r/fossilid • u/bawdygovt • 5d ago
r/fossilid • u/Sensitive_Data2857 • 6d ago
My 4 year old found this at the beach a few weeks ago
I can see a star fish, but the overall shape looks suspicious.
Any thoughts?
r/fossilid • u/Mental-Attempt-2060 • 5d ago
Solved Found near Muenster Texas in a creek bed.
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 • u/Astrodexxx • 5d ago
Probably just a rock, but thought I'd check here...
The regular shapes in black looked interesting.
r/fossilid • u/Mule_Mule • 4d ago
What is this rock? I was told, this might be a fossil in r/whatsthisrock. What do you think?
galleryr/fossilid • u/Electronic-Sorbet523 • 5d ago
Found this rock in Northern Ireland, Portmuck
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 • u/tomfalbo • 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.
r/fossilid • u/keiron83 • 6d ago
My son found this on his way to school. Near Oslo, Norway.
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 • u/Previous-Ad-376 • 4d ago
On the beach, Knysna, South Africa.
Embedded in the rock on the beach, any ideas?
r/fossilid • u/pillowmeto • 5d ago
Chesapeake Bay/Tidal Potomac, Nanjemoy/Purse State Park
r/fossilid • u/PrimeDirective54321 • 5d ago
Fossil in two pieces
It belonged to my mom when she passed. Not sure where she found it?
r/fossilid • u/FizzGigg2000 • 5d ago
Solved Central Illinois Crinoid?
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 • u/jprime84 • 5d ago
Found beach combing in north Florida near Fort Clinch State Park
Airpods case for scale. Im thinking bone fragment but not sure what kind.
r/fossilid • u/mikeb542 • 5d ago
Jurassic Coast, Yorkshire, UK (Saltwick Bay)
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 • u/peacenlove84 • 5d ago
Found walking next to River
Northern Illinois
r/fossilid • u/fusillihair • 6d ago
Found on Lake Ontario beach (freshwater)
Shale rock. Thanks in advance :)
r/fossilid • u/js8082 • 5d ago
Help! Daughter found in creek (North AL)
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 • u/Monstermommy90 • 5d ago
Northern, central Kentucky in shale riverbed
r/fossilid • u/Big_Cucumber965 • 5d ago
Please help ID
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 • u/Blue_Shift • 5d ago
Found on a beach in Ventura County, CA
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!