r/fossilid • u/Ashleyniccrane • 9h ago
Fossil ID? Found in a creek bed in Texas
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What is this fossil??
r/fossilid • u/Yarmolinsky • Jun 20 '20
TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR FOSSIL IDENTIFIED — READ BEFORE POSTING
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- Put a location in the title! This is the most important thing by far. If you know the geological formation, that’s awesome, but even just “near Miami” or “label said Morocco” is really helpful.
- Take a bright, clear photo. Good lighting, a plain background, and sharp focus will always increase the certainty of an ID. If it’s weirdly shaped, photos from multiple angles help too.
- Include an object for scale. I usually use a coin, but anything will do (but things that come in different sizes, like hands, are less ideal). If you forget, you can always measure it and add that in a comment. (Don't use keys; they can be duplicated from a photo.)
- Don’t take a video. We can’t zoom in and the quality isn’t great — a gallery of photos on Imgur is way better.
- Many fossils can be dull and hard to make out. Try (gently) getting your fossil wet and see if you can get a clearer photo.
- Don’t be dismayed if your “fossil” turns out to just be a rock! Rocks are cool too, and if we don’t know exactly what kind of rock it is, the good folks at /r/whatsthisrock probably will.
r/fossilid • u/melancholy_jpg • 17h ago
Is this a worm?
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Found this in Nice, France on the beach!
r/fossilid • u/BobTomJack • 7h ago
Solved Found in the river today Southeast US, thought crinoid but now I’m not sure.
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Pictured - Front/Back
r/fossilid • u/Accomplished_Mud1197 • 1h ago
Marine fossil id
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Found in lower hunter nsw Australia
r/fossilid • u/ncljhnsn • 12h ago
Tooth ID - found on barrier island is Georgia
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Found this today on a fossil island trip and trying to figure out what it is!
r/fossilid • u/Lanky-Aspect-8067 • 2h ago
How do you rate this piece?
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This is a piece I really care about! It was given to me as a gift, but I don't understand its value or whether it can be fixed :(
r/fossilid • u/rafalwro • 23h ago
What is this fossil
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Found at the beach of Croatia.
r/fossilid • u/Illustrious_Bowl3852 • 12h ago
Odontocete or land mammal canine?
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peace river fl
r/fossilid • u/JoDakota1134 • 12h ago
Solved Found this on the beach outside Alexandria Egypt
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Is this petrified wood?
r/fossilid • u/karstopography • 8h ago
Solved SE Texas, North of Houston in Creek Bed
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Daughter found this fossilized tooth, but from what animal?
r/fossilid • u/Effective-Fly-7893 • 12h ago
Found on beach in SC
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Hi! Does anyone know what kind of bone this is / what animal it could be from! Thank you!!
r/fossilid • u/MaintenanceDear920 • 1d ago
Plant fossil in MDO, California
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Found this in montaña de oro, California. Curious if anyone can ID the plant. I told my aunt who is a marine biologist in the area and she told me plant fossils are rare on this part of the coast.
EDIT: SOLVED
Alga species, 6-17 million years old but likely on the younger side.
r/fossilid • u/Mongrimmm • 22h ago
Solved Sandy riverbank, Poland, Masovia
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Apologies if nothing fancy or exciting, wanted to confirm if Google is right witht this saying that's a shark's tooth. If so, I am really happy!
The "tooth" part is small, only around 10mm.
r/fossilid • u/luckysbananas • 14h ago
Found in southwest Wisconsin!
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Is this a spine? Or just a cool rock. Found in southwest Wisconsin!
Thank you
r/fossilid • u/Zealousideal-Box-345 • 1d ago
Solved Found in Clifton Springs, Victoria - Australia
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Looking to find out what shark it might have come from, and to confirm that it’s actually a fossil? Cross posted to other groups! ☺️
r/fossilid • u/GodsGardeners • 17h ago
I liked this rock so I took it for my houseplants topsoil. Turns out it has some scaling
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r/fossilid • u/AuDHD1981 • 18h ago
Is this tree bark?
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Found this in Nova Scotia Canada at a well know fossil finding beach. I have all kinds of easily identified fossils but this is my favorite. I think ita bark bur I am definitely not sure
r/fossilid • u/bloom-boi • 13h ago
Solved Is this artifact fossil-related?
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This was donated to my workplace alongside other artifacts such as old bottles and keys, characteristic of small dig site findings. We are located in Northern Nevada, but I have no word on whether these artifacts were found locally or elsewhere. It is 3 by 3.5 inches, very lightweight, and fairly fragile.
r/fossilid • u/Emergency-Rutabaga-2 • 1d ago
Should I have brought it back?
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I found this impression of a sea urchin on a rock at Étretat, Normandy. I reasoned that that was where it belonged and did not carry it home.
Gemini said that it likely belongs to an extinct species of sea urchin.
"Fossil imprint of a cidarid sea urchin embedded within a weathered flint pebble.
A cidarid echinoid (pencil sea urchin), with features highly consistent with Stereocidaris sceptrifera (or a closely related genus like Tylocidaris) from the Late Cretaceous period (around 80–90 million years old)."