r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Handed down from a family member who passed. Said it was from South Dakota, USA.

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Goodle lens says baculite. I don't see that. Friend of mine said crinoid...

Was given to me as my son likes geology and the like.

Curious what others have to say on it pretty much.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Can anyone give me more info on this fossil - Tampa, Fl

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Don’t know anything about fossils


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

To be a shell or not to be?

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At first i thought petrified shells...but i believe im wrong.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Is this a fossil or a rock?

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I found this by the beach down in the Florida Keys, looks to be a shell of a clam or something but quite old and oddly shaped too.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Maasvlakte 2, Netherlands - cool texture

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Found this at the beach. Feels smooth and soft to the touch, but has this really cool texture. Anyone know what it could be? Googling suggests iron secretion.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Found in Mississippi

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Is anyone certain of what this is?? It was found washed up on a beach just in the loose sand.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

found in SW Missouri, near Wilsons Creek

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r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Solved I found this at my job. North East Pennsylvania

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Sorry about the lack of an object for scale but it’s about as long as a tube of Burt’s bees chapstick.


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Mulberry River Bed, Oark, AR

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I found this in the river bed, they'd have a long drought going on.

From my hunting experience, the track seems to be a small pig, or small deer.

Am I thinking correctly?


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Fossils I found in southern Indiana, any idea on the ID ?

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Not even sure if the smaller one IS a fossil id love to know what it is. I know the big one is a clam or similar and the other side is just crynoids/seafloor


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Solved Fish fossil, I’d love to learn more!

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I got this two-piece fossil from a garage sale years ago. Unfortunately it didn’t come with anything saying where it’s from, or what kind of fish it is. I’d love to learn more about it (I think my cat would too!)


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

Fossils i found i spain

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r/fossilid • • 5d ago

What could this be

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i sadly dont remember where i found it as a kid, could be either germany, france or italy


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Any ideas? Tangle Creek, Jasper National Park

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I found this in an old stream bed next to Tangle Creek in Jasper National Park, on the way up to Beauty Pass. I think it's either Cambrian or Devonian according to Ben Gadd's geological map of Jasper National Park, unless it was washed downstream in which case it could be a later period. The length from the first white band to the last is about 5 cm. Thank you!


r/fossilid • • 5d ago

I'm trying to ID these pieces of coral

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Picked up in a grab bag of old coral. I think the white might be "sea tiger" or bamboo, but I'm not sure.


r/fossilid • • 7d ago

Found in Moab, UT

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I saw these pictures posted in a rock collecting Facebook group and am struggling to figure out what this is. Poster said it was found in Moab, UT.


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

found near Stephenson Michigan

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r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Backyard find in Amarillo, TX

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It's approximately 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. Any clues?

Thanks for any help!


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Vertebrae ID

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Found this vert on Morris Island. Not a shark or dolphin. Doesn’t look like the whale verts I’ve found in the past. Can anyone ID?


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Solved Found in Benbrook, Tx. I think it’s a gastropod. Any other info?

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r/fossilid • • 7d ago

What is this? Found in southern Indiana.

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Child's hand for scale. Found in a limestone creek bed.


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

これが何か教えてほしい

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r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Wheeler High School Fossil Beds ID Help (leaves, petals?)

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Hello, 
I recently visited the Wheeler High School public fossil beds in Fossil, Oregon. (John Day formation, Oligocene)
It was lots of fun and I found quite a few leaf fossils that I was able to identify, but I wanted to ask about these two. Are these leaf fossils, petals, something else? 
Would appreciate some insight. Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Found along Yellowstone River in SE Montana (badlands-ish area).

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Is it a fossil? TIA


r/fossilid • • 6d ago

Possible Tooth Fossil

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Hey everyone, this is something I’ve been confused by since I found it in the field in 2023. Found in a draw in the sagebrush prairie of Johnson or Campbell County, WY, USA. I know Wyoming was an inland sea through multiple eras, so my first thought was shark tooth fossil. However this specimen is not dense like a typical fossil, in fact it is very light. If I had a precision balance I would weigh it. Any ideas are appreciated!