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When the breakup comes do you curse the Universe, forsake God, get a drink?
OregonFossil posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This is the last image of the beautiful little Mollusk. I had been working on this 4mm specimen for about an hour and a half. All you could see at the start was a bit of white. Dental tools and small paint brushes, being every so careful. As you view the image the still covered left half of the shell was about 1/2 the length of the right half of the shell. I finally got the left half uncovered and it was a very nice specimen. Then when I went to put it in it's slot in the specimen box my finger gently touched the shell, 7 pieces it exploded to. I had debated cover it with finger nail clear polish but it had details I wanted to photograph later and did not want to deal with possible glare. I raised my hand to the Universe and cursed that White Whale.....
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checkout this cool clam I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Take a look at this cool clam I found in the creek today. Here is a photo:
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checkout this rock full of brachiopods I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found this big rock full of brachiopods. Here is a photo:
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Hi I have two questions. Both are southeast Michigan finds. The first is a phallic fossil coral or something. Not sure what. The other is a deer bone with unusual growth on it. Cancer? Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi there, I would like any help on identifying this potential fossil I found. It was found in West Midlands of England, UK. I don't live near the ocean however this was found amongst a pathway covered in pre-destructed rocks so it may explain the displacement. As you can see, it appears quite mollusc-like and it has tiny bristles on the right hand side, almost saw-toothed at the edge. It also can be seen with a bottom layer with appears on the left hand side of the rock. It is striped and has red speckles at the edge. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm quite inexperienced in this field at the moment. Thanks in advance!
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Hey All, I found this today while looking for sharks teeth in Charleston, SC. I am guessing this is a knobbed whelk, is that correct? How do I know if it is fossilized or not? Also, for anyone who knows the area, are these rare in the greater Charleston Area? I know for all the hours I have spent looking for teeth at this particular spot I have never seen one fully intact. Thanks in advance!
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the first is this coprolite? ..I have seen some with odd colored patterns and was wondering....the second is what I think is some sort of shell in matrix?... found in gravel deposit from Brazos River west of Houston Texas.
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I found some more great brachiopods in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone today in the creek I found some nice brachiopod fossils here are some photos
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I found this very complete snail/mollusk looking fossil, it’s the first time I’ve seen the shell and body shape of a snail type organism preserved equally well in a fossil I’ve found- can anyone help tell me what organism it is specifically and from what time period? I found it in Southampton, Ontario in my rock garden, so I don’t know whether the rocks from the rock garden are from a quarry or the shores of Lake Huron (I would guess they’re from Lake Huron, but I don’t know). Thanks for your help, I’ve been holding onto this for years and always been curious as to what it is! Christian
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All of these came from Alluvial gravels in creek close to Trinity river. Only one I'm confident about is first one, obviously coral, but is it recent and should it have been here? It feels and clinks like glass. Next one I'm not sure if it's geological or not, seems to have well defined tubes of some sort. Next one lacks detail, plant, borrows,coral? Last one I thought was shell but looking at the rest of it not so sure, looks like it had a center with the tubes surrounding it, coral? rugose? Oh and second one is same size as last one.
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Greetings all! Recently pulled this from south shore Lake Michigan near the Mack Straights. Curious as to what the fossilized material is inside the upper shell half which is approximately 2.5cm across. Any ideas? Bonus points if you can identify the shell too Thank you!
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Found these on last year's fishing trips on the Trinity, there are no gravel banks on this stretch just dirt and some rocks here and there. Now is this a stone with a butt crack or very worn Echinoid? Has the makings of one, if it is I've never seen one turned to stone like this, how old might this be? The seashell was a surprise to find, I know it's worn but is it a whelk? And would it be pleistocene?
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Hey Folks, My five year old son found this 10lbs slab with shells embedded in it. There are more on the sides. I would say that each shell is about 3 inches long. What is the best way to clean this up? Should I buy a dremel? E & B
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From the album: Delaware Fossils
Two Exogyra cancellata shells from the Cretaceous spoils of Reedy Point, Delaware. Although Exogyras typically detached themselves from their anchorage while still very small - about 2-3 cm - these two animals continued to live and grow together. The lower valve is about 10 cm on the long axis. -
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Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found 2 neat brachiopod fossils. Here are some photos:
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Found this in the same stream I found the bone in Apopka FL I see the shell on one side but it’s weird on the other
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check out this fossil full of small brachiopods I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is matthew again today in the creek I found a fossil full of small brachiopods here is a photo
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Graf, Iowa Orthocone Shell remnant or epibiont?
Crusty_Crab posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This is Isorthoceras sociale (Hall, 1877) from the Ordovician Elgin member of the Maquoketa from the well known Graf, Iowa location. They exhibit unusual preservation, including nacre and hollow camerae. According to Invertebrate Fossils (1952) by Moore, et al,, shells of nautiloids have an inner annulus layer, middle nacreous layer and outer porcelaneous layer. Is the circular pitted texture on the outside then the remnant of the porcelaneous layer of the shell or some sort of epibiont like a bryozoan? Plate 220 of Shimer and Shrock's Index Fossils of North America (1944) has orthocone shells illustrated, but the texture appears wavy.
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today in the creek I found this very nice brachiopod fossil
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone today in the creek I found another great brachiopod fossil. Here is a photo :
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check out this big brachiopod fossil I just found today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone this is Matthew again. Today in the creek, I found this large brachiopod fossil. Here is a photo:
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Hi this is Matt again. Can anyone tell me what kind of clam this is ? Here is a photo:
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Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found 2 nice brachiopod fossils . Here are 2 photos.
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Hi everyone this is Matt again today in the creek I found several types of brachiopod fossils here are some photos
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Also got these in a lot from Florida. Are either of these part of a turtle?
