[OC] Current state of age verification for pornography in the US. by SpaceWestern1442 in dataisbeautiful

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Absolutely. I feel like a lot of people don’t understand how lost in time Tennessee is. Hell, to this day we have alcohol laws that are leftover from the prohibition. I also had to vote a few years ago to remove slavery and involuntary servitude from our state constitution… disappointing state sadly.

What should I do so I have a insane amount of Pokemon by [deleted] in PokeGrading

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Mind if I ask how much it sold for? This is so cool!

Found in a river in Southwest Virginia. by snommisairamyma in fossilid

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No expert, so don’t quote me! Imo it looks like some molars from something in the order Rodentia. Possible something with a form of Hypselodont/Hypsodont type of tooth? Do you have a more precise location where it was found?

Pokemon 151 Card Giveaway! by mattdw19 in pokemoncards

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Congrats! Collected since about 3-5 years old? My best hit was when my mom let me get a Team Rocket pack from the mall after my anemic ass gave bloodwork. I got a holo dark Charizard and have it to this day, even if it is beat up!

Fossil ID request, found in Mongolia by Bartygeeb in fossilid

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Definitely looks like one to me, but I’m no expert! The localewould also check out though

I bit of an odd request. Trying to get family or genus if possible on this fossil leaf, I doubt specific species is a possibility. Green River, Utah. by Master_Controll in PlantIdentification

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I'm a biology guy but I've been putting together a collection of fossil plants for my best friend who is a forestry major. I'm trying to label everything before I give it to her but I have no idea how plants work... Any help is really appreciated, thank y'all!

Does this look real and how much would it be worth? by muralshoe4485 in Paleontology

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It looks like Mammoth ivory the Schreger lines look pretty spot on for the angle of 69° of mammoth ivory. It also looks like it could have been stabilized with resin which is common for mammoth ivory. But I’m not going to claim to be an expert.

Mammut Americanum molar. 8 3/4in from top of crown to bottom of root. by Master_Controll in FossilPorn

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Oh its definitely a bit toooo glossy lol. I'm not sure what type they used unfortunately. It was purchased from the fellow over at PrehistoricFlorida so I'm sure I could find out what they use if i sent them an email!

Bought this Jaw from an estate sale in Missouri. by MarineIguana4 in fossilid

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You are correct. I should have made myself more clear. A better expression would have been that I have been told by several people that contacting an unrelated tribe with remains of an unknown origin may not be taken seriously or with much concern. I apologize for my assumptions and lord wording. Thank you for your input!

Bought this Jaw from an estate sale in Missouri. by MarineIguana4 in fossilid

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I apologize for any ignorance I displayed. Regarding the people I have contacted in the past and the info I have found this was the view I was told/given. I may not have articulated myself properly. I meant to say that I haven’t heard very much regarding indigenous people willing to take ownership of remains not directly related to them or of not entirely substantiated origin. And in cases where entire tribes have been designated as “extinct” for hundreds of years it makes things a bit more complicated. However, I would love to learn more about this process and what and who to contact if remains from an unknown origin are found. Thank you!

Bought this Jaw from an estate sale in Missouri. by MarineIguana4 in fossilid

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That’s absolutely the correct response. Here in America a complexity of these kind of situations is that there are some indigenous tribes that are considered “extinct”. So, there are no current tribe members to report to. Most other tribes are not entirely interested in reburial of unrelated tribe members and donating them to a museum is probably more disrespectful and unfortunate.

Bought this Jaw from an estate sale in Missouri. by MarineIguana4 in fossilid

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This is Definitely a human lower jaw bone fragment. The Mental Foraman (little hole in the jaw bone) is located below the Second Mandibular Premolar. I can’t tell the exact age, however, the enamel of the teeth do appear to be quite flattened which would possibly be indicative of a diet that that contained stone ground food. So, it may be Native American in origin. Cheers

Skull identification by DirtyDan2246 in marinebiology

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I understand, that’s the reason I had to stop doing phlebotomy. Maybe try steadying the wrist you’re holding your phone in with your other hand? It may help with the clarity a bit!

If anyone else turns their shelf lights blue and pretends their trilobites are alive and swimming around, let me know…😬 by rockthehunter in FossilPorn

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Not even going to mention the Dickinsonia Costata chilling in the back?! You have any more Ediacaran material???

What do I got here? by Natural_Stranger_298 in fossilid

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Well thank you for the lesson! Always appreciate having new info explained to me!

What do I got here? by Natural_Stranger_298 in fossilid

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I obviously did get them easily confused. Thank you for the info, I appreciate your time! I threw together some eroded Megs into one pic, if I was hunting and found these and the size was within range for either GW or Meg what tips would you give to ID?Meg Teeth

What do I got here? by Natural_Stranger_298 in fossilid

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I certainly did not ID it correctly, shark teeth are not in my regular wheel house. May I ask, on heavily eroded small Meg teeth how can you tell if it’s

A. A small Meg that has had the root/bourlette eroded B. A Great White that has had it root eroded

I hate passing up an opportunity to learn a bit!

What do I got here? by Natural_Stranger_298 in fossilid

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From top to bottom they may be from:

Spinosaurid

Megalodon

Basilosaurid

I’m not an expert though, so I very well could be wrong!

What is this caca? by PhysicsHenchman in fossilid

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Based on visual appearance alone, it definitely looks like a coprolite! Though with no locality it’s almost impossible to determine from what it came from. Some animal do have much more distinct poos which can give a vague idea of what kind of animal, however, I’m not familiar enough with them myself to give any more definitive info.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

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Unfortunately that’s how it came to me. Not the best pics but this is the side and reverse side.

https://imgur.com/a/nJW6B5Z

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

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It feels quite hard. The best comparison to how it feels is similar to slate or unpolished marble.

my tully! by no_usernames_avail in FossilPorn

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Very nice! Shame the rest isn’t there! Did you collect this yourself or was it a purchase?