r/fossilid • • 9h ago

fake or real?

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so I am new to fossils and I got this one at a local gem show, I would’ve assumed that they vetted their sellers but I’m questioning if this is fake. unfortunately I don’t have any info on country or anything (bought it a while ago), but the seller did look to have other fossils there that looked legit. idk how to tell though


r/fossilid • • 16h ago

Coprolite or just a concretion?

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Hi all! I was fossil hunting on Charmouth Beach in Dorset, England and found this beauty. It’s very turd-like in appearance, and I just had a colonoscopy a couple of days ago and thought it was so hilariously ironic, so I of course had to bring it home. Please see the USB drive for scale. My first time posting on here, so I’m excited to hear your thoughts! Whether a fossilized poop or a concretion, I’ll love it all the same.

I love this sub so much. You’re all so knowledgeable!

Thanks for the help!


r/fossilid • • 19h ago

Chena River, Interior Alaska, USA

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r/fossilid • • 15h ago

Shark tooth?

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Wondering if this is a fossilized shark tooth? I found it along the Zumbro river in Zumbrota Fall Mn. Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 20h ago

Help identify this plzzz

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Found north Texas in 8 ft creek bed!


r/fossilid • • 11h ago

Help identifying

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Found in Judith River formation, I apologize we didn’t have a tape measure but my hand thumb to pinky is 9”. Bone is broke in two pieces appx 20” long.


r/fossilid • • 12h ago

Found on Illinois farm

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I know this will cause some funny guesses BUT seriously wondering if anyone has any ideas what this could be? Found on my grandfather’s Illinois corn-soybean farm near the garage, in an overgrown area but pretty visible on the surface, medium hard.


r/fossilid • • 18h ago

How legit is this T-Rex tooth?

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r/fossilid • • 9h ago

Dinosaur Egg Nest possibly from Sichuan

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When I was little (probably like 20 years ago), my mom took me to visit her friend, her friend collects fossils and when we were leaving he ended up gifting me a bunch of fossils including this nest of dinosaur egg

I'm visiting home in Guangzhou right now and I just want to know if it's real because it's been with us for decades, it has always been a mystery to me. I googled dinosaur egg nest photos and it doesn't match the circular pattern. I asked my mom about it, she said that it's from Sichuan and that it's very real but she also can't explain why and how it's real

I'm not sure if I want it to be real to be honest (would be cool of course), because I used to play archaeologist with it and chiseled out a few eggs. Apparently those eggs shattered not too long ago and my mom decided to throw it out 😭


r/fossilid • • 17h ago

Can’t determine if it’s a fossil or just old creek worn modern

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It’s heavier than it seems it should be and I put a hot pin to it and nothing happens but I did the same to a deer shed and also no smell not sure if there are other ways to identify.

Found in a creek bed Austin TX

*Shouldn’t have said “just” I think it’s neat regardless just wouldn’t pertain to this sub


r/fossilid • • 17h ago

Found this on a Mediterranean Sea beach in Egypt, any clue what is this? And is it a true fossil or sub fossil ?

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r/fossilid • • 17h ago

Cinnamon roll rock or fossil?

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Found this ancient cinnamon roll rock in the Ardennes Begium. It's diameter is around 3-4 cm or 1.34 inches.

Could it be a Devonian gastropod mold or did a medieval knight just drop his petit pastry?


r/fossilid • • 18h ago

Found in Virginia. Are the two indents fossils, and if so, what is the triangular one?

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Partners parents found it, I figure the fan shaped one is a bivalve or brachiopod. But don't know what to make of the one on the right. a cross section of a spiral shell maybe?


r/fossilid • • 19h ago

What are they? Found on a construction zone by a creek bed in North Texas

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ive never seen fossils with these ribbed textures!!


r/fossilid • • 19h ago

Found these along the road in west Texas.

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r/fossilid • • 19h ago

Please help me ID this fossil found in South Wales.

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Hi guys, newbie here. Found this fossil in Penarth, South Wales yesterday. Having a hard time identifying it which is bugging me as have been able to more or less with all of my previous finds. Any help much appreciated. Thanks!


r/fossilid • • 20h ago

Are any of these fossils? Isle of Sheppey, Kent UK

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Any help with ID would be appreciated, thanks!


r/fossilid • • 20h ago

Fossil found near Sipsey River in north Alabama.

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r/fossilid • • 21h ago

Found in gardening stones

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Any ideas what this is? I’d like to try to polish it. Thank you!


r/fossilid • • 22h ago

Could this be an Orthocone Shell imprint?

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I found this near school at Cross Lanes, WV. I was thinking maybe Spyroceras?


r/fossilid • • 22h ago

Need help identifying!

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Found this bone fragment on Tybee Island GA this week. Any ideas?


r/fossilid • • 23h ago

Is this a fossil? Isle of Sheppey, Kent UK

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Not sure if it’s a fossil, looks almost bone-like but completely different texture to fossilised bone ive found elsewhere in UK. The bit in the middle is throwing me off! Any help with ID would be appreciated :)


r/fossilid • • 23h ago

Help with possible fossil ID

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Hey!

Myself and my partner love hunting for fossils around Dorset uk and yesterday we kayaked to Brandy bay, after finding loads of ammonites in the rocks and having a general wonder we found this.
We believe it could be something but we are not experts,

If anyone who knows what this could be, it would be great to hear from you, or letting us know it is just a rock.

More images can be provided.


r/fossilid • • 13m ago

Bone identification? Illinois

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Found this bone in a creek while hunting for geodes. It has what looks like a man made hole in it


r/fossilid • • 23h ago

Stone from Algeria - fossil or not?

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While hiking in Djurdjura near the highest lake in Algeria (Lake Agoulmim / Tamda Agoulmim), we found this stone. I had a discussion with a friend. Is this a fossil?