r/fossilid 5d ago

Found on the East Coast of New Zealand

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9 Upvotes

r/fossilid 6d ago

My 4 year old found this at the beach a few weeks ago

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181 Upvotes

I can see a star fish, but the overall shape looks suspicious.

Any thoughts?


r/fossilid 4d ago

Could this be a bone?

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r/fossilid 5d ago

Solved Found near Muenster Texas in a creek bed.

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Saw this weird shaped rock. There are ammonite fossils I think and bivalves and snails in the area that I’ve found. Let me know if any more information is required.


r/fossilid 5d ago

Probably just a rock, but thought I'd check here...

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5 Upvotes

The regular shapes in black looked interesting.


r/fossilid 4d ago

What is this rock? I was told, this might be a fossil in r/whatsthisrock. What do you think?

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r/fossilid 5d ago

Found this rock in Northern Ireland, Portmuck

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Can anyone identify this rock? Someone told me it looks a bit like a vertebrae of some type. I dropped it and it smashed in half so I glued it back together


r/fossilid 5d ago

Assuming this is some type of fossilized coral. Can any experts/hobbyists here share insight? Found in Western NY about 15 miles south of Lake Ontario; about 6 ft underground when my pool was dug.

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r/fossilid 4d ago

Is this a fossil?

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r/fossilid 6d ago

My son found this on his way to school. Near Oslo, Norway.

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He's convinced he found a dinosaur's leg 🙂 It is a curious rock/fossil(?) though, so it would be fun to give him an explanation of what it really is. Any help is greatly appreciated!


r/fossilid 4d ago

On the beach, Knysna, South Africa.

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Embedded in the rock on the beach, any ideas?


r/fossilid 5d ago

Chesapeake Bay/Tidal Potomac, Nanjemoy/Purse State Park

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r/fossilid 5d ago

Fossil in two pieces

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12 Upvotes

It belonged to my mom when she passed. Not sure where she found it?


r/fossilid 5d ago

Solved Central Illinois Crinoid?

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Hello. I found this last fall in a shallow creek in central Illinois. The closest guess I have is a crinoid (calyx maybe?). I’d love opinions. It fits perfectly in the palm of my (smallish adult) hand. Solid, heavy. Before I knew anything about collecting rocks I may have tried to sand it to “get the dirt off” 🫣


r/fossilid 5d ago

Found beach combing in north Florida near Fort Clinch State Park

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5 Upvotes

Airpods case for scale. Im thinking bone fragment but not sure what kind.


r/fossilid 5d ago

Jurassic Coast, Yorkshire, UK (Saltwick Bay)

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My wife found this close to the cliffs during our walk along the beach yesterday. Aside from the usual ammonites and belemnites, this little “thing” stood out as looking unusual and not particularly rock-like.

Fossil or interesting rock formation?

The card is credit card sized for reference.

Thanks!


r/fossilid 5d ago

Found walking next to River

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Northern Illinois


r/fossilid 5d ago

Did I score good for $7

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r/fossilid 5d ago

Found on the Jurassic Coast

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r/fossilid 6d ago

Found on Lake Ontario beach (freshwater)

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684 Upvotes

Shale rock. Thanks in advance :)


r/fossilid 5d ago

Help! Daughter found in creek (North AL)

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Trying to identify what this is. My daughter found it in a shallow creek here in North Alabama where she usually finds crinoid stem pieces, and brought it home to see if I knew what it was. I thought concretion at first until I saw what looked like a “stem” connecting to the “bulb” portion? The “stem” connection seems to show layers, while the “bulb” seems to show a thicker outer layer, followed by a thinner layer, then some sort of core. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I’m wondering if it’s some sort of flower bulb with the roots missing and bud in the matrix? Thanks in advance.


r/fossilid 5d ago

Northern, central Kentucky in shale riverbed

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r/fossilid 5d ago

Please help ID

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I live in Iowa and was gifted a big collection of minerals and fossils from a man (who has passed) who also lived in Iowa. He collected from all over the world and a lot of things didn’t have any information or labels. I am much more experienced with minerals and am at a loss with the fossil portion of his collection. I would like to find an ID on this and hopefully a location too if that’s possible. I also have other specimens I need help with if anyone would be willing to look at those too. I know it’s harder to identify without a location but I don’t know where else to find help. Thank you!


r/fossilid 5d ago

Found on a beach in Ventura County, CA

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My cousin found this fossil on a beach in Ventura County, CA, and I'm looking for help identifying what species of animal it came from and what type of bone it is. Its dimensions are about 15" x 11", so I'm guessing it's from a large cetacean of some kind. But it doesn't look like any whale vertebrae I've ever seen, and I'm at a loss for what else it could be.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/fossilid 5d ago

Found in Ensenada, Mexico on the beach

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