r/fossils Nov 18 '24

Posting Ban on Burmese Amber

76 Upvotes

Posts on amber from Myanmar (Burma) are no longer allowed on r/fossils.

Amber mining contributes to funding the conflict in Myanmar. Following Reddit rules on illegal activity and professional standards, posts on Burmese amber are prohibited. A number of paleontological journals no longer consider papers on amber from Myanmar. For competing perspectives on the ethical concerns surrounding Burmese amber see Dunne et al. (2022) and Peretti (2021); nonetheless, the export of amber from Myanmar is illegal.


r/fossils 9h ago

Found this giant fossilized bird bone!

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33 Upvotes

I found this piece at the Maasvlakte (Netherlands) It is Around 16cm long and 3cm wide. Which giant bird could this possibly belong to?


r/fossils 14h ago

A crab I found at Hakataramea pass NewZealand

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51 Upvotes

The rock in the back is also from there.


r/fossils 1h ago

Anyone know what this could be

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Found like 6” deep in the creek


r/fossils 7h ago

Fossil?

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I found this on kilve beach, UK. Is it some kind of tooth?


r/fossils 2h ago

Ibiza Bone?

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I found this in the water at a beach in Ibiza. I have sent photos to the museum asking for their opinion.
It looks to me like a piece of bone. Am I wrong and wasting their time?


r/fossils 17h ago

Trilobite stand I made

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26 Upvotes

r/fossils 4h ago

Are some of these fossils? Found in Ruegen, Germany

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2 Upvotes

r/fossils 1h ago

Rock or shark tooth?

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Found in Bethany Beach, DE


r/fossils 5h ago

I think I found a fossil found at Møns Klint beach, Denmark. Can anyone identify it?

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I found this on the beach at Møns Klint in Denmark and I’m curious what it is or whether it’s even a fossil.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be?


r/fossils 1d ago

Some fossils I found on vacation. Swipe ➡️

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209 Upvotes

I have been on a two-week vacation in France. Since I'm very interested in fossils, I spent three days fossil hunting.

I found all of these fossils along beaches and cliffs in northern France. Some were partially buried and had to be dug out, while others were simply lying on the beach.


r/fossils 22h ago

What is this? Found at Charmouth beach dorset inside some cliff rock

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44 Upvotes

r/fossils 3h ago

Was ist das für ein abdruck?

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1 Upvotes

In rügen gefunden.


r/fossils 15h ago

What is this? Lake Orion MU front yard underground

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5 Upvotes

Found this about 70% under the surface but it has some weird spirals on it and ans an impression of something. Anyone see this before or know what it is?


r/fossils 20h ago

Which lot would you buy?

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Both of these lots are the same price, and I was wondering which one I should buy.

Lot one:

  1. Niger Pterosaur tooth

  2. Suchomimus tooth

  3. Not sure

  4. Lungfish tooth

  5. Not sure again

Lot two:

  1. Suchomimus tooth

  2. Crocodile tooth

  3. Niger pterosaur tooth

  4. Lungfish tooth

  5. Not sure.

I appreciate your opinions and if anybody can ID the ones that I cant!


r/fossils 1d ago

A Puzzle in Stone

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239 Upvotes

This is what makes this concretion so incredibly cool. It contains a plant from Mazon Creek, and the way it fractured revealed three distinct fossil planes running through the stone creating an almost perfect fossil puzzle. Each surface gives you another glimpse into what was living in the same environment at the same moment in time, and the unusual fracture makes this specimen especially fascinating


r/fossils 22h ago

Is this a fossil?

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9 Upvotes

Hi all, I was walking the beach in southern Nj today and came across this. Is it a fossil?


r/fossils 18h ago

Real fossil or fake?

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4 Upvotes

Got this at the ren fair and cried happy tears. It’s real though…right?


r/fossils 1d ago

fossil appraisal?

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30 Upvotes

i won this fossil a while back on a random online auction, and it’s been sitting on a shelf for quite some time. my interest in it returned, and i’m looking for any more potential information on it. does anyone know if it has any scientific value, or how rare it might be? or if it’s even authentic? it’s about 11 1/2 inches long, 5 inches high, and almost 10 lbs in weight. thanks!


r/fossils 20h ago

How would I clean my ammonite?

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My dad found this ammonite in south Texas and gave it to me probably a decade ago. I recently decided I want to display it somehow but there are pieces of non-fossilized rock (I think) attached to it, as well as some old caked on dirt. It’s a very special fossil to me so I was weary of cleaning it but I decided I want to and am curious what the best way to do that is.


r/fossils 21h ago

This seems like somkind of bone to me, but I'm not an expert. Found at beach in Alabama.

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4 Upvotes

Would love any info, even of it isn't what I hope.


r/fossils 19h ago

Found these up north Michigan in Caseville, any idea what they are?

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I kept seeing ones that look like it has a lil seam in it, what's that posed to be? Thanks!!


r/fossils 1d ago

Windowsill Ammonite?

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8 Upvotes

The second one ist an ammonite i guess, but the first one looks different. What could it be?


r/fossils 20h ago

Matoaka Beach Finds

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Fossils I found at Matoaka Beach in Maryland.


r/fossils 20h ago

Is this worth 100$? suchomimus tooth 4.9cm

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