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Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) - Body fossil of a solitary invertebrate cnidarian

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Devonian to Carboniferous (Mississippian))

Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) - Body fossil of a solitary invertebrate marine organism

Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Devonian to Carboniferous (Mississippian/Pennsylvanian))

Prolecanitid Goniatite (Ammonoid) - External mold / Impression of an invertebrate cephalopod

Prolecanitid Goniatite (Ammonoid) (Carboniferous (Mississippian to Pennsylvanian))

Internal mold of a Heart Urchin (Spatangoid) - Body fossil (steinkern/internal mold); Invertebrate (Echinoderm)

Internal mold of a Heart Urchin (Spatangoid) (Cretaceous (likely Late Cretaceous))

Bryozoan colony (likely Cyclostome or Trepostome) - Body fossil (Replacement/Mineralization), Invertebrate

Bryozoan colony (likely Cyclostome or Trepostome) (Upper Ordovician (Cincinnatian))

Stromatoporoid (Ancient Sea Sponge) - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Calcareous Sponge)

Stromatoporoid (Ancient Sea Sponge) (Late Ordovician (Richmondian Stage))

Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Cnidaria)

Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Late Ordovician)

Crows Foot Shark Tooth / Extinct Mackerel Shark Tooth - Body fossil; vertebrate dental remain (Elasmobranchii)

Crows Foot Shark Tooth / Extinct Mackerel Shark Tooth (Cretaceous (Late Cretaceous) to Paleogene (Eocene))

Fossiliferous Limestone Clast (Shell Fragment) - Body fossil fragment (Invertebrate macrofossil)

Fossiliferous Limestone Clast (Shell Fragment) (Uncertain; potentially Paleozoic to Mesozoic era)

Anthropomorphic Plush Simulacrum (Colloquially: 'Squishmallows' Hans the Hedgehog McDonald's Variant) - Synthetic artifact / Modern cultural remains; non-biological fossil

Anthropomorphic Plush Simulacrum (Colloquially: 'Squishmallows' Hans the Hedgehog McDonald's Variant) (Holocene Epoch (A...

Florida Fighting Conch - Invertebrate body fossil (Gastropod shell)

Florida Fighting Conch (Pleistocene to Holocene)

Felted / Partial Lithic Fragment (Poss. Weathered Bone Fragment) - Body fossil (Incomplete), possibly a highly weathered vertebrate bone fragment or a non-biological lithic clast

Felted / Partial Lithic Fragment (Poss. Weathered Bone Fragment) (Indeterminate (Possibly Holocene to Pleistocene contex...

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth - Body fossil (Vertebrate tooth)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Eocene epoch (of the Paleogene period))

Aura Treated Agate Druzy / Geode Section - Pseudo-fossil (Mineral Specimen); Geological mineral formation with thin-film vaporization coating

Aura Treated Agate Druzy / Geode Section (Geologically variable (typically Eocene to Miocene for similar Brazilian/Urugu...

Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark or similar) - Body fossil (Vertebrate tooth)

Shark Tooth (Sand Tiger Shark or similar) (Cretaceous to Neogene (likely Eocene or Miocene))

Modern Non-Fossilized Bone Fragment (Likely Avian or Small Mammal) - Fresh/Sub-fossil Bone Fragment; Vertebrate skeletal remains

Modern Non-Fossilized Bone Fragment (Likely Avian or Small Mammal) (Holocene / Recent)

Petrified Wood Fragment - Body fossil; Petrified/Permineralized Plant

Petrified Wood Fragment (Broadly Triassic to Jurassic)

Steinkern of a Fossil Gastropod (Prehistoric Snail) - Internal mold (Steinkern); Invertebrate Body Fossil

Steinkern of a Fossil Gastropod (Prehistoric Snail) (Cretaceous (Upper Cretaceous, likely Coniacian to Campanian))

Internal Mold of a Gastropod or Chalk Sponge Fragment - Steinkern (internal mold) or body fossil; Invertebrate

Internal Mold of a Gastropod or Chalk Sponge Fragment (Cretaceous)

Internal Mold of a Gastropod (Sea Snail) - Internal Mold (Steinkern) - Invertebrate Body Fossil

Internal Mold of a Gastropod (Sea Snail) (Neogene to Quaternary (likely Pliocene or Pleistocene))

Fragmentary Dugong or Manatee Rib - Body fossil (vertebrate bone fragment)

Fragmentary Dugong or Manatee Rib (Neogene (likely Miocene or Pliocene))

Petrified Wood Fragment - Body fossil; Petrified/Permineralized plant material (Paleobotanical)

Petrified Wood Fragment (Likely Cretaceous to Neogene (widely variable based on geographic origin))

Megafuanal Bone Fragment/Whale Bone Fossil - Body fossil; Vertebrate skeletal fragment (Cortical and cancellous bone)

Megafuanal Bone Fragment/Whale Bone Fossil (Neogene/Pleistocene (likely Miocene to Pliocene))

Fossilized Bone Fragment - Body fossil (permineralized bone fragment), vertebrate

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Likely Neogene to Quaternary (Miocene to Pleistocene))

Fossilized Bone Chunk / Ironstone Concretion - Body fossil (indeterminate vertebrate bone fragment) or mineral concretion

Fossilized Bone Chunk / Ironstone Concretion (Likely Cretaceous or Neogene based on typical surface finds)

Petrified Coprolite (Fossilized Dung) - Trace fossil (Ichnofossil); non-mineralized organic waste

Petrified Coprolite (Fossilized Dung) (Likely Cretaceous to Eocene)

Enameloid-capped Crocodilian or Fish Tooth (likely Enchodus or small Crocodylomorph) - Vertebrate body fossil (dental element)

Enameloid-capped Crocodilian or Fish Tooth (likely Enchodus or small Crocodylomorph) (Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastri...

Pseudo-fossil (River-worn Cobble) - Non-fossil / Geofact; Water-worn sedimentary or metamorphic rock

Pseudo-fossil (River-worn Cobble) (Indeterminate; potentially Proterozoic to Cenozoic depending on source bedrock)

Petrified Wood Fragment - Body fossil (Plant material), Permineralized/Petrified

Petrified Wood Fragment (Likely Neogene or Paleogene based on common surficial deposits)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Eroded) - Body fossil, Vertebrate (Chondrichthyes)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Eroded) (Likely Neogene to Paleogene (Miocene or Pliocene))

Silicified Marine Invertebrate Cluster / 'Pudding' or 'Gumball' Chert - Body fossil and mold combination (Invertebrate Marine)

Silicified Marine Invertebrate Cluster / 'Pudding' or 'Gumball' Chert (Likely Mississippian to Pennsylvanian (Carbonifer...

Mineralized Bone Fragment / Fossilized Sloth or Whale Bone - Body fossil (Vertebrate), likely permineralized bone

Mineralized Bone Fragment / Fossilized Sloth or Whale Bone (Pleistocene to Neogene (likely))

Fossilized Shark Tooth fragment or Polished Coprolite - Body fossil (Vertebrate fragment), likely a partial shark tooth or phosphatized bone piece

Fossilized Shark Tooth fragment or Polished Coprolite (Likely Neogene to Paleogene (Miocene or Eocene))

Mineralized Coprolite (Fossilized Dung) - Trace fossil (Ichnofossil) - Coprolite

Mineralized Coprolite (Fossilized Dung) (Cretaceous or Eocene (likely))

Stromatolite - Trace fossil (Organosedimentary structure); Biogenic calcareous structure

Stromatolite (Precambrian (ranging from Archean to Proterozoic))

Carcharocles / Otodus shark tooth (highly weathered) - Body fossil (Vertebrate tooth)

Carcharocles / Otodus shark tooth (highly weathered) (Neogene (Miocene to Pliocene))

Cretaceous Ray Mouth Plate Fragment - Body fossil (vertebrate); Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) dental pavement

Cretaceous Ray Mouth Plate Fragment (Cretaceous Period (likely Late Cretaceous))

Marine Shell Fragment (likely Bivalve or Gastropod) - Body fossil fragment, invertebrate macrofossil

Marine Shell Fragment (likely Bivalve or Gastropod) (Cretaceous to Neogene (likely Neogene/Quaternary))

Encrusting Bryozoan or Fossilized Coprolite Fragment - Body/Trace Fossil, Invertebrate or Ichnofossil

Encrusting Bryozoan or Fossilized Coprolite Fragment (Likely Ordovician to Devonian or Cretaceous/Paleogene depending on...

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Heavily Water-Worn) - Body fossil; Vertebrate (Chondrichthyes)

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Heavily Water-Worn) (Neogene (likely Miocene to Pliocene))

Sea Snail Internal Mold (Steinkern) - Internal Mold (Body Fossil), Invertebrate Gastropod

Sea Snail Internal Mold (Steinkern) (Cretaceous to Paleogene (likely))

Odessitoma or similar Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold) - Internal mold (Steinkern); Invertebrate gastropod

Odessitoma or similar Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold) (Likely Jurassic or Cretaceous, though some similar forms occu...

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