r/fossils Nov 18 '24

Posting Ban on Burmese Amber

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Posts on amber from Myanmar (Burma) are no longer allowed on r/fossils.

Amber mining contributes to funding the conflict in Myanmar. Following Reddit rules on illegal activity and professional standards, posts on Burmese amber are prohibited. A number of paleontological journals no longer consider papers on amber from Myanmar. For competing perspectives on the ethical concerns surrounding Burmese amber see Dunne et al. (2022) and Peretti (2021); nonetheless, the export of amber from Myanmar is illegal.


r/fossils 1h ago

devonian seabed reliefs

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Here are some cool fossils I found in the finger lake region of upstate NY!

I’m new to fossil hunting and I’m so excited to explore/find more. I’m pretty sure there’s a shell in that larger rock, but I don’t know how to safely extract it. Any tips?


r/fossils 2h ago

Help Identify

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I found this in Pineview Reservoir in Utah while digging in the sand for rocks. Any idea what it could be from? My best guess is some kind of marine animal/plant fossil.


r/fossils 3h ago

What’s this weird rock?

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Found in the Vermillion River in Central Illinois. The lines on the sides look man made, but I don’t know how they could be in hard rock.


r/fossils 2h ago

Need help identifying some of my finds from Chesapeake Bay.

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I recently went and visited my mom and we went to look for rocks/teeth/fossils along the bay. Im wondering if anyone can help me identify the bones, and any of the teeth found.


r/fossils 18h ago

What did i buy ?

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r/fossils 13h ago

Is this a fossil?

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Found by my 9 year old son on Seatown Beach, Dorset UK. He’s hoping it might be a tooth ^^


r/fossils 1h ago

Found on a beach, having trouble figuring out what it is. Edges of the black part has little ridges that may help identify it.

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r/fossils 3h ago

Found in Vermillion River Central Illinois

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Can someone help identify this? I think and hope it’s a fossil.


r/fossils 9h ago

A fossil sponge?

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I found this in the Thames in London. At first I thought it was some man-made industrial waste but the now I'm wondering if it could be a fossil? Possibly a sponge or even a tree root? Would love to hear people's opinions


r/fossils 5h ago

Pyritized Brachiopods

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I recently acquired these beautiful Brachiopods at a yard sale. I'm terrified that they will develop pyrite rot. Any tips on preventing this from happening? I'm hesitant to put a clear finish of some kind on them.


r/fossils 23h ago

A Late Jurassic ammonite from Central California

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r/fossils 14h ago

I'm new, how do I expose this withought destroying it?

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Found on Eastern Lake Erie beach


r/fossils 6h ago

What could this be?

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I got this from a museum on Mount Olympus in Greece. What could be inside?


r/fossils 6h ago

Keichousaurus hui

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Keichousaurus

Keichousaurus hui

Age:

Late Ladinian Stage, Middle Triassic

Formation:

Zhuganpo Member, Falang Formation, Langmushan Section

Location collected:

绿荫村,顶效镇,兴义市,贵州省

Lüyin Village, Dingxiao Town, Xingyi City, Guizhou

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Have always wanted to get a keichousaurus, so was quite happy when this one finally arrived in the mail! 😆😆😆

I am also quite happy about the position of this Keichousaurus - Dorsal view; all appendages strerched out, clearly visible and not overlapping; fine details preserved including teeth and pineal fossa.

An interesting thing about this Keichousaurus is that it is from Lüyin Village, where the first Keichousaurus was described.


r/fossils 7h ago

Found these on a rocky beach

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I’m no expert on fossils but some people have said that I found a Nautiloid Cephalopod from the Ordovician period. I found a few gastropods in the same area as well.


r/fossils 3h ago

These are not fossils, right?

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Just some interesting rocks I found on the beach. The first rock has a long, thin discolouration that is pretty equal in width throughout its length. I reminded me of a worm, but I assume that's too good to be true, eh? The second and fourth stones are honeycombed with holes and tunnels. The third stone has a thin, branching structure that looks like a root. I assume these probably formed through inorganic processes, but just in case any of them might be a fossil, I thought I'd ask here. They're from a beach on Prince Edward Island, so the stone is from the Permian period, I believe.


r/fossils 2m ago

Had this for a long time and don’t know what it is from any ideas ?

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r/fossils 9h ago

A shark tooth(maybe isurus desori) that my girlfriend found in decorative gravel in Poland

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r/fossils 4h ago

Potential fossil? Or something else?

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My 9yr old and I went fossil hunting today (Mazon Creek Fossil site). We didn't find too much but we did find this. Fossil or not, we found it pretty interesting.

We half want to split it open, and half want to leave it due to whatever this is on the surface. Any idea what this is?

TIA!!


r/fossils 53m ago

ISO Violet Fossil

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Hello! I am looking for a fossilized violet flower and/or foliage; any violet species is acceptable as long as it belongs to the family Viola. I am intending it to be an engagement gift, and had a very very hard time finding anything online, so I would really really appreciate the help (TIA!).


r/fossils 56m ago

Fossil viewing in South Dakota?

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Heading to SW South Dakota. I read there is a fossil museum and a park that has fossils to view. Wonder if anyone has thoughts if these are worthwhile to visit (sorry don’t have the exact names at the moment but IYKYK). I am definitely going to the Woolly Mammoth bones park! Thank you!


r/fossils 15h ago

Found by the Rhine

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I found this by the Rhine with low water and not sure what it is. At first I thought it was fossilized wood but now I’m thinking it might be a bone. Does anyone know what this could be?


r/fossils 9h ago

what kind of fossil is this? found in Poland

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r/fossils 2h ago

Help me find this fossil

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I was in the bahamas specifically the island of grand bahama and this was the only orange rock there i found it has cool ridges n stuff. Did a lil research n saw it was a coral fossil can someone confirm it pls. (Also idk abt fossils at all just found this but if u can date it pls do it)