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Texas Best Fossils Shows: FossilMania Oct 24,25,26th and Fossil Fest . . . The Two Best Texas Fossil Shows are coming up this weekend and next weekend! Fossil Mania hosted by the Dallas Paleontological Society is happening this weekend in Glen Rose TX and then the following weekend is Fossil Fest hosted by the Paleontological Society of Austin in Round Rock! Hope you ca
Silicified geodized fossils of Monroe County Indiana - Member . . . 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 finds I will start off with this brachiopod, which when opened, turned out to be a smoky quartz dewdrop diamond variant
A Comprehensive Sampling of the Hell Creek Formation Introduction The Hell Creek Formation (HCF) is a geologic unit deposited during the Maastrichtian of the Late Cretaceous (ca 66 million years ago) in North America, recording the last page in the chronicle of non-avian dinosaurs It represents a paleo-ecosystem that hosted some of the most chari
Fossils Near Salt Lake City - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum 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 come from a handful of locations formations but all are short hikes above the city
Fossil Sites in Western PA? - The Fossil Forum Greetings, I’ve recently gotten back into prospecting fossils and I’m looking for some suggestions on sites to visit in western Pennsylvania I frequently visit Ambridge PA to find fern and Calamite fossils from the Mahoning fm and would like to find more I also would like to find fossils of ear
Advanced Dinosaur Egg Guide - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum 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 there a yolk? What about bones? Very rarely are embryonic bones found, typically eggs have been filled in with sediments
What is the best way to store fossils? - Fossil Preparation - The . . . I am trying to figure out how to best store my fossils I was thinking air-tight plastic containers with polyester padding and maybe silica packets for moisture I was keeping them in storage in my classroom, but some of the fossils feel sticky I thought that might be normal, but someone said it
Southern Indiana 14-Mile Creek fossils - The Fossil Forum These fossils are from Southern Indiana, Charlestown, IN, 14-Mile Creek area The Cones fossils below have a cone shape from the side, the top of the cone is round, the cone itself is ribbed horizontally (not vertically) The next two appear to be favosites, although they are different in appeara
Wandering Through The Waldron - The Fossil Forum September found me exploring a rock formation I had never encountered before, the Waldron Shale of Indiana It was impressive, offering up many gems (fossils) This post is picture heavy but stay with me!!!!!! First up is a typical hash plate I am usually attracted to hash plates but discovered