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Feb 25, 2025 · I am new to this site although I have been a very amateur fossil hunting fan for a little while. I thought I would share a smattering of finds from the foothills above SLC. These …

Jan 11, 2025 · I have 40 year extensive collection of silicified/geodized invertebrate fossils from Monroe County Indiana. In the coming days and weeks I will upload some of my self-collected …

Feb 9, 2019 · Parataxonomy is the same system used for trace fossils, such as footprints which are normally not linked to the dinosaur who made them. What is inside a fossilized egg? Is …

Aug 15, 2017 · The Delaware Geological Survey, as far as I can find, has no public record of fossils at the beach. They note the Cretaceous at the C&D Canal, the Miocene in a farm field …

Jan 9, 2020 · It was crinoid fossils and shells packed tightly together, on what I believe is altered limestone, I’ve seen something like it on pictures from the eroding ocean cliffs in englands …

Oct 24, 2025 · Hello from Las Vegas. These are practice videos of fossils I found in the Las Vegas valley before development cleared the land. I got the idea while looking at them with a …

Jun 25, 2009 · I have cleaned the matrix off of fossils with vinegar before but never had any issues until this time. As the matrix block with fossil is drying there is some almost crystal …

Mar 13, 2025 · Hi All, I thought I would start a thread to highlight my fossils hunts throughout 2025. With three in the bag, I have some catching up to do! Weather has been less than …

Posted September 15, 2024 Fossils can become silicified, i.e. turned into quartz or "achatized" due to a process called permineralization. The sample you are showing us is in my opinion …