DE&i Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Welcome to "Iris" the Plesiosaur named after my daughter pictured here with me https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/plesiosaur-discovered-peterborough-go-display-24080903 Common or Scientific Name: Cryptoclidus sp. Plesiosaur Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Jurassic, Peterborough clay pits Region the fossil was found: Peterborough, UK Museum or University that received the fossil: Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery 1 15 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: unknown cetacean skull Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Late Miocene potentially Greta Formation Region the fossil was found: Canterbury, New Zealand Museum or University that received the fossil: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Original post: LINK 2 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcreekhunter Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Donated for science. This specimen is the second known occurrence of a nodosaurid osteoderm found in the state of New Jersey. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST Common or Scientific Name: Nodosaurid osteoderm Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Late Cretaceous Region the fossil was found: Monmouth County, New Jersey Museum or University that received the fossil: New Jersey State Museum 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I already wrote about in a previous trip report back in September, but I thought it worth posting here as well (I'll link the original trip report below). I'm proud to say that as of last October I was able to donate my first fossil to science - a life-long goal of mine since I was a kid! The mosasaur vertebra I found has the potential to be one of the oldest known to science, or at the very least one of the oldest found in North America. I donated it to SMU's collection after correspondence with Dr. Mike Polcyn as it only seemed right that one of the leading experts on early mosasaurs should have it. Alongside the vertebra I also donated two Ptychodus teeth found within the same shale layer to assist in the dating process. Basal Mosasaurid (anterior caudal vertebra) Upper Cretaceous (Middle Cenomanian) Lake Waco Formation Central Texas - found on September 15, 2022 Donated October 14, 2022 to Southern Methodist University LINK to original post. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauropod19 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Belotelsonid and trace fossil cf. Protovirgularia dichotoma Mazon Creek region - Braceville, IL Francis Creek Shale Donated to Indiana State Museum 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: unknown articulated penguin Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Late Miocene / Pliocene potentially Greta Formation Region the fossil was found: Canterbury, New Zealand Museum or University that received the fossil: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki Dunlop, 2023 Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Osnabrück Fm. (Ruhr-Gruppe) / Moscovian, Pennsylvanian (late Carboniferous) Region the fossil was found: Piesberg quarry near Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany Museum or University that received the fossil: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN Berlin) - conserved under repository number MB.A. 4298 Found in July 2019. Later that same year, the specimen went to dr. Jason Dunlop at the MfN Berlin. In July 2023, dr. Dunlop published his findings in Paläontologische Zeitschrift (PalZ): This was the oldest known spider (Araneae) from Germany. The specimen is well enough preserved to observe the spinnerets (silk-producing organs) and even hair on the legs (see better quality photographs in the open-access publication by dr. Dunlop). The press release from the MfN provides a nice summary on the find. I am impressed and happy with the beautiful publication dr. Dunlop wrote about this fossil. 1 10 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: Very old moth // Moleropterix kalbei Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008 Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Fur Formation (Early Ypressian, Eocene) Region the fossil was found:Stolle Klint, Fur Island, N Denmark Museum or University that received the fossil: Fossil Insect Collection, Division of Entomology, University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas. Contribution because of taxonomic importance, new species should be available for Science/Public Engel & Kinzelbach 2008 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: Ptychodus polygyrus (two teeth) Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Cretaceous Region the fossil was found: Alabama Museum or University that received the fossil: Alabama Museum of Natural History My two youngest children actually found these, not me... we were told they are fairly rare, so they donated them to the museum. LINK to original post. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) I posted the story here. This interesting starfish was "found" in a shop near Erfoud and was - because it is something of really scientific interest - donated to the Museum of the University of Lyon. A poster was done for the last ECE-Meeting in October, might be, one day, it will become a new species. Who knows... Common or Scientific Name: Unknown Starfish, like Helianthaster sp, ? Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Devonian Region the fossil was found: Morocco Museum or University that received the fossil: Donated to the University of Lyon. Edited December 2, 2023 by rocket 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opuntia Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I found this rudist in 2021 in the middle Cenomanian Paguate member of the Dakota Formation. I was new to fossil hunting at this time, but noticed this was a very unusual find. @PFOOLEYrecommended I donate it to the museum. The museum assigned the rudist to the genus Durania. This is the second occurrence from the Cenomanian in the WIS, and also the oldest record of the genus. I am thrilled to have contributed to Paleontology. Common or Scientific Name- Durania sp. Geologic Formation or Geologic Age- Dakota Formation/Middle Cenomanian Region the fossil was found- Northwestern New Mexico, USA Museum or University that received the fossil- New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 26-PAGUATEMEMBER (1) (1).pdf 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 This jaw is from a previously unknown Early Miocene odontocete. It is a new species, but will remain unnamed until skull elements are found. It is pictured and discussed on page 167 of the recently released publication The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2. It is also discussed on the Fossil Forum here: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/138876-goniodelphis/#comment-1469614 Common or Scientific Name: Dolphin lower jaw Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Early Miocene Calvert Formation Region the fossil was found: Charles County, Maryland Museum or University that received the fossil. Calvert Marine Museum (specimen # CMM-V-8988) 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Scientific Name: Pelagornis cf. sandersi Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Ashley Formation (Oligocene) Region the fossil was found: Summerville, SC Museum or University that received the fossil: Charleston Center for Paleontology (non-profit) - specimen # CCP-2 Reason: There are few known fossils of Pelagornis sandersi and even fewer from the (earlier) Ashley Formation. It was donated to the new Charleston Center for Paleontology to ensure that it is available for research and is kept locally. A paper focusing on this and other Pelagornis sandersi fossils from the Ashley Formation (housed at the Charleston Museum and Mace Brown Museum of Natural History) is in works. Prep and photo thanks to the Charleston Center for Paleontology Edited March 19 by Fin Lover 4 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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