15 years ago whilst hand drilling an 8 inch hole for fence post this rock was partially obstructing about 1.5 feet down. I hand dug the rock out and threw it aside. lol
Fossil Collector: Bernard O.
Location: St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
[Note: This resembles a crinoid fossil, but maybe a fossil collector can help us get a better identification for Bernard O. Please leave a response if you have a suggestion!
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.]
Claw found on the ground in West Texas on a ranch, north of Big Bend National Park. I found this about 15 years ago on the ground while looking for arrowheads and have always wondered what type of claw this is. I'm certain it's a claw because it is really similar to a big-cat claw (mountain lion).
Fossil Hunter: CalC
Location: West Texas
[Note: We can't tell if the claw is a fossil from the picture. Perhaps someone knows more about Texas fossils? Please leave a response.]
Looks like a toe/nail or tooth of a large mammal?
Just out walking the dog in a wooded area we frequent. Took a path through the woods have never taken before. Just came across this while walking out of the woods and into a clearing. Was lightly embedded in the soil.
Fossil Collector: Kevinr
Location: Channahon, Illinois
Found in a wooded area about two hundred yards away from the I and M Canal in Channahon, Illinois. There is quite a bit of rock on either side of the canal which was dug out in the process of digging the canal over 100 years ago. This part of Illinois has primarily sedimentary rock. Not sure of the geologic period.
[In response to the editor's question regard the very straight-looking break line on the bone.]
As far as looking like a butcher cut, that was what I was thinking when I first picked it up. But this is most definitely rock. I did push at it with both an awl and knife, and there is no flexibility in that area (or any other) whatsoever. And, the large light looking piece, is sandstone. I think the point that looks like the butcher cut may be just a fracture from where it broke off of the rest of it. Wouldn’t it have taken a long time to fossilize, ruling out any kind of a butcher cut?
What you do you think? Please leave a response and help us identify this find.
This was found behind my father in law's cabin in the woods, in a pile of rocks next to a creek. Not entirely sure if this is a fossil but I would suspect that it is a clutch of eggs. I have found numerous, large crinoid stem fossils (they appear to be carboniferous) in the same area every time I go out on a fossil hunt. If it were from the same general time frame, I'd suspect it to be a clutch of early reptile eggs. However, this is only an amateur's guess.
Fossil Collector: Andy C.
Location: Hocking County, Ohio
[Editor's Note: This sort of thing fools collectors all the time. It is almost certainly a mineral formation like goethite or hematite or other sedimentary formation. Perhaps someone familiar with the minerals of Ohio can leave a comment to be more specific. I'd like to point out that, although not a fossil, it is still a very interesting find and worth taking a look at.]
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