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A few tips for getting better ID's. First, make the object you are trying to get an ID for be the central object of the photo. Not your hand. Put the object on a neutral colored background and photograph it as close up as possible. Then crop your pictures. Using your hand for scale is no good, we don't know how big your hand is. Make sure the photo is well lit and focused. Second, use a scale rule (preferably metric; millimeters and centimeters) we have members from all over the world. The U.S. is about the only country that does not use the metric system Coins for scale are not good. A member in Belgium probably has no idea how big a U.S. quarter is, and we here have no idea how big a Chinese Yuan is. If you dont have a rule, tell us in the post how big it is. Length, width, height, thickness etc. Third, give as detailed info as possible as to where it was found. State, County, Country, Province, Parish. Was it in a river, a beach find, a quarry? If you know the geologic info, tell us. If not do not guess, if we have the right info on where it was found, that can be obtained. Lastly, don't expect miracles on your items. We are mostly amateurs on here. We can and do make mistakes. If the item is really worn, don't expect an exact Id. But I promise we will do the very best we can, or try to direct you to someone who could possibly ID your item.
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I visited the Oak Springs Trilobite Area in Caliente Nevada (Lincoln County) and came across these two fossils. My phone seems to be struggling capturing all the details so I apologize in advance for the poor photos. The first I believe to be some kind of marsupial? It's approximately 9 centimeters long, likely missing the tail. I'm not 100% on height as it's definitely missing part of the legs. This second one I thought could be a tooth or maybe a coral, however I don't really know. The formation is rather peculiar but for all I know it could just be a rock. Front Back Bottom Top Side a Side b Some extra shots to give a better perspective on the shape:
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I have no idea....any input would be appreciated!
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Hello, I found this today in paleocene aged kaolin. It has a strange “hook” shape and it looks somewhat like that of a hybodont clasper or maybe a stingray tooth of some type. It could also be a type of tusk shell or solitary coral but I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
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Found by near Bordeaux in France, thinking bone or whale tooth but I have no idea. 7cm wide and 15cm long
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Found it on the bank of the Northern Dvina river, near Kotlas (Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia)
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Found in Big Brook last week. Wanted to see what you guys thought about this? It does stick by the way....I found another that is si.ilar in color but smaller. They are the last 3 photos. This sticks also. Thanks for your help! Jaime
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Found last week in Big Brook. I know its broken but I want more opinions on this one.
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Carbon County, Wyoming
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Hi All, Here's something I've never seen before. Found in Burleson county TX last Tuesday eroding from Pleistocene fluviatile terrace deposits. My initial thoughts were that this was some kind of tooth but after looking closer at the presumptive base of the specimen I think that's not likely. The other other thing I was considering was some kind of spine from a fish but I'm definitely out of my depth on this one. here are some detailed microscope photos of the ends, the matrix adhering, and some of the wear near the presumed tip.
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Hoping someone can help identify this!
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A local museum donated a pile of fossils and rock specimens to my nature center and this was among them. My first thought was a tooth of some kind, but it's not like any tooth I've ever seen before. It has no serrated edge, and that small protrusion on the one side which seems odd for a tooth. The flared end is certainly strange, and made my coworker guess perhaps some kind of mushroom, and although fossilized mushrooms are rare, I agree it's worth wondering about too. I really am stumped by this one! The pictures I've included are over a 1x1 centimeter grid, for size. It was also already broken when we got it, and I'm not sure if its better to glue it back together somehow or not. Input on this as well as the ID would be appreciated!
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I am not sure what this is. Found in Leakey Texas area about 30 years ago. Can anyone ID?
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I was just in the north sulphur river in Texas and found this. I have never seen anything like it, but I am also new to fossil hunting. And I Found it hiding on a sand bar. I hope the pictures are acceptable. Thanks yall.
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Found near Colonial Beach, on Potomac River along with several shark’s teeth. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.
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We have a creek on our property on the outskirts on College Station, TX. We have plenty of petrified wood that we collect off the property, but my son found this one this morning. I would love some help in determining if we might have found a fossilized bone. Young man at Brazos County Natural History Museum said he thought it was petrified wood that might have lightning strike scarring. Either way, super interesting piece for us. Thanks everyone! Summary: Found in creek bottom after heavy rains this year by my 4yo son. Probably petrified wood but maybe fossilized bone?
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Hi! Awhile back i sorted through some Comanche county Oklahoma permian matrix. li’ve got a lot of pieces needing i.d. But I thought I’d start with this one. Its right at 5mm long in some ways I think it’s a tooth but I’m not sure. Anyone have any ideas? Today I was trying out a new magnifying device so I thought this was the perfect time to ask! Please ignore the date.i havent reset it yet…
