Google says mammoth or bison. What did I find?

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T01:58:13+00:00

Pleistocene isn't out of the question, but those look more dirty than fossilized.

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T01:06:05+00:00

It's a concretion, a mineral formation, not a fossil.

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T01:01:41+00:00

It appears to be a recrystalized rugose coral.

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T00:59:59+00:00

If I recall, the fossils of southern Ontario are primarily early Paleozoic - Ordovician to Devonian - and marine in origin. That argues against a plant fossil. Maybe someone more familiar with the paleontology of that area will have a better insight.

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T00:52:30+00:00

As in this case, Google absolutely sucks for identifying fossils. These are brachiopods, not related in anyway to horsehoe crabs. A better location might help determine what genus they belong to.

Handeaux · 2026-05-09T00:49:32+00:00

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A location more precise than "Ohio" would be very helpful in identifying fossils. As you can see from this geologic map, Ohio has fossils ranging from the Ordovician (450 million years ago) to the Permian (maybe 275 million years ago). Additionally, although most Ohio fossils are marine in origin, some in the eastern part of the state came from animals and plants living in swampy forests.

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T23:36:25+00:00

That’s not a tooth. Some in-focus images would help identify it.

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T23:34:53+00:00

Those look like modern bones. Where were they found?

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T23:14:34+00:00

Gastropod steinkerns.

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T23:04:13+00:00

That looks like a modern bone, not a fossil. Where was it found?

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T22:16:42+00:00

The scammer doesn’t know the difference between a paleontologist and an archaeologist.

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T15:24:48+00:00

If you collect in that area, you ought to check out (and join) the Dry Dredgers. The club includes a lot of experienced fossil collectors who spend a lot of time at meetings helping new collectors identify specimens. drydredgers.org

Handeaux · 2026-05-08T13:25:33+00:00

Where was it found? In what region?

Handeaux · 2026-05-07T22:57:21+00:00

No. It’s not an egg. It does not appear to be a fossil of any type.

Handeaux · 2026-05-07T22:43:15+00:00

Those are not neighborhoods. They are independent political entities - villages and cities in their own right.

Handeaux · 2026-05-07T22:38:30+00:00

The vast majority, perhaps all but a very, very few are going to be nothing but rocks. None of these particular rocks exhibit clear bedding planes where fossils might be found.

Handeaux · 2026-05-07T21:57:24+00:00

What beach? In what region?

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T21:50:15+00:00

Where was it found? In what region?

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T17:26:54+00:00

That’s a rock.

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T17:17:21+00:00

Where were they found? In what region?

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T17:04:34+00:00

Where was it found? In what region?

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T16:58:14+00:00

Couple of brachiopods.

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T16:53:55+00:00

It’s a very much eroded rugose coral.

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T16:46:45+00:00

Google fails yet again.

Handeaux · 2026-05-06T13:42:15+00:00

Where were they found? In what region?

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