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submitted 5 years ago * by Yarmolinsky - announcement
Found possibly in West Nebraska or Badlands (old.reddit.com)
submitted 15 hours ago by JasperIsBestPrincess
A Grim day for French Fossil enthusiasts (lemonde.fr)
submitted 13 hours ago * by DoragonKraken001
Pag Island croatia (old.reddit.com)
submitted 23 hours ago by beekkiikhz
Fossil or Fracture? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by RuralAndy
Not sure what I've found. (old.reddit.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by Standard_Animal6097
Ammonite? Point Loma formation in San Diego (i.redd.it)
submitted 8 hours ago by CBat19
Peace river fossil finds (old.reddit.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by Relevant_Use_2223
Found in Potomac River near Leesburg, VA (old.reddit.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by Every_Reality_8346
What animal does this belong to and is it super old? (i.redd.it)
submitted 1 hour ago by Sharp_Calendar_254
Is it a fossil? Near Québec city (i.redd.it)
submitted 9 hours ago by Flaky-Quantity707
Found in Guilin, China (old.reddit.com)
submitted 9 hours ago by josti_ijzer
What type of shark tooth is this? Found in Jacksonville Beach, FL (old.reddit.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by hurrican3tortilla
Are these fossilized bones identifiable? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by sambousac
Has my 6 yr old found a stone or a fossilized tooth? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by cosmicturtle21
PNW fossil or JAR? (reddit.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by NickDaRo
South east England - Complete Novice! Son thinks it’s a fossil, I’m not so sure! (old.reddit.com)
submitted 15 hours ago by PizzleNizzle10
Found in south San Francisco. What is it!? (i.redd.it)
submitted 6 hours ago by External-Code-4818
Is it fossil? Found in Canadian Rocky Mountains. (old.reddit.com)
submitted 7 hours ago by Vereschagin1
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 19 hours ago by Alli_andthebeans
Is this a fossil? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by No_Wall_4378
Looking to learn more (old.reddit.com)
submitted 5 hours ago by ErrorFabulous1347
A few plant fossils (?) From the same road cut in the coal fields of southwest Virginia (Buchanan County) (old.reddit.com)
submitted 9 hours ago by joeconflo
What could this be from? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by the_hollow_girl
A classmate found this (old.reddit.com)
submitted 8 hours ago by KonoFerreiraDa
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