/r/FossilPorn

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This is a subreddit for high quality photos of remarkable fossils of any age.


This is a subreddit for high quality pictures of fossils. Please include some context in the title, such as the scientific name or common name of the fossil, its age, discovery location, etc., and include image resolution in brackets. If possible, please include some form of scale in the picture.


Submission Rules

  • Include some context about the image in the title (such as the type of fossil, location found, etc).
  • Include the resolution in [brackets] in the title
  • Please make the effort to CREDIT THE SOURCE
  • Only submit static images
  • Videos, collections, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.
  • Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.
  • Make sure your image is hosted by an approved host
    • Original source is allowed and preferred over the approved hosts. If your submission is not on the list of approved hosts, but it is an original source, please use the tag [OS] so your submission is not removed in error. If your image is rehosted from another approved host it will be removed.
    • If you took the photo yourself, you can signify this by using the tag [OC] (original content) and after 24 hours you will be given special flair. If you don't receive flair after a few days feel free to message the mods.
  • If you have any questions check out the FAQ.

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    1

    I found this rock last summer on Manitoulin island. It looks like fossil cement on a rock.

    0 Comments
    2024/04/27
    01:57 UTC

    3

    very smol bivalve fossil

    Brachiopod, Ostracode and penny for scale, dumb luck find while knapping a piece of fossiliferous Missouri chert.

    0 Comments
    2024/04/26
    23:47 UTC

    1

    Cretaceous fossil collected in Portsmouth, England.

    Sorry it's a bit dirty, I don't want to damage the fossil too much!

    0 Comments
    2024/04/26
    23:38 UTC

    5

    My daughter found this on a beach, and thinks it is some kind of fossil. Any info will be appreciated.

    2 Comments
    2024/04/26
    23:17 UTC

    4

    This ancient relic

    1 Comment
    2024/04/26
    20:42 UTC

    33

    Man made fossil

    Found on fb.

    4 Comments
    2024/04/26
    11:35 UTC

    17

    Eater..

    0 Comments
    2024/04/26
    03:32 UTC

    10

    Found this lil thing at work today. Probably common, but I found it interesting and wanted to share. Any info let me know.

    4 Comments
    2024/04/26
    02:04 UTC

    13

    Eocene Pristis sp. Rostral Tooth

    Found in Monmouth Co., New Jersey

    2 Comments
    2024/04/25
    12:20 UTC

    22

    Knightia

    1 Comment
    2024/04/25
    05:44 UTC

    21

    Husband calls these a limy hash. Limestone/shell.

    3 Comments
    2024/04/25
    02:53 UTC

    2

    What is this

    2 Comments
    2024/04/24
    20:55 UTC

    7

    Petrified Wood, found near Meridian, MS. Probably my favorite piece in my collection.

    Back in the day I performed archaeological surveys on the reg around the Southeast. I found this piece (amongst many others) near Meridian, MS. It shows so much detail. Any idea what the species could be?

    0 Comments
    2024/04/24
    15:59 UTC

    15

    Squailcorax kaupi - Crow Shark

    Found in Monmouth Co., New Jersey

    2 Comments
    2024/04/24
    12:15 UTC

    27

    Enrolled Eldredgeops rana

    My first enrolled Trilobite. From a recent fossil hunt in New Ringgold, PA (Mahantango Formation).

    0 Comments
    2024/04/23
    11:41 UTC

    44

    Keichousaurus

    1 Comment
    2024/04/22
    15:18 UTC

    34

    Elasmosaurus skull from my local museum.

    0 Comments
    2024/04/22
    02:13 UTC

    16

    Awesome fish vertebra found in Santa Cruz Ca

    0 Comments
    2024/04/21
    21:57 UTC

    27

    Beautiful Cell structure on this piece of whale bone found at Capitola Beach, CA

    5 Comments
    2024/04/21
    21:48 UTC

    20

    Got lucky on a concretion! Ammonite from SK Canada [oc] iPhone camera

    2 Comments
    2024/04/21
    18:44 UTC

    11

    A portion of a lower Mastodon jaw found in northern California.

    1 Comment
    2024/04/20
    22:25 UTC

    32

    Found this beauty in Somerset, UK

    Any advise on preparing it?

    1 Comment
    2024/04/20
    17:11 UTC

    5

    I know nothing about fossils

    Is this anything? I walk the beach often for sea glass and this rock struck me as odd. Seems really soft and theirs obviously pits from abrasion. Should I try to open it? Or is it just cool rock?

    9 Comments
    2024/04/20
    16:29 UTC

    11

    Silica fossils are my fav

    2 Comments
    2024/04/20
    00:41 UTC

    7

    Cute Crinoid , almost done with working on it

    2 Comments
    2024/04/20
    00:38 UTC

    7

    Possible fossil! What do you guys think. Either way I love it

    0 Comments
    2024/04/19
    21:21 UTC

    18

    Few cool finds

    Any clue on date range and species of any of them? Found in the Peace River in Florida. Put everything back where it was found, so I don’t have any other pictures. Thank you!

    1 Comment
    2024/04/19
    16:45 UTC

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    Found in Passaic County NJ

    Found along an abandoned railroad track. Any information would be appreciated

    3 Comments
    2024/04/19
    16:16 UTC

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