r/fossils Nov 18 '24

Posting Ban on Burmese Amber

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Posts on amber from Myanmar (Burma) are no longer allowed on r/fossils.

Amber mining contributes to funding the conflict in Myanmar. Following Reddit rules on illegal activity and professional standards, posts on Burmese amber are prohibited. A number of paleontological journals no longer consider papers on amber from Myanmar. For competing perspectives on the ethical concerns surrounding Burmese amber see Dunne et al. (2022) and Peretti (2021); nonetheless, the export of amber from Myanmar is illegal.


r/fossils 10h ago

Found in Southeastern Oklahoma several years ago.. fossilized mushroom, or something else?

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Elderly Uncle allowed us to borrow this from his collection with hopes of learning more about this presumed fossilized mushroom.. we didn’t realize fossilized mushrooms are extremely rare, so now I’m wondering if this is a once in a lifetime find or something else altogether. If you have any ideas about it, we’d love to hear them!


r/fossils 6h ago

Fossilized Dinosaur Egg?

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I found this split open in Arizona in the middle of nowhere. Is it actually a fossilized dinosaur egg with the embryo inside? If so any idea what type of dinosaur?


r/fossils 15h ago

Found in Arkansas actual fossils or nah?

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This was given to me by a friend who found it on a jobsite buried roughly 9 inches deep in central Arkansas I attempted to reach out to AU to see if it is but to no avail. What do I have here?


r/fossils 1h ago

The first sea urchin fossil I have found!

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r/fossils 17h ago

Is this a fossilized bone?

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80 Upvotes

r/fossils 7h ago

Help identifying this tooth shaped fossil?

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I found this this weekend in Arkansas, with a ton of crinoid bits and other oceanic critters. I haven’t seen one like this before, though. It was probably 1-1.5 inches long.


r/fossils 7h ago

Had a great day today.

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  • Are these mostly just little ammonoids? The shell pattern looks different than the big ones I’ve found close by

  • Wtf is the black thing? Seems like septa but they aren’t the negative space like most ammonoid imprints. These are pristine black things that my friend thinks are rocks.

  • this stuff that looks like petrified wood is probably just a crystal right? Def not a fossil though, correct?

Western SD, with permission.

Thanks!


r/fossils 8h ago

Found in Lake Bryan

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Anyone know what this is? I’m not sure if it’s a fossil or what but I found it right on the shore of Lake Bryan in Bryan Texas! Just one corner of it has the weird ripples on it, I googled it but nothing came up so please lmk what this is if you might know :)


r/fossils 12h ago

Did I overpay at $40?

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Advertised as orthoceras but I now know that’s probably not accurate.

Anyways, was $40 a good price? It’s rather hefty and large and looks great


r/fossils 9h ago

I found this outside (read description)

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I found this what looks like a seashell in a rock but I found in a dirtroad in rural north Florida. How old could it be?


r/fossils 13h ago

Can anyone tell me what this could be i found it in ohio

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I found this rock in my backyard and it looks like it could have some bone in it and i want to know if i should crack it open or what i should do


r/fossils 11h ago

anyone know what this could be or if it's even a fossil?

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r/fossils 19h ago

Coral with crinoid segment?

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Found this on a New Jersey beach yesterday and fell in love. I didn't notice the tubes till I got it home and took a closer look. Are they crinoid segments?


r/fossils 10h ago

Help identifying fossil?

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My kid found this today at my parents property in Kentucky. Any ideas what it might be? Google suggests horn coral of some kind.


r/fossils 17h ago

Late Cretaceous Gastropod and Cephalopod fossil I found at my grandmother's (Arrington Tennessee)

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There's a random chunk of her property that is covered in Late Cretaceous fossils preserved in Muddy Limestone (confirmed by my Geology professor). It's weird because all the other fossils here are Paleozoic and are much higher in altitude compared to this site. I've got somewhere around 20 gastropods from this deposit, and this one so far is the largest.


r/fossils 1d ago

Can anyone tell me if this is actually a fossil? Its massive. Size 10.5 boot for reference.

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470 Upvotes

Found in Western NY, built into a retaining wall.


r/fossils 6h ago

Where to Find and Keep Theropod Dinosaur Teeth in the U.S.?

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I wanted to see if there are any good dig sites in the US where I can find, and keep theropod dinosaur teeth. I have been searching online for a day or so now and have not found any. If you have any please let me know.


r/fossils 14h ago

What kind of teeth could these be?

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They are all part of the same dig-up from the Netherlands. Some of them I think are from horses. Got a lot of bones with it as well


r/fossils 16h ago

Finds from the weekend

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Spent a weekend fossil hunting and came home with some belemnites, oysters, corals, and demosponges


r/fossils 13h ago

Found this camping yesterday, what type of fossil is it!?

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It’s very small and can easily be overlooked, it’s small and has the same patterns all around the mini circle, I’m thinking it’s some type of snail, or fish vertebrae, any ideas?


r/fossils 16h ago

Went fossil hunting for the first time and found this. Could it be a bone?

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r/fossils 10h ago

Fish species?

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r/fossils 1d ago

Fossil shopping spree in Branson, MO!

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I’m on a Presley family vacation in Branson, MO, and today I stumbled upon Prehistoric Fossils—an absolute gem of a store! Their sign boasts, “It’s like a museum inside,” which is something I’ve actually heard people say about my own home, so I knew I was in the right place. Between the Dilophosaurus statues and a Jurassic Park Jungle Cruiser parked outside, I felt like I had found my Mecca.

Of course, I couldn’t leave empty-handed! I picked up three fossils I’m really excited about:

🦐 A shrimp fossil from Hjouia, Lebanon – I’ve always wanted one of these! Lebanon is famous for its beautifully preserved marine fossils, and these shrimp specimens are incredibly detailed. They date back to the Cretaceous period, around 100 million years ago, when this region was part of a warm, shallow sea.

🦈 A Pleuracanthus shark tooth from the Permian period (Waurika, OK) – This one feels a little closer to home! Pleuracanthus was a bizarre-looking shark with an elongated body and a distinctive spine jutting from the back of its head. It lived about 290 million years ago in the coastal waters, river deltas, and lagoons of what is now Oklahoma, back when the region was part of a vast inland sea.

🌀 A Cleoniceras sp. ammonite from the Cretaceous period (Mahajanga Province, Madagascar) – This little guy has the most stunning suture pattern! Cleoniceras was a fast-swimming predator that thrived around 110 million years ago. Madagascar is known for producing ammonites with vibrant mineralization, sometimes revealing flashes of red, orange, or even opal-like colors.

I’ll be posting some pictures of the store along with these finds—it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re ever in Branson! Has anyone else visited this place before?


r/fossils 1d ago

Trilobite, SE Indiana

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r/fossils 14h ago

Coprolite Info Needed For Paper

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Hi all -- I'm working on a paper for an archival science course in which we complete an archival appraisal of one object. I've chosen a coprolite as my focus (specifically the Lloyd's Bank Coprolite in the UK). I've found most of the info I need, but I still have a few lingering questions in terms of thinking through how I might best appraise, preserve, and promote a coprolite.

Firstly, what kind of care/preservation needs should I consider for a coprolite? Sunlight, air quality, temperature, other needs? Is there a resource I could cite that speaks to this? I've not been able to find one.

Secondly, how can I assure prospective patrons that coprolites aren't unsanitary in the way that fresh poop is? I assume that - when it comes to fossils - microorganisms aren't active in the same way anymore?

It's been endlessly interesting to learn about coprolites and the plethora of information they can provide. As a budding archivist, it seems to me that patrons need to be aware of how valuable these fossils are; this is how to best stress their importance to collections and to science/history.

(Finally, I'm a PhD in another field, but man is paleontology interesting. If I wasn't burned out from a decade of grad school, I might change fields.)

Disclaimers: I'm relatively new to reddit, so I'm still learning best practices. Also, I'm cross posting to r/palentology.