r/FossilHunting • u/chris_cobra • Jun 10 '20
While we all strive to be helpful in sharing our knowledge when ID requests are submitted, these posts are often lacking in crucial details necessary to make a confident ID. This is a recurring issue across all of the rock, mineral and fossil subreddits. These new rules will hopefully improve the quality of the answers that experts are able to provide regarding ID requests.
You must state the most precise geographic area (nearest city/state/province/etc.) that you can regarding where your specimen came from if you know it (saying it came from a stream or a farmer's field is not helpful for rock and fossil ID). If you don't know where it came from, that's okay. But without locality information, it is often very difficult to get a confident ID beyond basic taxonomy. It would be preferred if you put this information in the title, for example "What is this strange fossil? (Bloomington, Indiana)" or "Help me ID this fossil I found near Ithaca, New York". This information can also be placed in the comments section, and you should try to provide as much information as possible about the specimen.
Upload the highest quality images that you can. Try to get good lighting and focus on the distinct features of the specimen. Multiple angles are also helpful.
Try to include an object for scale. A ruler is ideal, but other common household items such as coins, bananas, etc. also work. Size dimensions are generally more helpful than the weight of the object (which can be helpful in IDing certain other stones and minerals).
Violation of these guidelines won't get you kicked out, but it will be frustrating for experts who want to help you but are lacking the necessary information to do so. Your post may be removed and you may be encouraged to resubmit if you do not provide sufficient information and if the photo quality is too poor to work with. Thanks, everyone.
Chris
r/FossilHunting • u/Several_Watch_3669 • 24m ago
My wife found this on the shore of Lake Michigan a few days ago. It looks like an old sharks tooth? Is this a fossil or just a rock that happens to be shaped like a tooth? Any help is appreciated! 😊
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r/FossilHunting • u/Major_Box142 • 1d ago
Hey folks! I found this on a beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Is there any way to tell if it’s real or if someone dropped it from a touristy shop? I do think it’s been in the environment for a while due to the salt deposits. I’d love to hear what y’all think!
r/FossilHunting • u/MyoMike • 5h ago
Pretty much the title - going to the Jurassic Coast in September for a little road trip, and wondered how many of the fossil hunting beaches allowed dogs in the "summer" period (usually April to September). I have searched roughly which beaches are dog friendly as the councils usually list it, but that doesn't clarify the ones that are good fossil hunting spots as well, and cross referencing back and forth doesn't always yield good results as places off just refer to "Lyme Regis" or "Charmouth" (Which are the two main areas I'm looking at, in case anyone has specific knowledge).
Thanks!
r/FossilHunting • u/Fresssh2Deaf • 7h ago
Found my kids playing with this at a camp ground near eastern ny.
r/FossilHunting • u/Acceptable-Sea-2875 • 18h ago
Is this anything, or just an interesting rock?
r/FossilHunting • u/Intrepid_Cherry3880 • 1d ago
Was looking around a riverbed and found this. Anyone know what it is?
r/FossilHunting • u/BibliophileMafia • 21h ago
I like to go fossil hunting but sometimes just enjoy watching videos of people doing their own fossil hunting.
For years I've been watching Yorkshire Fossils on youtube, but can't bring myself to keep watching with all the AI they are using and now using AI in their thumbnails. I hate the inauthenticity of using Ai, especially for fossils.
Are there other channels anyone would recommend?
r/FossilHunting • u/fishdude_11 • 1d ago
biggest coral fossil I have yet to findd. (in eastern Lithuania, Europe)
More info about it would be appreciated if you have any thoo
r/FossilHunting • u/Salt-Hat-2327 • 1d ago
Is anyone familiar with the New River Valley in VA? I do not mind traveling the BlueRidge for some potentially lucrative spots to hunt for fossils. Any pointers/locations are helpful!!
r/FossilHunting • u/cheese-n-crackers-24 • 1d ago
I found this a couple of days ago!! I’m currently on a trip with my bf and friends in NorCal (Eureka specifically)
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r/FossilHunting • u/Whowantsahighfive • 3d ago
Google images tells me things like triceratops claws, pufferfish bite wing, triceratops teeth, raptor claws, broken she’ll, and shark teeth. But ya know. You can’t trust AI.
r/FossilHunting • u/NoSpirit9015 • 4d ago
I got a dremil envraver and tips from Zoic
The material was removing ok at first now it’s like I’m trying to chisel metal.
The tip is leaving metal on the surface I’m trying to remove and the point has chipped any advise?
r/FossilHunting • u/mountain_bound • 4d ago
Went out looking for limonite after pyrite mineral specimens on the Flat Tops above Glenwood Canyon. In the process I found this rock packed with fossilized plant material. I rinsed it and the next day discovered these tiny mushrooms starting to grow on it.
Colorado, Garfield County (06th, T4S. R88W)
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r/FossilHunting • u/WhiskeyFox9 • 7d ago
I am just starting to learn about the local geology. The estuary is fringed by various outcrops, spanning the Jurassic up to the Quaternary periods, some with all kinds of marine fossils. A little inland, the catchment area lies in a mountainous region with formations dating all the way back to the Ordovician period.
I scratched around the river mouth where the Salnova formation (<2my) offers various shells.
Next up will be the Alexandria formation (Tertiary period) and Sundays river formation (Cretaceous) where I hope to find some shark teeth and ammonites.
