Fossil tooth, likely shark tooth
Fossilized selachian tooth, possibly Carcharodon or a related lamniform shark
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Fossil tooth, likely shark tooth
Fossilized selachian tooth, possibly Carcharodon or a related lamniform shark
Silicified oyster fossil
Fossil oyster shell, commonly Ostrea or Crassostrea, replaced or encrusted by chalcedony/quartz
Tiger Shark Fossil Tooth
Galeocerdo cuvier (fossilized)
Shell fossil or shell fragment
Likely a bivalve shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (aragonite/calcite); exact species cannot be determined from one photo
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell
Likely a ribbed brachiopod, possibly Spiriferida or Productida; exact identification requires locality and shell details
Fossilized shark tooth
Shark tooth fossil, likely *Otodus megalodon* or a related lamniform shark
Fossilized Horn Coral
Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Fossil shell fragment, likely brachiopod or bivalve
Indeterminate fossilized marine mollusk or brachiopod; mineralized calcite shell in a carbonate matrix
Tooth fossil, likely mammalian or reptilian fragment
Indeterminate fossilized tooth; enamel and dentine, taxon unresolved
Fossil bivalve shell
Likely fossilized cockle or other marine bivalve; exact genus requires locality and internal features
Fossiliferous limestone fragment
Calcitic limestone; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly with shell or coral debris
Fossilized oyster shell
Bivalve mollusk fossil, likely Gryphaea or Exogyra; calcite (CaCO₃) shell material
Fossilized mammoth molar fragment
Proboscidean molar enamel and dentine, commonly Mammuthus spp.
Fossilized bivalve shell
Fossil mollusk, likely an oyster or similar cemented bivalve; original shell mostly calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized wood fragment
Petrified wood; commonly silicified fossil wood (SiO₂ replacing organic tissue)
Fossil coral fragment
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly Favositidae or related tabulate coral
Fossil shark tooth
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Otodus megalodon
Fossilized oyster or bivalve shell
Fossil Gryphaeidae or Ostreoidea; calcitic shell, CaCO₃
Fossil bivalve shell
Likely an extinct or modern-like ribbed cockle/scallop; exact genus requires locality and diagnostic hinge features
Honeycomb coral fossil
Fossilized colonial coral, likely tabulate coral (order Tabulata)
Polished ammonite fossil
Ammonoidea; likely a polished, chambered ammonite such as Acanthoceras or related Cretaceous form
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Section)
Ammonoidea (typically mineralized with Calcite CaCO3)
Fossilized coral or porous marine limestone
Likely fossil coral (Scleractinia), composed mainly of calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃)
Fossil shark tooth in limestone or sandstone matrix
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Carcharodon or Carcharhinus sp.; matrix is probably calcareous sandstone/limestone
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin)
Echinoid test; commonly Cretaceous–Eocene irregular echinoid, calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized bivalve or gastropod fragment; exact taxon cannot be determined from one view
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment in rock matrix
Indeterminate vertebrate fossil; mineralized apatite (carbonate-fluorapatite) with silica/carbonate-rich matrix
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles fragment)
Elasmobranchii (Fossilized tooth root / crown section)
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a sand dollar fragment or small regular urchin
Echinodermata; commonly Clypeasteroida or Echinoida, preserved mainly as calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized wood (petrified wood), likely silicified
Petrified wood; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) replacing wood tissue
Polished fossil coral
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly tabulate or rugose coral; calcite (CaCO₃) replacement
Fossilized bivalve or brachiopod shell
Mineralized carbonate shell, commonly calcite (CaCO₃); exact taxon indeterminate from image
Fossil shark tooth in sediment
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly *Carcharhinus* or *Otodus*; exact identification requires the tooth’s full morphology and locality
Fossil tooth, likely shark tooth
Fossilized selachian tooth; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Fossil sea urchin test
Echinoid test (class Echinoidea), likely a fossilized regular sea urchin
Fossilized bone fragment
Mineral-replaced vertebrate bone, commonly apatite [Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,OH,Cl)]
Fossilized coral fragment
Fossil coral, commonly colonial scleractinian coral (order Scleractinia); exact genus indeterminate
Fossilized bivalve shell
Molluscan bivalve fossil; shell originally composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite/calcite, CaCO₃)
Fossil tooth, likely mammalian molar or premolar
Mineralized fossilized tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Crinozoan fossil (Crinoid stem fragment)
Crinoid (Class Crinoidea)
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)