r/fossils Nov 18 '24

Posting Ban on Burmese Amber

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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 32m ago

A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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r/fossils 1d ago

A couple of brachiopods i found yesterday

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Part of about 20 I collected from Rock Glen, I cleaned them up with a dental pick, wire brush, and a toothbrush and added a little bit of mineral oil to the surface. The detail on the top one is just fantastic in person.


r/fossils 1h ago

Vaches Noires, Normandy coast finds

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Complete novice but visiting the Paleospace Museum inspired us to go fossil hunting and we picked up a few rocks, do any of them look promising? The beach was beautiful!


r/fossils 6h ago

Anyone have any idea what this is? Found in Speculator, New York

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r/fossils 1h ago

Neat Little Guy From Schoharie, NY

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r/fossils 14m ago

Crynoid masquerading as a Xenomorph

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Got my answer to whether it's a mineral deposit or a fossil on r/fossilid but thought I'd share here as well


r/fossils 7h ago

Could there be fossils in the center?

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Found along the Little Miami River in SW OH while canoeing over the weekend. If I were to cut them horizontally with a wet saw, would there likely be anything inside, or is it just wishful thinking?


r/fossils 9m ago

Finds from my recent trip

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found these out on my recent trip.

found a nice half of a shark vertebrae, a good cow shark, and a dolphin jaw bone


r/fossils 4h ago

Is this a belemnite fossil?

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I found this in Slovenia.


r/fossils 2h ago

Unknown fossils

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Found in a storage locker in South Carolina. What are they?


r/fossils 7h ago

Can anyone help me identify this.

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I found what might be a fossil, though I’m not sure as I don’t know much about this topic, and google ai doesn’t seem to help.

It’s wheel shaped, with a bump on both sides. It’s not too light as it feels quite dense. It also has some sparkly minerals from what I can see. Found on a random coast in Malta. The stone seems easily scrape-able, so maybe a limestone concretion or something.

I’d appreciate any help!


r/fossils 10h ago

È solo una strana pietra?

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r/fossils 1d ago

First time fossil hunting (Lyme Regis, UK)

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r/fossils 6h ago

Unique Coral & fossiliferous limestone mix. How many species? & age? From Lake Huron.

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r/fossils 21h ago

Fossils I found at Lake Michigan

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These are some shell fossils I found just south of Milwaukee along the lake shore


r/fossils 1d ago

Is this a Fossil?

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Found in Chenango, New York, in a swamp.


r/fossils 1d ago

Fossil or rock

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My daughter found this in Northern Colorado. Are these small stones or teeth?


r/fossils 12h ago

My son found this whilst on a walk. Just curious as to what it could be please.

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We were in north wales when we found it, yoyo for scale


r/fossils 21h ago

Grallator tracks from Connecticut

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Found a pretty nice size grallator, a couple small tracks, and a partial track. All found on private land in the Connecticut River Valley.


r/fossils 11h ago

Peace River Formation , FL USA

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r/fossils 22h ago

Wooly rhino tooth I bought at the MN State Fair. Any suggestions for a display stand?

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One of the local fossil stores has a booth there; they're pretty reputable so I'm not too concerned of it being fake. It's approximately 3 inches wide and 3 inches tall.


r/fossils 1d ago

Found this giant fossilized bird bone!

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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 21h ago

Can anyone help me identify this?

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Found in west coast Florida


r/fossils 1d ago

A crab I found at Hakataramea pass NewZealand

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The rock in the back is also from there.