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Found a fossil? Submit a post here containing a few images, and we'll figure out what it is!

Submit pics of fossils you have found, and would like to know more about!

Users are encouraged to include a scale reference! (A coin, ruler, etc!)

Please tell us where you found a particular fossil (does not need to be the precise location). This will aid in the identification process. If you happen to know what age or rock formation it came from, please include this information! For users in the USA, you can find a geologic map for your state here, in Google Earth format (KML / KMZ). This is used to find out what rock formations are in the immediate area where your fossil was found.

If you know any fossil enthusiasts, or experts, let them know about this subreddit!

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Is this a fossil?

I found this over the weekend - is this a fossil, if so, any idea what kind?

7 Comments
2024/12/04
02:34 UTC

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Fossil from Grey County, Ontario Canada, adjacent to Lake Huron.

Can you tell me what this might be it was discovered in a former drainage ditch that had been excavated for an Archeological Assessment.

3 Comments
2024/12/03
20:27 UTC

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Found this in the woods in Ohio, posted in r/whatsthisrock and was told to post it here as well, trying to figure out if this is just a rock or a tooth of some kind. It’s roughly an inch and half long.

27 Comments
2024/12/03
19:41 UTC

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Found in Big Brook, NJ. Not sure what it is.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
18:52 UTC

116

Is this a tiny little baby fossil?

Found this in a grab bag in San Diego . I guess ring for scale?

5 Comments
2024/12/03
04:01 UTC

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Can anyone help identify this?

I found this next to a river in the northwest US and was recommended to come here from a rock identifying page. Can anyone help me out?

6 Comments
2024/12/03
01:20 UTC

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Any idea what kind of fossil this is? Found in North Texas. It's probably 6 inches long and an inch wide. Looked like electrical tubing to me!

13 Comments
2024/12/03
00:48 UTC

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Is this fossilized bone in limestone?

Hi, first post here. A family member unearthed this chunk of limestone (or possibly dolomite) in the top few feet of soil while doing septic field work. It looks suspiciously bony, but I'm under the impression that local limestone & dolomite are too old to contain bone. Is it fossilized something else? Thank you all in advance!

Location: East-central Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Surface deposits of glacial till within a large drumlin.

https://preview.redd.it/xnn0x6muii4e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08e4fbaca709345c51fcfab75a0331fb7a0db3a9

https://preview.redd.it/ogkqd8muii4e1.jpg?width=2745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c07c6784e854bbc04b83191765ca1bf459459d5

https://preview.redd.it/rs7uu6muii4e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22a0000175fcc67f0e65daba20d85cd161c014e7

https://preview.redd.it/wn0rt6muii4e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1f91d903849ce0163f3a3dcd81374533204f47a

2 Comments
2024/12/02
22:42 UTC

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Found in Carboniferous Limestone on Barry Island, South Wales. Is it a crinoid?

5 Comments
2024/12/02
22:12 UTC

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Gulf of Mexico shark teeth

It was a good day at the beach in Galveston TX yesterday. I've looked for ID charts for the area but not much luck. I think these are sand and bull shark teeth but can anyone confirm? Thanks!

3 Comments
2024/12/02
21:17 UTC

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