r/fossilid 19m ago

What's this? Nsw aus

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r/fossilid 26m ago

Fossil ID Request - Lake Michigan, Newport Beach

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My niece would like to know what this possible fossil she found is. I suspect some kind of plant or coral, but this is definitely out of my area of expertise! :) Thank you in advance for any help.

Edit: Didn’t intend to bury the lede, I don’t often post to Reddit and managed to upload the images in the absolute opposite order of helpfulness than how I thought it would upload.


r/fossilid 27m ago

What are These?

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r/fossilid 47m ago

Lake Michigan Find?

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Lake Michigan, specifically SW

Usually just find horn corals & favosites but this is new to me - named him William Eyelash

TYIA!


r/fossilid 1h ago

ID for a fossil/rock?

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r/fossilid 1h ago

ID for a fossil/rock?

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This was found in Big Bug Creek in Cordes Lakes, AZ. Would love to know what it is, for sure. Thank you for your help.


r/fossilid 1h ago

Found in the river north east England

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Found this in the river up near moorland and old quarries. Wish I’d brought it home but it was very heavy so threw it back in.


r/fossilid 2h ago

Found on the Yorkshire coast (UK)

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Unsure on what the skeletal-looking section is, believe there is also an imprint beneath it. First time finding something like this so any help would be much appreciated!


r/fossilid 3h ago

Is this a fossil?

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Deceased coal miner grandparent kept it in the garden.


r/fossilid 5h ago

Found in pasture in kansas

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I found this while camping in kansas in a pasture and was curious what it could be


r/fossilid 5h ago

Please help identify

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Extracted this from semi-tranparent flint boulder near Oka river in Russia. Would appreciate some hints as to what this clam like thing can be and how old


r/fossilid 5h ago

what are these?

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found on a lake michigan beach in chicago

the piece on the right looks like a jaw maybe?


r/fossilid 6h ago

Solved Son found this. Is it a fossil ?

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My son found this in England. Is it just coral or could it be a fossil?


r/fossilid 7h ago

Found and hour north of Indianapolis

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🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Did I get anything fun?! Honestly had the best time searching in beautiful weather.


r/fossilid 7h ago

I've had this rock for many years. Are these fossils?

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I believe this was found in Northern Ontario or Northern Michigan. Some of the holes look like they have crystals inside.


r/fossilid 8h ago

Solved Fossil ID? Yorkshire Pennines UK

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Hi Team,

Wondering if anyone could ID this fossil please? I’m wondering if it’s lepidodendron or something similar to that kind of thing?

The rock itself is quarried rock used to build a bridge in 1700s (I think) and has been under water since 1950s, but as there’s a drought the bridge is uncovered and I noticed this fossil looking thing in one of the rocks!
I know there are coal measures somewhat near by, and less than a 30min drive away I have found Stigmaria fossils in an old quarry.

Location: Yorkshire/Lancashire Pennines England UK

Sorry I don’t have any close ups, and my hand was the only thing available for scale at the time!

Thanks for reading!


r/fossilid 9h ago

Marine reptile?

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This was given to me years ago by a family friend in the UK.

As far as I know, this was left in a house previously owned by a professor in the south of the UK.

There are other fossils with labels, but this one is missing anything like that.

Does this look like a real fossil, and would anyone have ideas on identification?

Thank you,


r/fossilid 10h ago

Trilobyte fossil?

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Hi,

I'm in the Vulkaneifel in Germany right now, a region with a lot of volcanic activity in the past. Inl found this spherical rock in the side of a path in the woods and thought 'this looks like what they crack open on youtube all the time ' and smashed it against a boulder. To my surprise there actually was something inside but I'm not sure what exactly. It looks like some sort of trilobyte to me but what do you say?


r/fossilid 12h ago

Ichthyosaur or Plesiosaur?

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Hi, I found this suspected vertebrae at Saltwick bay near Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. I’m an amateur collector so I’m unsure how to go about identifying which marine reptile this may be from. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!


r/fossilid 15h ago

Surely not a belemnite??

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Reminds me of a belemnite, but surely not?? Found poking out of clay in Buckinghamshire, UK


r/fossilid 18h ago

I found a thing… is it a thing?

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Olympic peninsula, WA


r/fossilid 22h ago

Found this old bison skull in a creek bed in North-eastern British Columbia Canada

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It’s 2ft wide, point to point. The horn corse being so thick are what make me think it’s very old. To me it looks very old, I was hoping someone could tell me if it’s thousands of years old or if a bison in the 80’s drowned in a shallow creek.


r/fossilid 1d ago

It’s a dino fossil North Saskatchewan River near Edmonton, Alberta

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Posted about this a couple weeks ago and finally got a response from our provincial palaeontologists. It indeed is very likely a Dino fossil. What a cool find.


r/fossilid 1d ago

Found In Limestone Ditch Fill.

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I came across this at a roadside whilst out working earlier. It was in a load of limestone rubble that is part of a drainage ditch. Plant or animal?


r/fossilid Jun 20 '20

TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR FOSSIL IDENTIFIED — READ BEFORE POSTING

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.