large. I felt that someone on TTF must work at a natural history museum, or knows someone they can put me into contact with, or at the very least, point me in the right direction? I understand that during these difficult times that people are very busy, I know for a fact that my schedule has been greatly disrupted. As stated before, I am looking to conduct an online interview, we can do Skype, zoom etc. of about 30 to 45 minutes that I can record in order to refer back to whilst writing my essay. Its crucial i be able to record the interview so, if you're not comfortable with that, although I would be thrilled to talk to you, I sadly won't be able to use our conversation for this assignment. I just want to thank everyone reading this one more time for making me feel so welcome in the community. I look forward to your replies. -Nick

Well, I am officially a Harvard Drop Out. A friend posted about free online classes from Harvard and there was a Meteorology class that looked interesting (I am a sky watcher as well as a fossil hunter!) so I started taking. It was a really good, intersting, in-depth class, but part way through I thought....I wonder if there are any Paleontology classes online for free??? I'd rather do THAT! (not being a trained palenotologist) and sure enough....Dino 101 through the University of Alberta! I am signed up and working on "Week One" videos and reading! I suspect I'll be done by tomorrow. What better thing to do while in lockdown! And I have to say, it is quite good. Both my parents have degrees in Biology and I have loved mammology and palenotology all my life (if I hadn't been an artist, I was going to be a marine biologist) so I am familiar with the general biological background, but I am learning lots of new things through this. It has some fun interactive things like a 3-D Gorgonosaurus skull you can rotate and look at, a T-Rex "puzzle" to put the bones together (basic, not advanced). So yah...i'm enjoying it quite a bit. https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/dino101/index.html

Greetings kind people, Hope you are having a nice day:) There was a similar thread posted around the same topic, but a lot of those websites could not meet all my requirements so I'm here to seek help I'm looking for websites which are: 1) reliable and reputable 2) very inexpensive 3) ship internationally (particularly India) with good packaging and reasonable prices 4) good quality and vast collection 5) can provide most of my requirements in a single order(since I'll be shipping it to India, it would be economical to order everything from single website to cut down on transportation costs). I'll take down the post in case of violations of the guidelines. Please do let me know. Thanks in advance:)

Hi is this a raptor bone? I found it online the size is 0.9 by 1.8 cm.

I was wondering if theirs any good websites to identify a wide range of things (shark teeth, bones, cephalopod, fish, ray teeth, coral, etc). individual website will be helpful to but preferably one with a lot of fossil ID.

Sir Charles Lyell's historical fossils (London's Natural History Museum) accessible online, February 21, 2019, Pensoft Publishers https://phys.org/news/2019-02-sir-charles-lyell-historical-fossils.html Consuelo Sendino, The Lyell Collection at the Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London (UK), Biodiversity Data Journal (2019). DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e33504 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/33504/ Although completely unrelated, the below article is quite interesting. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? By JoAnna Klein, New York times, Feb. 20, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/science/zebra-stripes-flies.html Tim Caro, Yvette Argueta, Emmanuelle Sophie Briolat, Joren Bruggink, Maurice Kasprowsky, Jai Lake, Matthew J. Mitchell, Sarah Richardson, and Martin How. 2019, Benefits of zebra stripes: Behaviour of tabanid flies around zebras and horses. PLOS ONE. Published: February 20, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210831 Yours, Paul H.

Hi, Does anyone know of any specialist fossil booksellers Preferably UK based, and with an online presence. Thanks

Hello, I found this vertebra for sale online. I was wondering what animal it belonged to, my first thought is bison but it could be something else. The seller says its from deposits of the northern sea from a Pleistocene deposit. It's 22 cm in length and is 8,5 cm wide. That's all the information the seller gave. Please feel free to leave any remarks as to what it can be.

I saw those fossils online,i wonder are the real onces or is it a replica...

Found these online. I suspect they're fakes. Beware. Not surprising if they are fake, besides, they're from China. (not saying that all fossils being sold from China are fake.)

I'm pretty new to fossil collecting, however I'd like to dive right in. I've been looking at the FossilShack, however I was wondering if there are any other reputable dealers within the US? I've heard eBay is a great place, but I don't know which dealers to avoid, does anyone know of any? I'm also interested in buying an authentic looking replica for a friends birthday. I don't want to pay a fortune (college student), but I'm mainly looking complete skulls and claws. Thanks!

Gone to youtube in hope of showing newbie how working with fossils and tools look like however not many videos like how to drill or work on certain fossils from scratch. Anyone know of any full length videos people can watch ?