Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'scute?'.
-
Hi everyone! I’m new here and new to identifying/collecting fossils. I love beachcombing and sometimes the ocean gives me the special treat of finding a fossil! I found this one loose, laying on top of the sand after a storm in the Northeast Florida Coast region. It feels light and brittle compared to other fossils I’ve held. Any help identifying it is appreciated! I would also like to know how you’ve reached your conclusion so I can also start learning what to look for when identifying fossils. Thanks again!
-
- 1 reply
-
- fossil? rock?
- missouri
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
- 2 replies
-
- 1
-
- coprolite?
- poison sac
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
- 1 reply
-
- hell creek
- hell creek fm
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
Does anyone know what this might be? The person who's selling it says it was found in Missouri. First thing I thought was a scute, however it looks too big to be a crocodile or alligator scute. Then I thought maybe an Ankylosaur scute, as it bears similarities to an Ankylosaur scute @Troodon once posted. Problem is, as far as I know Ankylosaurs are not known to have existed in Missouri. In fact, apparently very few dinosaur fossils have been found in Missouri at all. Any suggestions welcome
-
Hey there! I’m bringing my fossil collection to my local library to create an educational display. (I work there and the director asked if any employees have interesting collections to share with the public.) Anyway, with your help I’d like to identify at least a few of these Fl spring-found mystery guys. as always, much gratitude to y’all edit: 1. Has a rounded “top” side and a flat “bottom” side (assuming it has a top and a bottom), which made me think it could be a scute. The second item has a curve to it that might not be noticeable from the picture. There is a very round indentation and inside the indentation is a small “dot”.
- 3 replies
-
- central florida spring
- florida
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
- 1 reply
-
- ne florida
- scute?
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Fossil ID - possible Scute ... if so whose scute? - NE Florida Vilano Beach trip date 03 30 2022
NFLfinder posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this on my walk, picking up the small pieces that are common but typically rubbish. I look for symmetry and had the impression of a center circle with a line pattern of rays and some of the rays had perpendicular branches. There also is a pattern of holes Can the exact animal be determined from the information that I am providing?- 5 replies
-
- ne florida
- scute?
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
- 3 replies
-
- north carolina
- osteoderm
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Need help in identifying problematic fish bone
The Amateur Paleontologist posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hey everyone Hope you're all doing well! While looking through unprepped/untouched blocks of chalk from last year's fieldwork session in the Late Cretaceous of Møns Klint (Denmark), I found one block that showed a little trace of fish bone. I scraped a bit around it with some dental tools, and managed to reveal the whole fossil. And I'm having quite some trouble identifying it... Could anyone help me? I've included pics and details of the specimen below. Pics: Note especially the 'ridges' in the upper half of the fossil Full details: -Location: Møns Klint, Isle of Møn, Denmark -Stratigraphy: Occidentalis belemnite zone, Hvidskud Member, Møns Klint Formation, White Chalk Group. -Age: Upper part of Lower Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous; ~70 million years old -Measurements: ~5mm largest width; ~4mm height -Possible interpretations so far: partial fin element, partial scale. Most recently, I considered it to be the partial scute of a Dercetidae fish (based on Wallaard et al. 2019 and Friedman 2012)... But I'm really unsure... Taken from Wallaard et al. 2019 Taken from Friedman 2012 I'd be really grateful for any help identifying my specimen -
I am aware that stegosaurus has scutes under its neck, but is this identifiable. Seller states it was associated with other scutes and the ID was done by a professional. Thanks in advance!
-
-
At first I thought this might be half of a fossilized mollusk, but maybe it's crocodile scute, which is a common find at the Rowan University Fossil Park a few miles away. Maybe it's something I don't know about. Hopefully it's not just another rock I found it in a streambed of Cretaceous green marl.
- 16 replies
-
- cretaceous
- mollusk?
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with: