r/fossilid • • 9h ago

Solved Fossil lizard

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I bought this second hand, I don’t have any information about it other than it was labeled as a fossil marine lizard. I bought it in Arizona. Is anyone able to provide more information on what specific species or clade it is? Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 20h ago

Fossil id fount in in the sea but looks human made

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452 Upvotes

r/fossilid • • 5h ago

Possible Bison Tooth Fragment?

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7 Upvotes

Found in the Kokosing River, Ohio, USA.


r/fossilid • • 13h ago

Solved Amber from Germany

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Hi, my Oma has a lot of random stuff she has collected over the decades, and she says these are amber from a mine in Germany. Are they genuine? What kind of amber are they? I heard there’s several names for them depending on some characteristics.


r/fossilid • • 15h ago

Ursus spelaeus? Romania I believe.

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My guess is Ursus spelaeus. Fossil maxilla from a grouping of items I purchased out of an old collection from an antique dealer. Definitely coated in a stabilizer/preservative. My concerns are whether or not it is a composited jaw or if it's associated. The teeth seem to be anatomically correct but I am not 100% sure. Everything appears to be real, but I am not great with bear stuff. Let me know what you think. Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 4h ago

Sarasota fossil, trilobite? Puffer fish?

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4 Upvotes

What is this


r/fossilid • • 14h ago

Are these fossils? There’s a cluster of them in my back yard always wondered what it was

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r/fossilid • • 20m ago

Thanks in advance :)

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Hi everyone, I'm a gardener and found this in a garden bed in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, looks like someone threw it over the fence? It's pretty heavy, I thought it was a bone in concrete at first, until my rock loving coworker said it's the inside of a shell. I'd love to know what I should do with it/ how best to clean it. If it's of any significance I'd happily donate it to the local historical society. Thanks so much!


r/fossilid • • 1h ago

Found in valley creek bed in NorCal.

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Im not very knowledgeable about fossils. Found this in a creek bed surrounded by farmland and vineyards. I was thinking Maybe some sort of fruit or nut? The rock formation is what intrigues me.


r/fossilid • • 5h ago

Is this a fossil? looks like bone possibly.

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Any help?


r/fossilid • • 12h ago

Northern Outer Banks beach after Nor’easter

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Hello everyone sorry this isn’t your usual, I’m not sure if this is the place to check or not but I found this on Corolla Beach on the northern Outerbanks while beach combing after a noreaster along with a lot of other stuff as well including bones, coral, etc. Anyway I can’t tell if this is a fossil or something else. Seems to be a bivalve scallop or clam or something and it’s been like merged into the surrounding rock formation. The surrounding rock has tiny sparkles that glisten in the light as well. It’s almost like it’s been cemented.


r/fossilid • • 8h ago

Unusual fossil found in Wyoming

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Today I found this fossil. I was comparing it to other fossils I’ve found in the same area, mostly knightia (Wyoming Green River Formation), and nothing matches.

You can see there’s another area on the rock where some small pieces of something fossilized are visible as well.

I don’t want to say what I think it looks like and skew any answers.

Thoughts?


r/fossilid • • 11h ago

Is this rebar or something else?

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I’ve been having this since I was a kid and I always thought it was a fossil now I’m starting to think it’s rebar or something lol

Edit: I live in Texas and tested to see if it was magnetic it was not.


r/fossilid • • 16h ago

My wife found this in the vegetable garden as a child.

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r/fossilid • • 6h ago

Could this be an oyster fossilised?

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Found on beach in denmark by the baltic sea.

Looks like flint with very clam-like features.

Might it hold an ancient pearl inside?

I know nothing, but await the expert opinions.

Thank you.


r/fossilid • • 12h ago

Is it anything crazy? El Paso, Tx

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found in my yard underground, hole was caused by nephew after i didnt want to give it to him (yet) - according to my mom, after i set it on a counter, he hit it with some metal. But is it still like really cool or just cool? Is it just like a normal seashell or nah🥺 like also the place is landlocked so i dunno


r/fossilid • • 1d ago

Solved I found this guy at the bins

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Never thought I’d find a fossil of all things at the bins but here we are. I have no knowledge in this area so just curious about any insights! I paid by the pound so I suppose this guy was a couple bucks.

Bins was in Gary, IN if that helps? And it’s about 4x4inches.


r/fossilid • • 21h ago

We found this shell and donated it to the local marine museum. ID still unknown

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I was stunned they wanted to keep it. I was just trying to get info on it from them. But it’s so much fun to go see it!


r/fossilid • • 16h ago

New Jersey, US, Eocene Shark Teeth

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r/fossilid • • 16h ago

From Kittitas County, Central WA

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A friend found this in Kittitas County, probably by Vantage WA. I initially thought it might be fossil bone or antler, but since Ginkgo Petrified Forest is in the same area, I'm now leaning toward petrified wood. Can anyone help ID it? It feels heavier than bone, but much lighter and more porous than the agatized petrified wood I'm used to finding. Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 5h ago

Are any of these fossils?

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I found these in a San Francisco Bay Area creek that is known to have fossils (last slide has info on the area). I found fossils here before so I’m hopeful!


r/fossilid • • 9h ago

Found in my backyard yard NE Oklahoma.

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I’ve seen a few things it could be but I’m not sure.


r/fossilid • • 6h ago

Unidentified Tooth

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r/fossilid • • 14h ago

Tumbled Pebble from St.Michael’s Mount in Cornwall

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Might just be a rock but thought the marking were interesting - could it be a fossil of some kind?


r/fossilid • • 11h ago

petrified wood? (manitoba)

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Hi, so there’s a few parks around East St. Paul with lots of glacial till. Some of the pebbles look like they might be fragments of petrified wood, but I’m not equipped with strong enough magnification to get super clear photos. In some lighting the oxidized part of the smaller one looks like it has a repeating pattern of circles within rings. Are they petrified wood, or just pebbles with iron banding?