
The Fossil Forum - Fossils, Paleontology & Science
Dec 31, 2025 · The worldwide community of fossil collectors, enthusiasts and paleontologists sharing their knowledge about fossils. Meet new friends with old interests.
A Comprehensive Sampling of the Hell Creek Formation
May 26, 2024 · 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, …
Advanced Dinosaur Egg Guide - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
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 …
Advice for fossil hunting in New Hampshire - The Fossil Forum
Feb 6, 2024 · Sorry. Although some fossils have been found in New Hampshire, the state lacks any "good" fossil sites as far as I know. All of the bedrock is metamorphic which tends to …
Southern Indiana 14-Mile Creek fossils - The Fossil Forum
Jun 20, 2024 · 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 …
Fossil Sites in Western PA? - The Fossil Forum
Sep 7, 2021 · 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 …
Texas Pleistocene II - The Fossil Forum
Mar 6, 2022 · All fossils found in Wharton County southeast Texas from the Late Pleistocene Beaumont and Lissie Formations, with the occasional Pliocene/Miocene find.
Modern shells and fossil shells: How to tell the difference?
Feb 12, 2018 · I look at many a shell that I walk upon on a beach or creek, even at established fossil sites, and I wonder if some of these shells are fossil or not. This is particularly an issue …
Displaying Fossils Like Sculptures - The Fossil Forum
Feb 10, 2013 · If you like plants as well, consider a pothos vine growing among the fossils to set them off. For that matter, if you have plants, consider using the exposed dirt/rock area as a …
Exploring the Georgia Cambrian - The Fossil Forum
Jul 23, 2023 · Most people are familiar with the Conasauga Formation when they think of Georgia's Cambrian record, but the Peach State has a paleontological history dating back …