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Undetermined Invertebrate Fragment in Rock Matrix - Body fossil fragment within sedimentary rock matrix, likely marine invertebrate

Undetermined Invertebrate Fragment in Rock Matrix (Paleozoic or Mesozoic (indeterminate from current visual data))

Fossilized Colonial Coral and Brachiopod Assemblage - Body fossil, invertebrate colonial scleractinian or rugose coral with associated shelly fragments in a limestone or calcareous matrix

Fossilized Colonial Coral and Brachiopod Assemblage (Devonian to Carboniferous (Paleozoic Era))

Quartz Geode / Fossil Infill Specimen - Mineralized mold/cast or diagenetic mineral formation often associated with fossil cavity infills (invertebrate mold)

Quartz Geode / Fossil Infill Specimen (Mississippian / Devonian)

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) - Body fossil, invertebrate

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Devonian to Carboniferous)

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) - Body fossil, marine invertebrate

Rugose Coral (Horn Coral) (Devonian (or potentially Ordovician to Permian))

Fossiliferous Limestone Rock / Invertebrate Hash - Body fossil and hash/fragment assemblage, invertebrate

Fossiliferous Limestone Rock / Invertebrate Hash (Paleozoic or Mesozoic (commonly Silurian/Devonian or Ordovician))

Dinosaur Gastrolith - Trace fossil, specifically a gastrolith (stomach stone) used by herbivorous dinosaurs for mechanical food digestion

Dinosaur Gastrolith (Mesozoic Era, likely Cretaceous or Jurassic)

Modern or Subfossil Long Bone Fragment - Unaltered or slightly weathered modern/subfossil vertebrate bone (not a true geological fossil)

Modern or Subfossil Long Bone Fragment (Quaternary (Holocene / Modern))

Fossilized Shark Tooth Fragment / Otodus Tooth - Body fossil, vertebrate remains (chondrichthyan tooth fragment)

Fossilized Shark Tooth Fragment / Otodus Tooth (Neogene (Miocene to Pliocene epochs))

Fossilized Oyster Shell - Body fossil, invertebrate bivalve mollusk

Fossilized Oyster Shell (Cretaceous)

Brachiopod Fossil - Body fossil, invertebrate

Brachiopod Fossil (Ordovician to Devonian (likely Paleozoic era))

Unidentified Fossil Fragment / Mineralized Rock Matrix - Body fossil / Mineralized specimen (difficult to definitively categorize from the provided macro view)

Unidentified Fossil Fragment / Mineralized Rock Matrix (Unknown / Undetermined)

Weathered Geodized Coral or Bryozoan Fragment - Body fossil, marine invertebrate (likely colonial coral or bryozoan impression/mold in chert or limestone)

Weathered Geodized Coral or Bryozoan Fragment (Paleozoic (likely Devonian or Carboniferous))

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold - Internal mold and cast, invertebrate body fossil

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold (Cretaceous)

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold (Steinkern) - Internal mold / steinkern, invertebrate body fossil

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold (Steinkern) (Cretaceous)

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold (Steinkern) - Body fossil (internal mold or steinkern), Invertebrate

Rudist Bivalve Internal Mold (Steinkern) (Cretaceous)

Hagfish or Invertebrate Burrow Cast (Glossifungites ichnofacies) / Weathered Limestone Geifact - Trace fossil (Ichnofossil) or geological weathering feature (geofact/solution feature), potentially a burrow cast

Hagfish or Invertebrate Burrow Cast (Glossifungites ichnofacies) / Weathered Limestone Geifact (Cretaceous)

Rhabdocidaris / Cidaris Echinoid Spine Fragment (or non-fossil animal claw/horn sheath) - Body fossil / Invertebrate structural component (Echinoid primary spine) or modern keratinous claw sheath

Rhabdocidaris / Cidaris Echinoid Spine Fragment (or non-fossil animal claw/horn sheath) (Late Jurassic to Cretaceous (if...

Eastern Oyster Shell / Modern Oyster Shell (Non-Fossil) - Subfossil to Modern Shell (Invertebrate Mollusk Shell)

Eastern Oyster Shell / Modern Oyster Shell (Non-Fossil) (Holocene / Anthropocene (Recent to Very Late Quaternary))

Fossil Oyster Shell (Exogyra / Gryphaea / Ostrea species) with associated belemnite or bullet-like artifact/feature - Body fossil (Invertebrate - Bivalva) embedded with a second marine element (belemnite rostrum or mineralized fill)

Fossil Oyster Shell (Exogyra / Gryphaea / Ostrea species) with associated belemnite or bullet-like artifact/feature (Cre...

Sea Turtle Skull (Modern Bone / Osteological Specimen) - Modern Osteological Specimen (Skeletal Remains / Vertebrate Bone)

Sea Turtle Skull (Modern Bone / Osteological Specimen) (Holocene / Recent (Modern))

Crucifix Catfish Neurocranium (Modern Bone / Non-Fossil) - Modern osteological specimen (skeletal element / neurocranium of a marine catfish); not a true fossil.

Crucifix Catfish Neurocranium (Modern Bone / Non-Fossil) (Holocene / Recent (Modern))

Eroded Pebble / Pseudofossil (Pareidolia Stone) - Non-fossil / Geological artifact (pseudofossil caused by differential erosion and solution weathering)

Eroded Pebble / Pseudofossil (Pareidolia Stone) (Indeterminate (Recent weathering of pre-existing sedimentary rock))

Fossil Sea Urchin Internal Mold (Echinoid Flint Cast / 'Witch's Stone') - Body fossil / Internal mold (steinkern) - Invertebrate (Echinoderm)

Fossil Sea Urchin Internal Mold (Echinoid Flint Cast / 'Witch's Stone') (Late Cretaceous)

Steinkern of a Bivalve (Fossil Shell Cast) - Internal mold (steinkern) body fossil; Invertebrate Mollusk

Steinkern of a Bivalve (Fossil Shell Cast) (Cretaceous / Jurassic (likely Paleozoic to Mesozoic))

Ammonite External Mold / Impression - Body fossil impression / external mold (Invertebrate)

Ammonite External Mold / Impression (Jurassic to Early Cretaceous)

Ammonite (Partial Whorl Imprint/Cast) - Body Fossil / External Mold / Cast (Invertebrate Mollusk)

Ammonite (Partial Whorl Imprint/Cast) (Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (likely Lower Cretaceous or Upper Jurassic based on ...

Fossilized Sponge / Invertebrate Impression Fragment - Body fossil (poriferan/sponge fragment or mold impression), Marine Invertebrate

Fossilized Sponge / Invertebrate Impression Fragment (Jurassic (likely Upper Jurassic / Kimmeridgian - Tithonian, given ...

Not a Fossil (Modern Domestic Pig Rib Bones and Remains) - Modern subfossil/cooked food remains (Vertebrate, Mammalia)

Not a Fossil (Modern Domestic Pig Rib Bones and Remains) (Holocene (Anthropocene / Present Day))

Ammonite - Body fossil (internal/external mold and cast), Invertebrate

Ammonite (Jurassic to Early Cretaceous)

Horn Coral (Rugose Coral) - Body fossil (Invertebrate, Phylum Cnidaria, Order Rugosa)

Horn Coral (Rugose Coral) (Middle to Upper Ordovician)

Silicified Stromatoporoid or Colonial Coral / Pseudofossil Epikarst Geode Structure - Invertebrate body fossil / Mold & Cast (or biogenic chert nodule with solution cavities)

Silicified Stromatoporoid or Colonial Coral / Pseudofossil Epikarst Geode Structure (Middle to Upper Ordovician)

Phosphate-Enriched Fossiliferous Phosphorite Nodule / Fossil Conglomerate - Composite fossiliferous nodule containing invertebrate fossil fragments (brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoid debris)

Phosphate-Enriched Fossiliferous Phosphorite Nodule / Fossil Conglomerate (Middle to Upper Ordovician (Caradoc / Sandbia...

Non-fossilized Mineral Specimen (Quartz / Quartzite Rock) - Pseudofossil / Inorganic Mineral (Not a fossil)

Non-fossilized Mineral Specimen (Quartz / Quartzite Rock) (Indeterminate (Precambrian to Cenozoic geological origin depe...

Fossil Scleractinian Coral (Brain Coral / Star Coral) - Body fossil / Mineralized calcareous skeleton (Invertebrate)

Fossil Scleractinian Coral (Brain Coral / Star Coral) (Neogene to Quaternary (Pleistocene - Holocene))

Fossilized Colonial Coral (Honeycomb / Brain Coral type) - Body fossil (permineralized / recrystallized marine invertebrate colony)

Fossilized Colonial Coral (Honeycomb / Brain Coral type) (Neogene to Quaternary (Pleistocene) / possibly late Mesozoic t...

Polished Petrified Wood Fragment (Silicified/Jasperized Wood) - Body fossil / Permineralized plant material (Plant fossil)

Polished Petrified Wood Fragment (Silicified/Jasperized Wood) (Triassic to Jurassic (or Late Carboniferous to Cretaceous...

Red Jasperized Petrified Wood Fragment - Body fossil / Petrified plant tissue (Permineralized and silicified plant fossil)

Red Jasperized Petrified Wood Fragment (Triassic to Jurassic Period (commonly Upper Triassic))

Baltic Amber (Fossil Resin) / Carnelian Chalcedony Specimen - Body fossil / Organic fossil inclusion medium (Fossilized Tree Resin/Succinite) or Mineral Pseudomorph

Baltic Amber (Fossil Resin) / Carnelian Chalcedony Specimen (Eocene (Paleogene Period))

Modern Frog Shell / Murex Gastropod Shell (Non-Fossil/Recent Shell) - Body specimen / Recent seashell (Invertebrate - Gastropoda). Note: This is a modern, extant marine seashell rather than a mineralized fossil.

Modern Frog Shell / Murex Gastropod Shell (Non-Fossil/Recent Shell) (Holocene / Recent (Modern era))

Frog Shell / Fossilized Gastropod Shell (Bursa/Tutupha species) - Body fossil (invertebrate, molluscan gastropod)

Frog Shell / Fossilized Gastropod Shell (Bursa/Tutupha species) (Neogene to Quaternary (Miocene to Holocene / Recent))

Petrified Wood (Polished Specimen) - Body fossil (permineralized plant tissue), Plant / Paleobotanical classification

Petrified Wood (Polished Specimen) (Triassic to Paleogene (commonly Late Triassic Chinle Formation or Eocene Green River...