I found this in a creek bed in Southern Ohio, I am curious as to what it is.
Fossil hunter: jack-a-lope
Location: Southern Ohio
[Editor's Note: We are not certain about this one. It may or may not be a fossil, but it does remind us of the internal structure of an ammonite shell. Any ideas Ohio fossil collectors? Please leave a response.]
I was walking in soybean field looking for arrowheads yesterday and found these at the end of a washed out gully or ditch going at a uphill slant. Coral, Brachiopod and sponge I think. Lots of sand also where the water had come out of the gully. These fossils were all close to each other. The sponge or piece with holes is very pretty on the other side with tiny crystals in the formations. Not sure of all names I've stated. Walking up the gully there were larger layers and large rocks with about 3 feet of dirt above them on each side of me as I walked. Each year the gully gets deeper with the rains and the depth is past my waist when I'm walking in it. More rocks are showing up in the bottom of it than were there last year. Although when you drive down State Road 1 it just looks like a dirt soybean field. Now I know there's lot of rock under it with fossils.
Fossil collector: Vivian B.
Wayne County, Indiana
I found this in eastern Kansas or western Missouri. However, it was on a gravel road, and I’m not sure where the quarry the gravel came from is located. Based on my scant knowledge of shells I’m calling it a brachiopod, but I’m not too sure. Any help with identifying it or its age would be greatly appreciated!
Found this on a Girl Scout camping trip. While the other girls were playing with each other's hair and making s’mores, I was fossil hunting!
Fossil Collector: AmandaZ
Location: Near Kansas/Missouri Border
Any Kansas Brachiopod collectors care to leave a comment to help AmandaZ identify this fossil?
My mom and dad found this while visiting my grandma many years ago in Alaska. I was told it was found on or near the beach, but I am not sure of the exact location. I really want to be able to identify this and have run out of ideas on how to. I am unsure of the exact type of bivalve this is. I have researched extensively and found nothing quite like it. Please help. Any information is greatly appreciated.
Fossil Collector: StacyN
Location: Alaska
Any Alaskan fossil collectors out there? If you can you help StacyN ID her fossil find, please leave a response.
Found this just off shore when I was 14 (1995). Have always assumed (hoped) it was a fossil, maybe of a seed but just thought it was really neat. Assume the "lines" are from ocean creatures, and aside from some "chips" the symmetry is perfect.
Fossil Collector: JustinM
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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