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Cathy Young

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Cathy Young

@cathy-young
West Chester, PA
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    Bruce MacFadden joined the group Group logo of K12 Shark AIK12 Shark AI 1 month, 1 week ago

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    Bill Heim posted an update in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    Additionally we have the issue of Archaeology vs. Paleontology.  Archaeology is the study of man particularly man made objects such as the pyramids, arrowheads, axes, pottery, etc.  Paleontology is the study of ancient life, i.e. fossils of animal and plant life.  Man made objects are NOT fossils.  I am sure there are plenty of archaeology sit…[Read more]

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      Chris Marzullo replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago

      bill, trying to upload a pic, but there are no groups to post to under the pulldown menu??

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      Bill Heim replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago

      Under Community there are plenty of groups. Click on groups and then select a group. Join the group, little people Icon on the right and you should be able to post there.

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    Bill Heim posted an update in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    Some other critical factors in posting.  LOOK at your images before posting.  If it is out focus, I am going to state that it is out of focus, monitor it for a few days to give you a chance to retake the picture, and then if it is not reposted, I am going to delete it.  Images must be in .jpg form.  I have had images that in order to view I hav…[Read more]

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      A Trilobite replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago

      @tom-fire you can design a better one if you’d like

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      Bill Heim replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago

      I had absolutely nothing to do with the design of this app. It existed well before I was an online curator. Posting poor pictures is on the picture taker not the app developer. Do you blame Amazon when you upload a picture that no one can tell what it is?

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    Bill Heim posted an update in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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    One of the MOST important details to add identification is the location of where you found it (and no we don’t want your house address).  The location can give us information of the geologic formation and age of the fossil which is key data for identification.  If you bought it, indicate so.  We want your specimens and have no use items in a museum.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Crocodile Tooth? in the forum What Is It? 2 months ago

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    Hi Pete, I think you are correct. The tooth appears to be from the marine crocodile, Thecachampsa. The fossils at Holden Beach come from multiple stratigraphic layers, so it is difficult to narrow down the age of your tooth and the specific identity.

    You may also want to compare your tooth with mosasaur teeth, which can also be found at Holden.…[Read more]

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    Lee Cone replied to the topic Help Identify in the forum What Is It? 2 months, 1 week ago

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    If you do not know the answer to your ID question, I might suggest that you send the picture to The Webb School in southern CA., specifically the Alf Museum.  They are a knowledgable source for trackways. https://www.alfmuseum.org

     

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Mammalian tooth identification in the forum What Is It? 3 months ago

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    <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@bm”>@bmacfadden</span> Hey Bruce, can you confirm the ID on this tooth?

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Found on my farm in the forum What Is It? 3 months ago

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    It looks like a worn down oyster shell.

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      sammy miller replied 3 months ago

      We are in West Virginia a long way from the ocean but we have found a shell in the creek, since you mentioned it it does sort of faver that shell even has a dark spot on it. Thank you.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Can anyone tell me what this is in the forum What Is It? 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    The image is too blurry to tell what it is, but it does not appear to be teeth.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Is this a bone in the forum What Is It? 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    This appears to be an ironstone concretion.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Is it a tooth in the forum What Is It? 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Hi Sammy,

    This is not a tooth.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Can anyone tell me what this is in the forum What Is It? 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Hi Sammy,

    We’ll need more photos to confirm an ID, but it doesn’t look like a bone to me.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Did I find my first fossil? in the forum What Is It? 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Looks like a scallop impression in limestone.

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Who can tell what I’ve found? in the forum What Is It? 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Honestly, some parts of it look like a limestone or dolomite and other parts of it look like chert. It may not be from the Avon Park Formation, but it could be from a unit that is the same age in Alabama. This website mentions the “Claiborn/Jackson Group” which include “fossiliferous chert and limestone boulders”.…[Read more]

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Who can tell what I’ve found? in the forum What Is It? 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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    I think this is a chunk of dolomite, possibly from the Eocene Avon Park Formation. The molds/impressions seem to mostly be bivalves, but the second photo you posted looks like a partial echinoid (sea urchin). I don’t know the invertebrates well enough to give you any species names.

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      Tyler Gardino replied 5 months, 2 weeks ago

      Thanks for the reply, would the Avon park formation reach into southeast Alabama?

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Ancient wolf? Found in Michigan in the forum What Is It? 5 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Hi David, Rachel is 100% correct. What you are seeing is a calcite vein within the rock.

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    Victor Perez joined the group Group logo of The Etches Collection  – Museum of Jurassic Marine LifeThe Etches Collection – Museum of Jurassic Marine Life 5 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Fossil- Vetebral Body from what? in the forum What Is It? 7 months, 1 week ago

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    Hi Todd,

    My best guess would be that it is either an ichthyosaur or dinosaur vertebra, given that the Cretaceous interior seaway cut through Phillips County, Montana.

    There is a small museum you could visit/reach out to for more information: https://mtdinotrail.org/phillips-county-museum/

    Best,

    Victor

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    Victor Perez replied to the topic Are these teeth? in the forum What Is It? 8 months, 1 week ago

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    I don’t think they are teeth. It looks like you’ve got a conglomerate, which is a rock composed of rounded grains of varying sizes.

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