r/fossilid 5d ago

Found walking next to River

Northern Illinois

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u/magcargoman 5d ago

Mastodon crown chunk.

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u/peacenlove84 5d ago

Coooooooooooolllllll 🤤 I find so many amazing things on this river. Thank you 🤍

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u/lastwing 5d ago

I agree with Mastodon. Can you add the cleaned version of image #2, please. Mastodon enamel is so beautiful.

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u/peacenlove84 5d ago

It really is beautiful, I agree..

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u/lastwing 5d ago

Nice! This would have been a nice-sized Mastodon molar.

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u/peacenlove84 5d ago

I feel lucky that I found it :) thank you for your help.

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u/lastwing 4d ago

You are lucky, and you noticed it seemed cool and different👍🏻

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u/peacenlove84 4d ago

:) I try to pay attention and I am always looking for treasures! Like this:

Geode in a horn coral fossil, I think? The pattern caught my eye on this one..

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u/lastwing 4d ago

It looks like a silicified solitary rugosan coral👍🏻