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1. What was the first fossil you ever found?

   By Brevicollis, February 18   

   • find
   • first fossil
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   • Tristan
   • February 23

2. Does sunlight damage fossils?

   By syl1219s, February 17   

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   • display
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   • jpc
   • February 19

3. What is your biggest Suchomimus tooth that you own?

   By JorisVV, November 12, 2023   

   • africa
   • baryonychinae
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     • baryonychinae
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     • niger
     • question
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     • tenerensis
     • tooth
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   • Brevicollis
   • February 17

4. Is there something like April fools on this Forum

   By Brevicollis, February 17   

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   • FossilDAWG
   • February 17

5. How old are these replicas ?

   By Brevicollis, February 15   

   • alamosaurus
   • mosasaurus
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     • mosasaurus
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   • rocket
   • February 16

6. What are the different Parotodus species?

   By SawTooth, February 5   

   • benedini
   • parotodus
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     • parotodus
     • parotodus benedeni
     • parotodus sp.
     • shark
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   • Sonickmonx
   • February 15
7. • New Members

   Phillips Creek & Haywards Creek Trilobite

   By RockStar61, February 9   

   • braintree gstinsonlord
   • haywardscreek
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     • haywardscreek
     • phillipscreek
     • trilobite
     • weymouth
     • weymouthianobilos
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   • 2 replies
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   • Fossildude19
   • February 14

8. Reccomendation for trilobite collection.

   By ruminate, February 9   

   • collection
   • fossils
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     • trilobite
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   • Sjfriend
   • February 14

9. FossilSpot Down?

   By patelinho7, February 13   

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   • patelinho7
   • February 13

10. Are Trex teeth hard to find? I see they are very expensive on the market.

    By Cartoonfossil, February 13   

    • dinosaur tooth
    • fossil
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    • Cartoonfossil
    • February 13

11. What are the rarest theropods in the Elrhaz formation?

    By Brevicollis, February 12   

    • elrhaz
    • fossil
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    • Tidgy's Dad
    • February 12

12. A question about the brachiopods Paraspirifer bownockeri

    By Misha, June 7, 2021   

    • brachiopod
    • devonian
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      • devonian
      • ohio
      • paraspirifer
      • silica shale
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    • crinus
    • February 11
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    Import of fossils into the US - Seattle WA

    By TimoArtcut, February 10   

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      • spinosaurus
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    • TimoArtcut
    • February 10
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    Newbie Looking For Kamp Ranch

    By NBRiley, February 9   

    • atco
    • atco formation
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      • dallas
      • help
      • kamp ranch
      • new
      • texas
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    • johnnyvaldez7.jv
    • February 10

15. Are herbivore fossils rarer than theropod fossils?

    By Brevicollis, February 6   

    • fossil
    • herbivore
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    • 14 replies
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    • Joy_Fossils
    • February 8

16. Guides for amphibians ?

    By Brevicollis, February 8   

    • amphibian
    • apateon
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    • 2 replies
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    • rocket
    • February 8

17. Arthropod predation

    By Kato, February 7   

    • early pennsylvanian
    • insect predation
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      • insect predation
      • new mexico
      • sacramento mountains
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    • Kato
    • February 8

18. What do Member ranks do ? 1 2

    By Brevicollis, January 24   

    • member
    • ranks
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    • Tidgy's Dad
    • February 2

19. Peripristis tooth changing color over time

    By Collector9658, January 27   

    • change
    • color
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    • Collector9658
    • January 31

20. Collecting one of each class of echinoderm

    By pefty, January 20   

    • asteroidea
    • asterozoa
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      • blastoidea
      • blastozoa
      • cincta
      • coronoidea
      • crinoidea
      • crinozoa
      • cryptocrinoidea
      • ctenocystoidea
      • cyclocystoidea
      • diploporita
      • echinodermata
      • echinoidea
      • echinozoa
      • edrioasteroidea
      • eocrinoidea
      • helicoplacoidea
      • holothuroidea
      • homalozoa
      • ophiocistioidea
      • ophiuroidea
      • parablastoidea
      • paracrinoidea
      • rhombifera
      • soluta
      • somasteroidea
      • stenuroidea
      • stylophora
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    • Tidgy's Dad
    • January 26

21. Are the Natural History Museum British Fossils ID Guides any good?

    By EntomoloJosh, January 24   

    • british
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    • Tidgy's Dad
    • January 25

22. Mucrospirifer vs Mediospirifer Characteristics

    By PHFossilGuy, January 17   

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    • brachiopod
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    • PHFossilGuy
    • January 24

23. Contacting forum member dshamilla

    By Mochaccino, January 12   

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    • jdp
    • January 24

24. Hunting the Silica Shale in Michigan

    By NickG, January 21   

    • michigan
    • silcia shale
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      • vertebrates
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    • NickG
    • January 21

25. Request for non-USA Information: What best practices & alternative arrangements in hobbyist paleontology around the world can US hobbyist paleontology learn a thing or two from?

    By pefty, January 20   

    • academia
    • amateur
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      • local
      • paleobotany
      • professional
      • quarry
      • societies
      • state
      • vertebrates
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    • pefty
    • January 20