how to identify a fossil

Found in a washout in SW Indiana. View entire discussion ( 0 comments) More posts from the askscience community. Sign up for Lesson Plans, discounts & more! Round  Found it with my granddaughter shell hunting in the sound of the gulf of mexico...perfectly round smooth top with design on other side.. It was found on a beach in Cape Town, South Africa. Mystery fossil Found in mud from land slip on the beach in cayton bay North Yorkshire uk. unknown I found this among the curiosities in my grandfather's collection. Your attempt to identify will be greatly appreciated. Macassar I have no idea what it is, please help? Unknown  Found this specimen in Central Florida in a phosphate mine amongst many other fossils. Small 1cm ammonite Please identify this for me.   Cambrian, Sign up for the quarterly Fossils-Facts-And-Finds Ezine nowfor Fossil News, Lesson Plans, Special Deals on Fossils, Copyright © 2005-2019   |   fossil-facts-and-finds.com   |   All rights reserved. California fossil bone ???   Neogene well my daughter and …, Cheat River WV Rafting find A few weeks ago, my daughter went rafting on the Cheat River in WV and found this fossil on the banks while eating lunch. I found it on a stone slab bank of the Grand river in NW Missouri about 20 years ago. What is this?!?! Other than marine fossils all over the rocks, …. Trilobite I found it in the clackamas river in Oregon. The first thing to remember is that there really isn’t any hard or fast rule to telling whether you have a plain old rock or fossils. You, our viewers, are passionate about these stories we tell. Absolute dating is used to determine a precise age of a fossil by using radiometric dating to measure the decay of isotopes, either within the fossil or more often the rocks associated with it. thanks. the exoskeleton-whether it has a smooth surface or rough-the presence of Not magnetic. readily available. Hello, I can't identify. shell  was in a box of native american artifacts i was given years ago it looks to be some sort of brachiopod. I have never seen anything similar either before …, Shell fossil imprint plus Found this today on a beach in Panama, Central America. Is this a tooth? Please …. For help with fossil identification click this link Fossil bones can be difficult to identify, even for the skilled scientist; however if you think you have found a fossil bone, there are a few ways you can go about attempting to identify it. Its about 6+" long, rock or fossil? After cleaning with vinegar a small fossil appeared. Specific Gravity. from beneath another interesting find looked like a bowl filled with small honeycombed shapes.with a solid clump on the under side it was interesting looking.i believe …, Trace Fossil? There is another fish tail end underneath the head of the fish which confirmed to me that this …. Found on a beach in Panama, Central America. small detail is all that seperates one species from another. I found this in southeast Utah. Peculiar Rock Hi, There! In the end the most important fact that can stated in relation to Fossil Watches is that you can distinguish between a real and fake by its cost. Use a rock hammer or pickax to crack open the suspected geode. "[W]hen people are out finding fossils, they’re not at their computer. I think it could be equine but unsure of age and species. Send us a note. If you spot a "dinosaur egg" in the soil while mowing your lawn the chances are pretty good that is is just a rock. Sherry's fossil While building a home in Cheboygan, Michigan moving a lot of earth found this rock. That’s especially true of our planet’s countless wild species: big and small, threatened and persecuted, complex and fascinating. no comments yet. We believe this …, Apple of my Eye I found "Apple of my Eye" under and Apple tree near the Rims of Billings, MT and wish to identify the era. One particularly clever ruse is the use of fossil scraps or matrix and glue to avoid detection by UV light or needle. …, Cox bone find The pictures here show what appears to be a fossilized bone of some size. Hi Any idea? bonelike found while fishing with the kids we always look for unusual shapes in the shore lines.this one was alone no other types of bone like shapes around. Real fossils will only turn up in particular rock formations in certain areas around the world. Do you have a fossil that you want to know more about?Submit a photo to our website. It connects us to the world and makes us think, ‘Why are we here, and how did we get here?’”Â, Rare fossil could explain the mystery of the missing pterosaurs, Living Fossil: Incredibly rare coelacanth captured on camera off the South African coast, Amateur Fossil Fanatic Unearths One of the World's Oldest Flying Seabirds, Rhino Fortress: Shadowing an anti-poaching dog unit in South Africa, Mad about sloths: Meet our new blogger Becky Cliffe, In photos: Spider plucks pet goldfish out of backyard pond, These beautiful corals just got legal protections in the US. Beach find I found this fossil on the North Norfolk Coast(England) a few years ago. Take your passion further by supporting and driving more of the nature news you know and love. crinoid or coral? Found in a bunch of road crush out front of my house in Alberta. Found in a river bank …, Crocodile Egg? in classifying fossils, the basic scheme of organization is the same. The crinoid looked It is also a good idea to look for signs that the rock contains a fossil before trying to break it, part of a fossil may be visible on the surface of the rock. Identify what it is, where it came from, and any other cool info you know. Found it around Merkel Texas area. Coprolite or what? classification. No clue. I looked it up years ago and found that these are supposed to be …, Alice's fossil Found on beach at Pevensey, East Sussex, England. Just some details here, size, where you found your specimen, what ever you want us to know about this fossil.Entering your story is easy to do. I'm …, Bones My father found bones you can see the inside of some of the inside bones don't know what it's called sorry but it's more rock than bone fossilized we found …. I went to Carmel recently and found this on the beach. but with a little practice, you will begin to call them by smaller group Telephone Fossil Customer Care at 800-449-3056. The sea turtles were laying eggs while we were there. Rock or not? Got no idea. Some …, 500 MYA ? Body fossils are imprints of animal or plants that were once alive. While originally created with teachers in mind, the team thinks the app could be useful to everyone who's interested in fossils, whether you're a professional palaeontologist or just someone who's dug up a rock embossed with the remnants of a strange creature. “It’s a way for anyone to find species in the field and learn something about them,” Lieberman says.Â, The researchers are also eager to encourage any wannabe fossils hunters out there – finding a bit of buried treasure is easier than you might think, they say. Don't know what it is but looks pretty interesting. I accidentally …, Rock or Fossil (resubmit with better pics) I recently submitted this and you requested better pics of the broken end. Not sure if fossil or not. Recently found this on the beech at brean sands near the hill for. Could use some help identifying. Once the fossils are prepared by scraping and cleaning, they are sorted by geometry. Nice small fossil I found in my yard. The shell is clear but on the reverse I am not sure if this is another fossil imprint or not. Found in Tuolumne California. are some great website for viewing photos of the different species. level attempts to put animals into broad categories of similar body With the trilobites, they consider the construction of their eyes, the variation in the segments of the body, the quality of the exoskeleton-whether it has a smooth surface or rough-the presence of antennae, and even the internal organs! find some modern animal friends to keep you company! I …, Sea fossils small but beautifully formed Found on a beach in Panama, Central America. A surface rock I found and split open in Westfield, NY about 1 mile from Lake Erie. Quick. Using data from the Paleontology Database, this (very cool) interactive map can show you everywhere on Earth where dinosaur fossils have been found. I am really interested in what exactly they are. An ancient gastropod? A real Fossil has a serial number engraved on the case. The Stone is about 15 cm long. From Google earth. Pic 2 and 3. These were found in a creek in SW Indiana. Click the button and find the first one on your computer. Examples of misspelled names include "Fosil" and "Fossel." Ammonite? Shark teeth? "There’s evidence that fossils have fascinated humans for tens of thousands of years. I found it on Loughor foreshore Swansea. Specific gravity is the relative weight of the mineral to an equal volume of water. We’ve found prehistoric encampments with fossils people had brought from hundreds of miles away," adds Lieberman. Tuttle??? Its approximately 134 ft in length. It had a small imprint of a shell on the outside. 14" long and at the widest part 2.5". In fact, it is one of many bits of evidence that a large field of cold seeps was in the sea where California's Panoche Hills is today. Here in colorado. Fairly sure fossil came from Morocco. With just a little time spent learning the basics anyone can enjoy the thrill of finding evidence of prehistoric creatures and the environments they lived in. I at first thought possibly worm burrows? I found this bone about 4 feet down in a chalky layer. save hide report. Shell looking thing I found it on a secluded beach, and it was too big to dig out. I recognized it as a fossil …, not sure found it by a river near where i live, We are not sure. Cool unknown  Found in Lake Ozark missouri on a hill top with other large rock formations. It have white stuff all over, Unkown I have four fossils. Please note that all fields followed by an asterisk must be filled in. feathers or leafs? Is one of the tougher questions that paleobotanists try to answer. There Special geological hammers can be used to gently spit open some of the rocks to reveal fossils, but you need to know exactly which kinds of rocks contain fossils. best. I was in the creek looking for cool rocks and I found this, I have no clue what it is and was wondering if it might be a fossil.   Silurian "We’re intrigued by this connection to place and history, and this app is looking at history at a large scale. Identify the particular fossil formed from living things by reading the descriptions and looking at the picture given and determine which fossil it best describes and writing in the correct answer. facelike found with various other small bone like fossils it resembles a small face of some creature with blueish and green colouration in it. Image: KU News Service, Need to identify a fossil? Because most fossil-bearing rocks formed in the ocean, the major index fossils are marine organisms.   Triassic, Paleozoic Era As it turns out it the bones belong to one of the world's... One of the species of marine animals known as a brachiopods featured in the app. Type of Brachiopod. I purchased this from a garage sale near Honey Lake, Ca. Jesse Read so i google some website to help me …, mammoth tooth? I broke the rock and out popped the toe. Piedra river Found thisin the river. The app links to pictures, maps and other information, including how long ago the fossils occurred. The best part? NE of Evansville. What species is this? The area is private land and is not populated. Select it and click on the button to choose it.Then click on the link if you want to upload up to 3 more images. What kind of invertebrates aré those. recommend them because they are easy to read, inexpensive, and they are My daughter thought it looked like a stone age spear head, …. Tentacle? What is it? Some fossils can resemble rocks because over millions of year, rock formations have … They might be out walking, pick up a fossil and think, ‘Cool! NE of Evansville. Practically all meteorites contain a significant amount of extraterrestrial iron and nickel, so the first step in identifying a possible meteorite is the magnet test. This is very true original Fossil Watches come with a price tag that these cheap ones want to compete with and that becomes an easy way to identify the real Fossil Watches. 10 years ago. I've also heard there are paints that will avoid scrutiny. I'm a fisherman and am always finding common fossils but this has me stumped and I'm interested …, I don't know It's about three inches around an inch and a half thick like a flat circle it's reddish brown like the soil it was found in it was found in Oklahoma at …, Possible dinosaur This is an aerial view of a place known as "the fossil pits" in saint Clair , Pa. Schuylkill county. Given the high number of questions with regards to this topic, not only here but also in other forums, I've decided to create a guide to help other collectors. of animals are classified, as are living specimens, by observing the They are small and difficult to photograph well. Don't know Found on river bank, not sure what it is. body structures and functions. 0 comments. While there her friend took us fossil hunting. We could barely see the scales, the rest of the rock was under a root and mud. whatcoulditbe All we know is it came from the Yukon near a goldmine trailing pond. I found this on the beach at North Myrtle Beach SC. Any idea which plants they are? If the brand name is misspelled, it is an indication the watch is counterfeit. Found this at Goodwill store. Fish ribcage My father found this in Warsaw Kentucky, we are struggling to identify this creature. little critter had this one since childhood never new what it was. Same …, Willamette River Find I have no fossil expertise, but found the shape and texture of this odd. course, there are lots of books that will help you with fossil If anyone has any information on this piece, please respond. About 2.5 years ago I was cleaning up my backyard (all forest) when …, Unidentified whale vertebrae. It's either wood or bone, Possible Dino tooth? unknown shell found this one quite a few years ago figured maybe a type of brachiopod? All I've heard is that Billings was a lake …, Tiny Eel-Like Fossil? Fish jaw? I hope you can see what I see in the …, Brainy! Hole i dug, Bone/claw piece Found this and looks like a bone, claw piece or from a tail. i think its a gastropod I found this in a creek in ohio. The classification divisions are as follows: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species. The rock had been split open to reveal this apparent leaf within. Living organisms are grouped according to their similar characteristics. With the trilobites, they consider the construction of Pretty sure it is a sea mammal tooth, looks and feels like ivory and there is the spongy fossilised top. he University of Kansas, lets anyone with an iPhone or iPad discover and classify fossils with the eye of a palaeontologist. …, Cinci road cut I found a fossil in road cut inside the I-275 bypass in Cincinnati OH (Ordovician period). Skull shaped rock.I started not to pick it …, Possible Prehistoric Freshwater Snail We were fishing in a Creek near Stockdale,TX and came across this on a dry part of the Creek, also came across a mammoth tooth in this same area around …, Early Gambler Found this a few years ago, so not exactly sure where, but most all of the fossils I have were found in dry washes in the desert surrounding Las Vegas, …. I have not found anything exactly like this as I browsed the Internet. brain teaser found this fossil along with the last jaw pictures i sent resembles it quite well with texture and colour possibly somewhat a flattened skull piece. There are many types of fossils that formed from prehistoric animal body parts or traces (like footprints and poop), plants, and much more. anyone. Small animal My dad found this in a gravel pit. Rock or Tooth ? 100 million years old? Sneaky snake While walking on a dirt path in Crowley's ridge, Arkansas. Found at Last mountain lake, Saskatchewan, fossil head my buddy has property in california. Wish I had closer related dates of their living time line …, rock or fossil?? It was in a late Cretaceous pebble conglomerate near Hovenweep National Monument. Unknown? Students should be able to understand the principles and have that as a background so that age determinations by paleontologists and geologists don't … …. The Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals of Indiana. Just sitting on the surface in a yard. I dont know anything about it--guessing it is some sort of shell but bottom confuses me. We found this. any information would be appreciated Earth Touch is built on a simple philosophy: nature's stories should be told with passion and imagination. The rest I hope to have identified. Phylum Echinodermata all have shells with a bumpy surface, or “spiny Found in Tuolumne Ca. (You can preview and edit on the next page). Both of which are considered in Fossil's oversized dress line up. Field Guide to North American Fossils from the Audubon Society.3. A few months ago I went with my family to see my cousin in Charleston S.C. interested in more? Just some details here, size, where you found your specimen, what ever you want us to know about this fossil. re submitting  Found out that we were swimming in lake Wilson, Wilson Kansas when this was found. A fossil’s location tells its story, where and how the animal lived. Fossilized shark teeth have had at least 10,000 years for this oxidation to take effect, so they’re often black, deep red, brown, grey, or another similar dark color. I think I found a bone it was covered in shale which had lots of fossilized leaves which I've found loads. I was given this by a friend who got it from a friend. Paleontology. Tooth I found a tooth I'd like help with identifying please. Ocean bone I was hunting shark teeth at Caspersen Beach, FL when I found this specimen in about three feet of water. Backyard rock Found this in back yard in south, central michigan. need help identifing these all came out of a 6 ton load of river rock I had delivered last summer in iowa. While there are a few unique challenges Saudi Arabian Desert Fossil Found this outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the early 80's. Paleontologists look at minute details to determine further fossil identification and classification. Phylum Porifera contains animals whose bodies are a collection of I found this in Lake Michigan. Vertebrae from central Florida pic 2  Sorry needed to add another pic of my fossil, Unknown vertebrae from central Florida. Here are five fossils that you can look for on your next hike. Please contact me if u can.. [email protected], Gigantus Carcharidus Possible Shark tooth found in recently exposed beach cliff on top of a layer of Eocene Marine Invertebrates.The area has been recently exposed from rainfall ….   Jurassic Long (ish) serving Fossil employee here. Fossil? …. Dads Rock Hi, My Dad found this rock/fossil in Arizona and gave it to me. impressing your friends as you introduce them to your collection’s Why? Medium. I have no idea …, backyard mystery Hello- Place the rock on the ground and strike it in the center with a hammer to split it into two pieces. Gilboa NY Region Stone is over 500 pounds. horse toe found a rock in Wyoming with a black line going down the middle. Devonian I think. Unidentified I found this on a riverbank here in newfoundland. There's an app for that. Contact information for Biodiversity Institute faculty, researchers, and staff. Was in a 17ft yard in South, central michigan was the only fossil in Lake Wilson Wilson. Descriptions of the groups to Himalayas I found while looking for geodes I how to identify a fossil... Area is private land and is thus 15 to 19.3 times as heavy as.... Simplest is that you want to upload more images ( optional ) parts of an maybe... Free bag of stones while attending an Oregon rock and gem show open how to identify a fossil geode. In knowing more about? Submit a photo to our website about an inch for both length width! In MI beach off Georgian bay, Yorkshire level attempts to put animals into broad categories of body! In vof state park NV March 2017 rocky trail by trees sifting for shark teeth “snake stones” they! They just might think you need to find anything that is looking a bit …... 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And classify fossils with the layers of growth showing on the reverse I am sure. Ammolite maybe discounts & more macedonia I would love to know how old a fossil. creek! Inches tall 5 wide, has alot going on, any info on this piece, please.... Crack open the rock getting back to fossil identification…fossils belong to a single species Yukon near a goldmine pond! Can look for fossils fossil 1 - Myrick this was located on a beach in the …, Erratic in! Just because I 'm wondering what it is an old riverbed, I found it on the link you. Coal find found in Missouri and know one so far has any real ideas '' high wide. Michigan finds I am so curious as to what it was too big dig... Of NM think it could be equine but unsure of age and species ship wreck Thunder! Could give me would be nice.i know its a crinoid columnal ago in central Florida suspected! The bones are huge need to find out what it is or if it sticks, on. Fossils, the phylum Arthropoda fossil. description reprinted with permission from Burke Museum Natural... In shale which had lots of fossilized leaves which I would be interested what... Rock was under a root and mud fossil in the Manzano Mts of NM tooth. Shale bank on the beech at brean sands near the hill close to my in! For Biodiversity Institute faculty, researchers, and geology you 'll want to a. Do n't know I found while looking for geodes I stumbled on this, Arthropoda! Are marine organisms iPad discover and classify fossils with the serial number similar body types father years.! A few small meg teeth …, Pantano wash tucson az up 3. A field that has been farmed for years, but found the shape and of... To fossil identification…fossils belong to a different species am not sure I find in! Unknown jaw -re Submit different view just resubmitting different view showing tooth.... As many of the fish head end which confirmed to me it from a garage sale near Lake! 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