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Victor Perez replied to the topic Fossil- Vetebral Body from what? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 2 months ago
2 years, 2 months ago2 years, 2 months agoHi 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? 2 years, 3 months ago
2 years, 3 months ago2 years, 3 months agoI 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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Victor Perez replied to the topic What kind of Sharks tooth is this?? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 3 months ago
2 years, 3 months ago2 years, 3 months agoHi Nathan,
This tooth is from an extinct mackerel shark, Otodus obliquus. It is likely around 60 million years old and is the ancestor of the popular megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon.
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Victor Perez replied to the topic This is Fake isnt It? Take a Look. in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 6 months ago
2 years, 6 months ago2 years, 6 months agoI don’t really know what you mean by real or fake. It’s a real rock… Specifically it’s chert (a variant of quartz).
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Can some one help identify these from Penarth? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 7 months ago
2 years, 7 months ago2 years, 7 months agoHi James, thanks for sharing your finds! Unfortunately, these all appear to be rocks rather than fossils. The one you thought is a coprolite is actually a rock called breccia.
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Is it a tooth? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 11 months ago
2 years, 11 months ago2 years, 11 months agoHi Patricia! This is a Sheepshead fish tooth. The genus is Archosargus.
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Cetacean Fossil in Elsmere Canyon: Transverse Process? in the forum What Is It? 3 years ago
3 years ago3 years agoHi Bill,
I know both Jorge and Austin, and I agree with their comments. It seems you’ve found some fossil whale bone, but unfortunately it also seems to be pretty heavily weathered. I cannot confirm which bone(s) you have or the species.
Cetaceans are known from the Towsley Formation. A skull was described in a paper by Barnes in 1977, “Outline…[Read more]
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Found on Hove Beach in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 1 month ago
3 years, 1 month ago3 years, 1 month agoMy best guess is that you found some echinoid (sea urchin) impressions in a chert nodule.
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Victor Perez posted a new specimen. 3 years, 1 month ago
3 years, 1 month ago3 years, 1 month agoVictor Perez has contributed specimen mFeM 95233 to myFOSSIL!
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Does anyone have an idea that this might be? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 5 months ago
3 years, 5 months ago3 years, 5 months agoVery cool find! <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@mackenzie”>@mackenzie-smith</span> may be able to help with this.
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Victor Perez replied to the topic "Ears" on side of Chubutensis root in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 6 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago3 years, 6 months agoHi <span class=”atwho-inserted” contenteditable=”false” data-atwho-at-query=”@james-e”>@james-ellsworth</span>, I see what you are referring to now. I have certainly taken note of this feature before and I know others have as well; however, as far as I know, no one has really provided an explanation for this feature and I don’t think there is any…[Read more]
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Mammal Tailbone/coccyx?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoNo problem, thank you for sharing your find!
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Mammal Tailbone/coccyx?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoHi Amber, I’m still confident that this isn’t bone. If you are interested in searching for fossils, this may be a fun place to check out https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/ancient_fossils_bring_coastal_tourism_opportunities_to_life_in_michigan
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Victor Perez replied to the topic Mammal Tailbone/coccyx?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoHi Amber, this does have an odd shape, but it is not a fossil. It’s likely either sandstone or ironstone that has been weathered into this peculiar shape by water flowing through it. Bone has a very distinctive porosity, which this lacks. I hope this helps!
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Victor Perez replied to the topic I think it's a fossil of a large snake! in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoHi Kelly, this looks like an impression of a fossil plant called a lycopod. Could you add another photo with a scale? @mackenzie-smith should be able to confirm.
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Victor Perez posted an update in the group FOSSILblitz 3 years, 8 months ago
3 years, 8 months ago3 years, 8 months agoJoin our eMuseum curators every day this week for #FOSSILblitz2020 Zoom help sessions. We can help you identify your fossils, determine the geologic age, or answer general questions about using the myFOSSIL website or mobile app.
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