Questions tagged [fossils]
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Is this a fossil? Found in Bullhead city, AZ
This rock was found in the Bullhead City, AZ area and looks like a fossil to me or an artifact.
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Potential fossil location in remote location in Northern Ontario, Canada?
This location has a lot of ancient-looking sedimentary rocks. Do you think it may be a good candidate for Ediacaran or Pre-Cambrian fossils?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jdQJ7muDryNrpHSC8
It's quite remote,...
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Reliable and accurate books about current palentology/fossils
I'm working on a project with my Geography professor, where we are collecting various rocks, minerals and fossils to show various processes (substitution and casting in fossils; metamorphization in ...
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Three fossils which I can't seem to identify
I found some fossils some time ago which I can't identify. Things are further complicated by the fact that I don't know with certainty where two of the fossils were found. The pictures are below.
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Are these Microfossils? And if not, why are there none?
I recently took a piece of limestone from the late Jurassic, from a rock that contains quite a few fossils (mostly ammonites and belemnoids), and ground it as flat and smooth as possible. Then, I ...
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"Fossil ID: Shaped like a bone, found in Gedser Odde, Denmark"
I found this particular rock while I was visiting the beaches at the southest point of Gedser Odde, Denmark (exact location provided below). Given its particular shape I am wondering if it is a fossil?...
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Is this a fossil or something nonorganic?
I've found and object that has an unusual shape - claw like with cube shaped corner. Is it a fossil or only weird looking stone?
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Fossil or Beef Limestone?
I found the below sample on Monmouth Beach near Lyme Regis and I am unsure if it is a fossil or simply beef limestone. The beef limestone is from fibrous calcite layers within a shale (known as shales ...
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"Impression and pseudomorphism" in fossils
In a book on invertebrate paleontology I have (Treatise on Invertebrate Palaeontology, A) there is a diagram showing possible fates of a shell after the death of the organism.
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(Fósil hallado en Zapala, Neuquén) Fossil found in Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina
(Alguien podría decirme qué es?)
Could someone tell me what it is? Zapala is in Western Argentina, east of the Andes Mountains.
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English translation via Google Translate
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Are These Leaf Fossils Found Near a Texas Lake Shore?
I recently came across some intriguing specimens near a lake shore in Texas and am seeking your expertise to help identify them. The objects have a few characteristics that lead me to believe they ...
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Aligator or Dinosaur Fossil skin type rock
The more I looked at this stone and touched it, the more this thing looked like it was wrapped in some kind of reptile skin. It may just be a random rock. More photos if needed. Does this look like ...
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How quickly can coral fossilize?
On a trip to Honduras a few years ago I visited one of the islands off its north coast with a friend and went to a section of it mostly with nothing but residences which looked far less visited by ...
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Life on Earth previous to us
I've seen in several places that there seems to be an extinction cycle on Earth of approximately 27 million years. I've read this here:
Life on Earth wiped out every 27 million years (but we've got ...
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Who can it belong to? fossil tooth
**Tooth was found in Baltic Sea, near Lithuanian coast, **
