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Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum ANSWERING FOSSIL ID REQUESTS: Identification Posting For The Uninitiated 2 0 (NEW MEMBERS PLEASE READ) 1 2 3 By paleoflor, November 26, 2013 answering
The Waco Pit, Del Rio Formation - The Fossil Forum In fact the cloud cover and breeze made for a nice day But lord it was still muddy The clay sticks to everything and for every ten steps you pick up 10 pounds of muck As you try to pick up the little micros they would get covered in mud and you just hoped the ball of clay you slipped into a bag still had the fossil with it
What air abrasive tools do i need - The Fossil Forum I'm interested in purchasing air abrasive tools for preparing small fossils, such as brachiopods, crinoid ossicles, and bivalves found in shale and sandstone Most of these fossils are already partially prepared, but I would like to give them a finishing touch What specific tools and accessories
Crinoid fossils from Bella Vista Arkansas - Fossil Hunting Trips - The . . . From macrostrat: missisippian boone formation, st joe limestone member, Other than one small outcrop of chattanooga shale, clifty limestone and penters chert, which are devonian, and an even smaller outcrop within that of ordovician cotter and jefferson city dolomite
How can I soften up Dutch Belgian cretaceous matrix ? - Fossil . . . Water can also be used to dissolve the matrix into a paste as well - which is what I normally do if I don't immediately see a fossil in any of the pieces, with me breaking only the remaining, unbreakable chunks by hand Never use vinegar, since the high chalk content of the fossils that make up the matrix mean the whole block will be eaten away
Fossili fish identification - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum Hello, I what to ask an identification about this fish I don't know the provenence, the age or the specie, so every suggestion could be very usefull!! The fish Is about 13cm In my opinion It belongs to the family Percidae due to shape of the fins but I have no other ideas Thank you very much t
Possible fish bone fossils? Corpus Christi, TX - Fossil ID - The Fossil . . . This rock fossil s? was found in a rock landscaping bed of a Walmart in Corpus Christi, Texas (which isn't exactly helpful lol) Again, this is my first post, so any tips or advice to improve my picture taking or anything else is welcomed!
Is this a bone fossil? - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum The photos provided don't appear to be a fossil of any kind As @Rockwood mentioned it looks like a rock with a mineral inclusion of some kind, I've heard of mixed agate and quartz, zeolites, and other goodies coming out of the Columbia River, but this doesn't look like them If you want more clarification on what exactly it is I suggest taking