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I found this the other day in a Middle Cenomanian shell hash layer. It is about 30 mm long. It seems to be absent sharp teeth and instead has some type of crushing dentition. But, I'm not sure that it's even a jaw. It could be a fragmented fish fin or split spine. Does anyone have a good idea?
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I found this walking by my home in Vermilion County, Illinois along a creek bed with other rocks. This stood out to me and the little details on it look very odd. I have tried to theorize what it is but can’t. But they look like little bones possibly? Suggestions?
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So as I was going to toss this piece of rock from a much larger split piece, I saw a very small white piece of shell, thought it was a portion of Mollusk shell. I always check so put it under the scope. Dentalium of some sort. Not sure it is worth the effort to try and remove it from the matrix, but at 4mm long (perhaps half of the full length, and a mm wide), smallest I've found. Perhaps in the dark of winter for something to do....Keasey Formation.
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My son found this on the beach on Tybee Island. Sorry about the lack of scale, we’re on vacation and don’t have a ruler with us. Could it be crocodilian?? I’m amazed he saw it.
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I was wondering how you display your small dinosaur teeth? I was conserding Gem Jar cases. I just got a small dutch mosasaur tooth and some perfecr abelisaurid sp. crowns & and as I continue my fossil teeth expension. I'd like to give them the display they deserve. How do you guys and girls do it? Please show some pictures and tips! Would be greatfull!
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Hey! My sister found this tiny pebble at some point when she was little. I'm not entirely sure where, but my best guess is North Shore of Minnesota. It's about the diameter of a pencil eraser. I've always thought it looked like a microorganism colony or something of the sort, but I'm well aware it might just be a cool pebble. Thanks!
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World tiniest ornithopod was found in Salas de los Infantes vicinity in Spain and now the research paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105342
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From huge mammoth bones to tiny fragments. I've got a few bone (I think!) fragments that I would like to identify but they are probably too small. They belonged to a fossil collector here in the UK but I don't know anything other than that. I'll start with the smallest. Many thanks!
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I purchased this tiny tooth from The Judith River Formation, North of Havre, MT found on a private ranch close to the border. I am unable to identify the tooth, it appears Thescelosauridae however I don't think Thescelosaurs have been found in Judith River. Measures 0.18" Any idea what this could be?
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Found this little I belive incisor. If I had to guess I'd say deer but I could be wrong. Haha. I looked at so many different pictures trying to figure it out but i just cant. Hopefully the pictures are ok. Thanks again!
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My backyard has a large area where it's mainly rocky, meaning you can't really dig. Separating it from the "nice" grassy side of the yard is a hill. My daughter and I have found fossils there of bivalves and snails. I've attached some pictures of what I found today. But my question is regard to these tiny, circular, flat pieces that seem to cover the hill (first 3 pictures). I'm thinking they're a fossil of some kind, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help?
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This piece is so small that it's difficult to get a good pic but let me know if you think I should try again. It was found in a creek in Maryland about 20 miles inland from the Calvert Cliffs. Found several fossil shark and ray teeth there. I'm pretty confident this is a jawbone with one tooth still attached but would like to know what it belonged to if anyone has any ideas.
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Hey Fossil Gang! I was exploring the forest near my dorm and found a small area where the ground had a sparse layer of tiny, white, spiral shells. I'm no expert but they didn't seem like snail shells, I could be wrong. I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips for this situation. What should I do? I thought I could start by collecting some of the surface level shells and maybe even dig around a bit. I imagine just the tiny shells would be pretty common but do y'all think there could be greater treasures laying in wait? What sort of basic equipment/tools should I use? Any help would be appreciated! I'll post if I find something cool.
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In honor of @ynot's multi page big crystal hunt, I present the exact opposite. 1 little, itty bitty, teeny tiny tri-point twin floater. I found this lodged in a battered cluster last year, lightly wedged in a section of crystals. Measuring a mere 4 mm long, it's kinda pretty. Used my Dino-lite for the pics using an external light source at 50 x. Not the greatest pics but I hope you like.
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More worm-like fossils, there were several of these things in this boulder. They are mostly very small, their diameter range from 2mm to 0.02mm. Some are hollow, some are sediment and some are preserved as some sort of crystals. I can't find anything on the web that would explain what these things might be. Anyone ever come across anything like these?
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Hello, I was organizing my fossils I got in Kemmerer, Wyoming, today. I stopped to look at a small Phareodus fossil I had. I noticed something I never noticed before. I took the fossil and put the odd thing I noticed under a magnifier. Picture it attached. I am not going to lie, it is TINY. It has ridges one one side as well as 7 lines coming from the dark part. Any idea what it is? Could it be a plant, or part of a fish? Jared
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Hi there, found these teeth at a landsite in Venice, FL. I believe the three on the left could be barracuda? Is this even remotely close to a correct ID?! Heh. Also, what is the tiny more curved one on the far right from? It has a hole in top like it’s a tooth as well. Thanks for looking - Marie
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A few months ago I won an auction presented by @RJB. In it was a sand dollar that was encrusted by some coquina, so I worked on getting most of it off. When poking around in the stuff earlier this morning, I found a tiny little shell, just barely over 1/2 mm in size & very fragile. I got a couple pics of it with my dino lite, but to see detail I had to get creative. Had the onboard LEDs turned way down, but it was still washing it out, so I took 1 pic & shut them off. I then used a small LED flashlight with weak batteries & got a couple decent enough pics with some side lighting. Hopefully this will be enough for an ID. I really have no way to take an edge on view at this point with it being so fragile. The 1st pic shows some nice ribbing detail. Unfortunately, I have no idea where it's from & I don't think he knew either.
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I have come across several tiny bivalves and gastropods while digging marine fossils out of sandstone boulders, they range in size from about less than 1mm to about 10mm. I was wondering, do all of these small specimen grow into the larger ones? Also, I can plenty photos of present day small specimen but I can not seem to find many photos of prehistoric small bivalves and gastropods, anyone have any links to tiny prehistoric shells???
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Hi! I found this on my recent trip to Lyme Regis, UK. It would be Jurassic in age. Found on the beach, so I can’t say what layer it came from unfortunately. Its striations are quite ornate and beautiful, and I’d love to know what it is! Bottom view