All Fossils

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Non-fossil (Jewelry/Synthetic Crystal) - Synthetic gem; specifically a faceted crystalline structure, not a biological fossil.

Non-fossil (Jewelry/Synthetic Crystal) (Modern (Anthropocene))

Trilobite Cephalon (Lower Head Shield) - Body fossil (Invertebrate/Arthropod)

Trilobite Cephalon (Lower Head Shield) (Middle Devonian (likely Eifelian or Givetian stages))

Trilobite (Partial Cephalon) - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Arthropod)

Trilobite (Partial Cephalon) (Ordovician to Devonian)

Anthropomorphic Clay Figurine Head (Pseudo-fossil) - Not a biological fossil; classified as an archaeological artifact or modern replica in the style of Pre-Columbian West Mexican pottery.

Anthropomorphic Clay Figurine Head (Pseudo-fossil) (Modern / Holocene (Anthropogenic origin))

Anthropomorphic figurine (not a fossil) - None (Modern Artifact/Terra Cotta Figurine)

Anthropomorphic figurine (not a fossil) (Holocene / Anthropocene (Recent Construction))

Trace Fossil (Burrow) - Trace fossil (Ichnofossil); Invertebrate bioturbation structure

Trace Fossil (Burrow) (Likely Cretaceous to Neogene (common in various periods, but matrix suggests Mesozoic/Cenozoic ch...

Weathered Fossiliferous Nodule / Crinoid Fragment - Body fossil (Invertebrate fragment within a mineralized nodule)

Weathered Fossiliferous Nodule / Crinoid Fragment (Possibly Carboniferous to Permian)

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix / Shell Bed Fragment - Body fossils (invertebrate accumulation) in a calcareous sedimentary matrix

Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix / Shell Bed Fragment (Likely Devonian to Cretaceous depending on provenance)

Crystalline Fossil Fragment / Pseudofossil Mineral Aggregate - Indeterminate body fossil fragment or mineral replacement (invertebrate)

Crystalline Fossil Fragment / Pseudofossil Mineral Aggregate (Possibly Carboniferous to Cretaceous (Indeterminate due to...

Indeterminate Crystalline Inclusion / Possible Biogenic Fragment - Possible Replacement Body Fossil or Pseudofossil

Indeterminate Crystalline Inclusion / Possible Biogenic Fragment (Unknown (Specimen appears to be a geological mineral s...

Sponge Fossil (Echinopora or Porifera) - Body fossil; invertebrate; silicified or recrystallized calcisponge

Sponge Fossil (Echinopora or Porifera) (Cretaceous or Paleogene)

Coral-derived Fossil Pebble (likely Porifera or Anthozoa) - Body fossil; Marine invertebrate (Sponge or Coral)

Coral-derived Fossil Pebble (likely Porifera or Anthozoa) (Likely Paleozoic to Mesozoic (Devonian or Cretaceous are comm...

Spiriferid Brachiopod - Invertebrate Body Fossil (Shell)

Spiriferid Brachiopod (Devonian)

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) - Body fossil; Marine Invertebrate

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) (Devonian (likely Middle to Late Devonian))

Modern Gastropod Shell (often mistaken for 'Horn Coral' fossils) - Recent biological specimen (Modern shell), non-fossil. Broad classification: Invertebrate Gastropod

Modern Gastropod Shell (often mistaken for 'Horn Coral' fossils) (Holocene (Recent))

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) - Body fossil, invertebrate

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) (Devonian (likely Middle Devonian))

Modern Bivalve Shell (likely Corbicula) - Body fossil (sub-fossil/modern); Invertebrate Mollusk

Modern Bivalve Shell (likely Corbicula) (Quaternary (Holocene Epoch))

Brachiopod (specifically a Productid or Spiriferid type) - Body fossil/Cast; Invertebrate

Brachiopod (specifically a Productid or Spiriferid type) (Devonian to Mississippian)

Atrypa Brachiopod - Body fossil, Invertebrate

Atrypa Brachiopod (Devonian)

Devonian Brachiopod (External Mold/Shell Fragment) - Body fossil, invertebrate

Devonian Brachiopod (External Mold/Shell Fragment) (Middle Devonian)

Modern Freshwater Mussel Fragment (Commonly mistaken for a fossil) - Body fossil (sub-fossil or modern biological remains); Invertebrate bivalve mollusk

Modern Freshwater Mussel Fragment (Commonly mistaken for a fossil) (Holocene / Recent)

Freshwater Mussel or Zebra Mussel (Dreissena) - Modern sub-fossil or extant biological remains; invertebrate bivalve

Freshwater Mussel or Zebra Mussel (Dreissena) (Holocene (Modern))

Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral) - Body fossil of a colonial marine invertebrate

Tabulate Coral (Honeycomb Coral) (Devonian (possibly Silurian))

Brachiopod (Petrified/Silicified Replacement) - Body fossil, Invertebrate

Brachiopod (Petrified/Silicified Replacement) (Devonian Period)

Favosites fragment (Honeycomb Coral fragment) - Body fossil, colonial invertebrate

Favosites fragment (Honeycomb Coral fragment) (Devonian Period)

Inoceramus Shell Fragment - Body fossil; Marine Invertebrate (Bivalve)

Inoceramus Shell Fragment (Upper Cretaceous)

Fossilized Clam or Bivalve Fragment - Body fossil (Invertebrate Bivalve Mollusk)

Fossilized Clam or Bivalve Fragment (Devonian (likely Middle to Late Devonian))

Incomplete Brachiopod or Bivalve Shell Fragment - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Macro-invertebrate)

Incomplete Brachiopod or Bivalve Shell Fragment (Devonian (likely Middle Devonian))

Pen Shell (Subfossil Fragment) - Subfossil, Bivalve Invertebrate

Pen Shell (Subfossil Fragment) (Quaternary (Holocene Epoch))

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) - Body fossil; Marine invertebrate

Brachiopod (Lamp Shell) (Devonian (specifically likely Middle Devonian))

Spiriferid Brachiopod - Body fossil, Invertebrate Brachiopod

Spiriferid Brachiopod (Devonian to Carboniferous period)

Crystalline Quartz/Pseudofossil - Pseudofossil (Mineral specimen frequently mistaken for organic remains)

Crystalline Quartz/Pseudofossil (Variable (Archean to Neogene depending on host rock deposition))

Crystalline Mineral Specimen (Non-Fossil) - Pseudofossil / Geological Mineral Specimen

Crystalline Mineral Specimen (Non-Fossil) (Precambrian to Archean (Likely))

Chain Coral or Syringoporid Coral Clast - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Tabulate Coral)

Chain Coral or Syringoporid Coral Clast (Silurian to Devonian)

Flexicalymene Trilobite - Body fossil; Invertebrate Arthropod

Flexicalymene Trilobite (Upper Ordovician)

Sea Urchin (Regular Echinoid) - Body fossil (Internal cast/Steinkern); Invertebrate

Sea Urchin (Regular Echinoid) (Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous)

Orthoceras (Straight-shelled Cephalopod) - Body fossil of an invertebrate marine mollusk

Orthoceras (Straight-shelled Cephalopod) (Devonian (possibly Silurian to Carboniferous))

Polished Ammonite Slice/Cross-section - Body fossil; Invertebrate (Cephalopod); Calcite replacement/Permineralization

Polished Ammonite Slice/Cross-section (Cretaceous (likely Albian stage))

Otodus shark tooth - Body fossil (vertebrate, Elasmobranchii tooth)

Otodus shark tooth (Paleogene (Paleocene to Eocene epochs))

Otodus shark tooth - Body fossil (vertebrate dental element)

Otodus shark tooth (Paleogene (Paleocene to Eocene epoch))

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth - Body fossil (vertebrate dental element)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (likely Eocene or Oligocene))

Squalicorax Shark Tooth (Crow Shark) - Body fossil, Vertebrate (Chondrichthyes)

Squalicorax Shark Tooth (Crow Shark) (Upper Cretaceous)