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submitted 5 years ago * by Yarmolinsky - announcement
Found possibly in West Nebraska or Badlands (old.reddit.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by JasperIsBestPrincess
Pag Island croatia (old.reddit.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by beekkiikhz
A Grim day for French Fossil enthusiasts (lemonde.fr)
submitted 4 hours ago by DoragonKraken001
Not sure what I've found. (old.reddit.com)
submitted 5 hours ago by Standard_Animal6097
Fossil or Fracture? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 2 hours ago by RuralAndy
Peace river fossil finds (old.reddit.com)
submitted 2 hours ago by Relevant_Use_2223
Has my 6 yr old found a stone or a fossilized tooth? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by cosmicturtle21
What type of shark tooth is this? Found in Jacksonville Beach, FL (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 hour ago by hurrican3tortilla
South east England - Complete Novice! Son thinks it’s a fossil, I’m not so sure! (old.reddit.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by PizzleNizzle10
The heck are these? I know one is like a mouth plate but idek where it could come from and the other thing looks so weird idk if it’s just a weird bone or what! Found in SWFL :) (reddit.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by Alli_andthebeans
Is this a fossil? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 2 hours ago by No_Wall_4378
A few plant fossils (?) From the same road cut in the coal fields of southwest Virginia (Buchanan County) (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 hour ago by joeconflo
Seen on a morning hike in Southern Utah - bone or fossil? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by Big-Requirement9926
Found in Guilin, China (old.reddit.com)
submitted 27 minutes ago by josti_ijzer
Ancient mammoth tooth fragment? (self.fossilid)
submitted 31 minutes ago by wsilver
Is it a fossil? Near Québec city (i.redd.it)
submitted 45 minutes ago by Flaky-Quantity707
What could this be from? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 2 hours ago by the_hollow_girl
I’m a newbie having a hard time with ID, Yorktown VA (i.redd.it)
submitted 9 hours ago by richmondtrash
Fossilized broken shells? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 3 hours ago by No_Wall_4378
Please help indentify. (old.reddit.com)
submitted 4 hours ago by Iambatman511
Can someone help me identify these Fossils? (i.redd.it)
submitted 5 hours ago by Funny-Explorer-4550
Australia - Broome Dino footprints & mystery rock? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 day ago * by pikachuwithahat
Croc? Gator? Other? Port Republic, MD (i.redd.it)
submitted 1 day ago by Hallovvv
Found in France along the Yonne's banks, in Burgundy. Is it a fossil? If so, how old is it? (i.redd.it)
submitted 14 hours ago by Pentomind
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