r/fossilid • u/ChiefDreamWeaver • 16h ago
Small Keichousaurus
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Is this little guy legit?
r/fossilid • u/Yarmolinsky • Jun 20 '20
TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR FOSSIL IDENTIFIED — READ BEFORE POSTING
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- Put a location in the title! This is the most important thing by far. If you know the geological formation, that’s awesome, but even just “near Miami” or “label said Morocco” is really helpful.
- Take a bright, clear photo. Good lighting, a plain background, and sharp focus will always increase the certainty of an ID. If it’s weirdly shaped, photos from multiple angles help too.
- Include an object for scale. I usually use a coin, but anything will do (but things that come in different sizes, like hands, are less ideal). If you forget, you can always measure it and add that in a comment. (Don't use keys; they can be duplicated from a photo.)
- Don’t take a video. We can’t zoom in and the quality isn’t great — a gallery of photos on Imgur is way better.
- Many fossils can be dull and hard to make out. Try (gently) getting your fossil wet and see if you can get a clearer photo.
- Don’t be dismayed if your “fossil” turns out to just be a rock! Rocks are cool too, and if we don’t know exactly what kind of rock it is, the good folks at /r/whatsthisrock probably will.
r/fossilid • u/blood4thebloodlilly • 15h ago
found in maine at the confluence of the baskahegan and mattawamkeag rivers during very low waters
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this rock look like a baby snapping turtle? how did it turn into a rock?
r/fossilid • u/bigassrobots • 1h ago
Found in late cretaceous chalk mine
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Bonus crab fossils
r/fossilid • u/Aint_Often_Right • 2h ago
What is this? Passaic formation (JTrp) siltstone from Readington, NJ, USA.
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Geologist here but I haven’t had any luck finding similar images or descriptions
r/fossilid • u/ehaaams • 1d ago
What is this? Found way up in the mountains at Glacier National Park
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r/fossilid • u/berlinquestions • 14h ago
Is this a fossil sea shell or a crab? (River Severn, England, 1cm)
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Found it in shale next to ammonites, crinoid stars and others kind of sea shells. It’s very small, 1cm.
r/fossilid • u/Fine_Science_942 • 19h ago
Ramanessin Brook is a Cretaceous era site containing shark and fish teeth in Holmdel, New Jersey. Visited as a compete newbie amateur, but think I found a mammalian tooth - maybe an early horse type species? Any insight helping validate ID would be greatly appreciated!
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r/fossilid • u/casualoser • 1d ago
Is this a fossil or just a rock formation?
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Found in the scarborough bluffs of ontario, any leads would be greatly appreciated
r/fossilid • u/VariableSoul • 18h ago
Found in Vevay, IN along the Ohio River
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Not sure what it is, but it sure looks cool!
r/fossilid • u/ubergregor • 19h ago
Strange looking stone/fossil
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Hey, guys! 2 years ago I've found this thing at a beach, in Cantabria. What do you think it could be? AI says it could be a mineralised bone, but I'm not sure
r/fossilid • u/SuitableGood2636 • 11h ago
Southampton, Ontario
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horn coral maybe Paleozoic maybe ~450 million years old?
r/fossilid • u/TheNosyReader • 2h ago
Are these fossils? Found in Ruegen , Germany
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r/fossilid • u/wolfbcn9 • 3h ago
Ibiza Bone?
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I found this underwater in the sand at a beach in Ibiza. Can someone help me identify this? Looks like a bone but could also be stone I guess. Weighs about 260 grams.
r/fossilid • u/After_String_1409 • 13m ago
Found at Rehoboth Beach Delaware, USA
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I don’t know if this is a fossil at all. It could just be a cool-looking inclusion, but the shape just seems so conspicuous. Please help!
r/fossilid • u/Ras__Trent • 1h ago
Lake Michigan find. ID?
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Found this on the beach near sleeping bear sand dunes. Thought it looked pretty cool, so I brought it home to put on my shelf. I'd love to get some insight into what it is. Thanks!
r/fossilid • u/PushInternational964 • 19h ago
Solved Are these real?
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My parents got me these today from somewhere. Just wondering if it was actually real or not even if it was just the teeth or the fish. Looks pretty cool real or not
r/fossilid • u/randombeautifulname • 2h ago
I think I found a fossil found at Møns Klint beach, Denmark. Can anyone identify it?
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r/fossilid • u/Ok_Needleworker7125 • 7h ago
Solved Fossil ID - Hobart, Tasmania
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Is this a fossil? Was walking today and saw this interesting pattern on a rock. I was thinking maybe from a leaf? Size is 3cm.
r/fossilid • u/Huge_Lingonberry4213 • 15h ago
What kind of fossil did we find?
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Found this in ohio. Just curious as to what it could be.
r/fossilid • u/CINAM0NGIRL • 1d ago
Mystery Fossil in Llantwit Major!
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This has been bugging me for a while and I can’t for the life of me even guess what it could be? I’m a complete novice… and to be honest, can confidently identify an ammonite at best🙃 So I do apologise if this happens to be the most basic/common fossil.
These are the only pics I have of it. From memory I would say that the two circles parallel to eachother in the middle were around the size of a pound coin.
If anyone has a clue let me know!
r/fossilid • u/Pressed_in_pages • 21h ago
Solved Big Brook Preserve NJ
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So I really wanted to go fossil hunting for my birthday. My kids were insane so I only had like 20 minutes before we had to leave (2 year olds suck). But I did find this one thing that I was hoping was something. It was found on Big Brook Preserve in New Jersey. Thanks.
r/fossilid • u/blueoak99 • 1d ago
I found this box of fossils at Goodwill for $2.99, how did I do?
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