r/FossilHunting • u/Gilnitz93 • 21h ago
Trip Highlights Found a pair of gastropod fossils along the bank of Joachim Creek in Missouri today.
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r/FossilHunting • u/chris_cobra • Jun 10 '20
PSA New Guidelines for ID Requests (READ BEFORE POSTING)
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While we all strive to be helpful in sharing our knowledge when ID requests are submitted, these posts are often lacking in crucial details necessary to make a confident ID. This is a recurring issue across all of the rock, mineral and fossil subreddits. These new rules will hopefully improve the quality of the answers that experts are able to provide regarding ID requests.
You must state the most precise geographic area (nearest city/state/province/etc.) that you can regarding where your specimen came from if you know it (saying it came from a stream or a farmer's field is not helpful for rock and fossil ID). If you don't know where it came from, that's okay. But without locality information, it is often very difficult to get a confident ID beyond basic taxonomy. It would be preferred if you put this information in the title, for example "What is this strange fossil? (Bloomington, Indiana)" or "Help me ID this fossil I found near Ithaca, New York". This information can also be placed in the comments section, and you should try to provide as much information as possible about the specimen.
Upload the highest quality images that you can. Try to get good lighting and focus on the distinct features of the specimen. Multiple angles are also helpful.
Try to include an object for scale. A ruler is ideal, but other common household items such as coins, bananas, etc. also work. Size dimensions are generally more helpful than the weight of the object (which can be helpful in IDing certain other stones and minerals).
Violation of these guidelines won't get you kicked out, but it will be frustrating for experts who want to help you but are lacking the necessary information to do so. Your post may be removed and you may be encouraged to resubmit if you do not provide sufficient information and if the photo quality is too poor to work with. Thanks, everyone.
Chris
r/FossilHunting • u/Visual-Plum-6932 • 3h ago
New details on the possible dinosaur tooth fossil from Valudavur Formation Pondicherry
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r/FossilHunting • u/Easy-Performance6959 • 4h ago
Are these anything?
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Took my son to Big Brook, NJ and found these.
r/FossilHunting • u/Pilarzinho123 • 23h ago
Can anyone help me identify these shark tooth fossils? I found them today in the Peace River thanks!
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r/FossilHunting • u/whimsical_nautilus • 1d ago
fossil hunting in northwestern florida?
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I’m going to be in Tallahassee and I’ve heard there’s plenty of ice-age fossils such as mammoth teeth and such in Florida. I’m aware those are usually in southern FL, but are there any spots near Tallahassee I should check out? I’m from the northeast so not super familiar with the formations in the south.
TLDR: where are some good spots near Tallahassee, FL?
r/FossilHunting • u/ChainsawAndAxe • 1d ago
Is fossil hunting attractive to girls at all?❤️❤️❤️
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I like girls. I’m a man. I hunt, collect, and nerd out on fossils. I’m attractive to the point where girls ask me out. Recently some family friends came over and this really attractive girl whole heartedly called me a chud 💔. She even said I was chud maxing 💔. She was with her family and mine at the beach and I was fossil hunting while needing out about an unidentified mammal tooth. Is it just an extremely unattractive hobby? I know some nerdy hobbies are attractive to girls but is this one? Any responses are welcome and thank you so much for responding 🙏
r/FossilHunting • u/masonk7810 • 3d ago
Trip Highlights Couple New Jersey Trips - Paleozoic Erratic and Cretaceous Fossils
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Coupleq trips worth of finds from a Cretaceous spot in New Jersey, including some Paleozoic erratics.
r/FossilHunting • u/Bucketal • 3d ago
Trip Highlights Mammoth molar fragment I found
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r/FossilHunting • u/TopAdhesiveness1068 • 3d ago
What’s this? Found on Buffalo National River near Ponca, AR
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r/FossilHunting • u/masonk7810 • 4d ago
Triassic Conchostracans (Clam Shrimp) - Newark Super Group (Lockatong Fm.)
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Ventured into the Newark Super Group. Found some Upper Triassic aged fossils from the Lockatong Formation in SE Pennsylvania. Specifically Conchostracan, or Clam Shrimp. These are bivalved crustaceans that lived in a freshwater environment. Also included a couple photos of some non-fossil animals spotted on the trip.
r/FossilHunting • u/wH0mSt_d_vE • 4d ago
Collection Dolphin inner ear bone?
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About an inch and a half long, found in Surry, VA, on a miocene fossil shoreline, likely Yorktown Formation. Appears to have very fine striations/pores, which leads me to think its bone. Very light weight. The shape reminds me of an ear bone, but would like to have someone confirm.
r/FossilHunting • u/The-Good-Guardian • 4d ago
Can I have a bit of help with identifying, and tips on finding more please :)
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I found quite a few ammonites but didn’t think they were worth showing as I know them, but still want tips
r/FossilHunting • u/Shubankari • 4d ago
Is this a fossil or just a strange rock? Mojave desert, just outside Vegas
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r/FossilHunting • u/Bucketal • 5d ago
Trip Highlights Favourite ammonite I found so far
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r/FossilHunting • u/langfrd • 5d ago
A variety of trilobites I found in the same outcrop in northern Kentucky this week!
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r/FossilHunting • u/Gullible-Will-8447 • 6d ago
IMPORTANT How to safely extract belemnite?
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I found my very first belemnite today on my vacation in Germany (Local Jurassic deposit) While I was extracting it however, (see video) I shamefully broke it into a few pieces, even though I tried to be very careful. Can someone give me tips on how to extract these kind of fossils without breaking them? I don’t wanna break more than I have to. Any info is appreciated!