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A Scapanorhynchus raphiodon texanus shark tooth, this is from the Cretaceous Frankstown Sand, Frankstown, Mississippi

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I feel like plants are a little under represented in this thread... To that end, here's a basal birch, Betula leopoldae from the late Eocene Allenby formation of Princeton, B.C.:

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This is a premaxilla from Plestiodon, a toothy skink. From the late Oligocene of Hernando County, Florida. 

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Hope it´s pleistocene now :headscratch:

Molar of Mammutus primigenius, Ice-Age, Northern-Germany (Westfalia)

small one, approx. 12 cm

 

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2 hours ago, will stevenson said:

@rocket have a look at this you missed miocene and pliocene ;) 

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ouuugh, I´ll update mine, my timescale comes from the personal collection of Christopher Colomb :eyeroll:, looks like there came some update the last 500 years :default_rofl:

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unidentified fish jaw section - maybe something like a goosefish?

Pliocene

San Diego Formation

Richmond Street, San Diego, San Diego County, California

just under 1 3/4 inches (43mm) long

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1 hour ago, siteseer said:

unidentified fish jaw section - maybe something like a goosefish?

Pliocene

San Diego Formation

Richmond Street, San Diego, San Diego County, California

just under 1 3/4 inches (43mm) long

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Very pointy!

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The Brachiopod Lingulella isse from the Weeks formation of Millard County, Utah. 

 

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Pleurocystites squamosus (cystoid) and Cupulocrinus humilis (crinoid)

Late Ordovician Period

Bobcaygeon Formation

Canada

 

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10 hours ago, PR0GRAM said:

Because I’m trying to hog the Ediacaran!

Little bit too late! Next time, don´t ask, just post ;).

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For the Devonian, an Orthocrinus elongatus crinoid partial crown from the Cantabrian Mountains of Spain. Also a bunch of disarticulated arms on the slab.


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Petalodus ohioensis 

Carboniferous- Late Pennsylvanian

Harpersville Formation
Texas

 

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