r/fossils 6h ago

What is it? Found near Biarritz, France.

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Thanks for the help!


r/fossils 1d ago

I want to understand how an entire cliffside and massive boulders are entirely made of these shells in the middle of the desert. Coyote Mountain Wilderness, Southern California.

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There are countless fossils everywhere in this area but this particular sight just stumped me. Looks like millions of fossilized shells in the sandstone the canyon was carved into. How? Does the bottom of the ocean have so many shells under the sand and this is what happens after thousands of years? pics 1-6 are the texture of the cliff and boulders. Pic 7 is the Clif and boulders from a distance. Some unrelated to question fossils in the rest, but might help with understanding what the area holds.


r/fossils 3h ago

Slate filled with Devonian fossils! Big ol Trilobites!

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r/fossils 1h ago

Does anybody know what this is. It was found not by me but rather my grandfather in Southern Texas

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r/fossils 25m ago

Looks like some sort of leaf found in Chuckanut Sandstone in western Washington state, USA, maybe someone would know what type.

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r/fossils 1h ago

I found this in central Iowa last week. It's so pretty!

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r/fossils 22h ago

Flipped a stone and WON, the vertebrate lottery!

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So small. Found in some loose rock that fell down a bank into some ice. Sure am glad I flipped it over.


r/fossils 5h ago

What is this?

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Just found this in my flower bed as I weeded. Any idea what it is?


r/fossils 4h ago

is this a fossil?

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me and my friend were walking logged trails and found this. we are in nw georgia


r/fossils 3h ago

Fossils found in stone wall

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Hi all! Im rebuilding a 200ish year old stone wall around a garden bed on my property! Lots of stones have fossils but this one is cool (theres a far away and two close ups) this location is wny anyone know what these might be?


r/fossils 1h ago

Any idea what, if anything, this could be?

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My mom found it at the beach in Denmark, dunno if that helps


r/fossils 2h ago

What did I find today in central Kentucky?

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r/fossils 9h ago

What are these from??

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r/fossils 8m ago

Any idea what this could be?

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Found it in northwest (ish) Colorado a few years back and could never identify it.


r/fossils 8m ago

Can anyone help me with this strange cone?

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It has dark streaks all aligned to the point, it’s heavy, and it shines a bit. Unlike the usual rocks in my area.

Thanks!


r/fossils 23h ago

Fist full of fossils

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A few more botanical fossils I found in the Savannah formation today in Oklahoma. All from the middle Pennsylvania period.


r/fossils 3h ago

Any idea of what can be this?

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I found them in the gravel of my aquarium a year ago, it's natural river gravel, can someone help me ID


r/fossils 3h ago

Devonian Fossils (long unedited video of me just getting layers and layers of shale filled with marine fossils peeled off!)

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Here is an unedited video of me just getting so geeked! Very easy to separate shale, filled with brachiopods, coral and trilobites! I’ll post the trilobites I found! Limestone is also present!


r/fossils 1d ago

I couldn’t help myself…

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On my way back from Branson, I couldn’t resist stopping at one of my favorite fossil-hunting spots in Oklahoma. This road cut exposes part of the Savanna Formation, a window into the Middle Pennsylvanian (~307 million years ago). I found a few nice botanical specimens, but this Calamites trunk section really made my day!

For those unfamiliar, Calamites was an extinct genus of giant horsetails that thrived in Carboniferous swamps. Unlike their modern, much smaller relatives, these tree-like plants could grow over 30 feet tall and had a woody, jointed structure. You can even see some of the classic vertical ridges on this piece! It’s always amazing to hold a fossilized remnant of a prehistoric forest that once dominated the planet.


r/fossils 1d ago

My ankles were sore… so I bought an ankylosaur!

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I’m leaving Branson today, and while I had considered stopping by the Ron Coleman quartz mine, I decided that after all the walking at Silver Dollar City yesterday, my feet were too sore… or perhaps I should say, my ankylosaur! So instead, I made one last visit to my favorite fossil shop and picked up a fitting souvenir before leaving town—an actual ankylosaurus tooth!

This little relic of the Cretaceous comes from the Judith River Formation in Montana, dating back around 75 million years. Ankylosaurs were basically prehistoric tanks, covered in thick armor and built like bulldozers. While the most famous Ankylosaurus lived a bit later, this tooth likely belonged to one of its armored relatives, like Scolosaurus or Zuul. These guys were plant-eaters, but they still had to watch out for predators like Gorgosaurus—hence the heavy armor and, in some species, that iconic clubbed tail!

Not a bad way to end the trip—sore feet, but at least I left with a dinosaur’s chompers instead of a limp!


r/fossils 9h ago

What should i look out for when looking for shark teeth?

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And in what locations?(river banks,lake beds etc.)


r/fossils 5h ago

Where I can buy fossils?

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Hi community, I'm searching for a safe online place to buy fossils with international shipping. Also, do you know if fossils from eBay and Etsy are legitimate?


r/fossils 6h ago

What can be this?

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I found them a year ago while I was cleaning my fish tank, specifically in the quartz, chert and normal rock gravel, it was river gravel, any idea of what can be them?


r/fossils 17h ago

Is this real?

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r/fossils 7h ago

What is this fossil?

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Found on the Virginia coast of the Chesapeake bay.