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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Someone can help me??? Bone fossil??? in the forum What Is It? 1 day, 21 hours ago
1 day, 21 hours ago1 day, 21 hours agoCan you provide a more close-up picture showing the texture clearly?
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Found in Saratoga Chalk in the forum What Is It? 3 weeks, 1 day ago
3 weeks, 1 day ago3 weeks, 1 day agoI found a PDF of the paper and I think I was right about Pachydiscus — check for yourself.
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Found in Saratoga Chalk in the forum What Is It? 3 weeks, 5 days ago
3 weeks, 5 days ago3 weeks, 5 days agoI can’t download the paper, but the species listed includes <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Pachydiscus</span> which is my bet.
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Found in Saratoga Chalk in the forum What Is It? 4 weeks ago
4 weeks ago4 weeks agoTry this journal article:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1306030
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic This is Fake isnt It? Take a Look. in the forum What Is It? 11 months ago
11 months ago11 months agoIt looks like a river-worn quartz pebble.
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Need Help Help identifying a tooth in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 5 months ago
2 years, 5 months ago2 years, 5 months agoIt looks modern, because it looks mostly made of bone, with little of no mineralization. If it was from a fossil fish, you might expect it to have more of the bone replaced with rock minerals like silicates.
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Need Help Help identifying a tooth in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 5 months ago
2 years, 5 months ago2 years, 5 months agoI agree with the bullfish predentary bone from a modern fish. It is definitely NOT from a sea urchin. That must’ve been a good size fish!
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic Need Help Help identifying a tooth in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 5 months ago
2 years, 5 months ago2 years, 5 months agoMy best guess is a badly worn shark tooth
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Matthew Downing replied to the topic My Trilobite in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 6 months ago
2 years, 6 months ago2 years, 6 months agoI think you need to post a picture with a little more detail, especially of the head region in order to attempt an ID. Did the specimen come with a note telling where it was from by any chance?
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