Comments on: If You Found a Fossil on the Ground, What Would You Do?

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:55:50 +0000

I found the strangest skull today at the bay across the street from my house. It washed up from the hurricane along with lots of other things. It looks to me to be marine related. When I researched any possible thing it could be at least related to i found nothing quite in comparison. I wonder if it could be a fossil, though its in pretty good condition it seems. And if it does happen to be one, who do I call and what should I do, I would like to find out what it is somehow!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:56:43 +0000

I found a fossil. Looks like shell markings but also has small perfectly round holes and inside the holes looks like the underside of a mushroom head. Can someone tell me what this is? Email me and i’ll send a picture.

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:03:42 +0000

I have had a love for fossil since i was a kid. i am know in my late teens and have found a dig site on the land where i live. it is of 2 star fish and sea plant life and no iade what to do with it now what would u do

By: OMG… Achei um fóssil, o que eu faço?

OMG… Achei um fóssil, o que eu faço? — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:46:56 +0000

[...] Bom, mesmo eu achando impossível que aconteça com algum de nós, segue uma reportagem de um paleontólogo amador sendo processado.if you found a fossil on the ground what would you do [...]

By: Natasha

Natasha — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:41:07 +0000

Last year on a family vacation we had started a fire on the beach. We were using driftwood so the colors were most beautiful. But we were not the only people there so there was none left after just two days. Then as I was sitting by the fire I saw a small piece of wood approximately four inches long. I picked it up and immediately dropped it in surprise as what I picked up was not a light piece of wood but a solid rock. It is indeed a fossil. I was so surprised. The owner of the cottage we were staying at came by the next day to see how we were settling in. I showed him my fossil and he congratulated me on my find. He said I could most certainly keep it and any more I found of the property. He was surprised to say the least. The most interesting thing I can say about it is that you can still see the grain of the wood.

By: corey haynes

corey haynes — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:03:26 +0000

my family has some land here that i always go for walks on.about six months ago,it had rained pretty good and flooded a little bit.well i noticed what i thought was a rock barely in the ground with a smooth curved surface.when i picked it up it looked like it had been broken over time just sitn in the ground.this land has huge bodies of water all around,and in some places arrowhead rocks come up out of the ground. so this rock that i believe is a fossil,looks like a fossilized egg that has come to the surface after breaking into a few pieces.i would say its a fourth of an egg but the size of the piece i have is the size of a chicken egg.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:50:20 +0000

I found what looks to be a fossil approximately five years ago while I was hunting on private land in Monroe County, Wisconsin. I placed it in my pocket and took it home. Sat it on my computer desk where it has been since that day. Recently, while teaching about Dinosaurs in my classroom, I took it in for the kids to see. A co-worker of mine saw my find and realized that it may indeed be a fossil. He took it to a friend of his who is a Geologist. The friend of my co-worker states that he looked it over, ran some tests, and indeed it is a fossil. A very old fossil. Now, I have it home, back on my desk, and I’m worried if there will be legal issues involving this find? I do not wish any harm. I would love to take someone to the place I found this fossil, with the permission of the land owner. At this time, I’m certain there will be some legal ramifications. What suggestions does anyone have in reference to my dilemma? Very concerned!!

Sandy