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Fossil Identification System

Here you can see the 10 newest photo's in our Fossil ID system:

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Acanthocardia tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Comments: Rough Cockle. Found in a shell paved path on the island of Vlieland. These type of fossil specimens, dating from the Eemian, are typical for the fauna dredged up from the Vliestroom. Location Found in: Schelpenpaden, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 19-09-2018 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Stage: Upper Pleistocene >> Species List Formation: Eem >> Species List Collection Collection Johan Vellekoop (FossilDude) Fossiel.net number: 2032-0334 Own number: NL2208

Belemnoidea (Belemnites)
Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773)

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Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1798 Subclassis: Coleoidea Bather, 1888 Ordo: Belemnitida Gray, 1849 Species: Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) Location Found in: Ibbenbüren, Germany >>See Species List Date: tussen 1980 en 2012 Stratigraphy Period: Jurassic >> Species List Epoch: Middle Jurassic >> Species List Stage: Bajocian >> Species List Collection Collection Tom Koops (Spongebob) Fossiel.net number: 2080-0116

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 Comments: Blunt Gaper. Left valve. Found on the North Sea beach of the island of Vlieland. Clearly fossil specimen like this one (grey, completely opaque) are much less common than (sub) recent spesimens. Location Found in: Waddeneilanden, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 18-9-2018 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Stage: Upper Pleistocene >> Species List Collection Collection Johan Vellekoop (FossilDude) Fossiel.net number: 2032-0333 Own number: NL8000

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Donax vittatus (Da Costa, 1778)

Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Donax vittatus (Da Costa, 1778) Comments: Banded wedge shell. Found on the North Sea beach of the island of Ameland. grey/white colored, non-translucent specimens of this species can be found all along the Dutch coast, and are usually (early?) Holocene in age. Location Found in: Waddeneilanden, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 4-8-2018 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Holocene >> Species List Collection Collection Johan Vellekoop (FossilDude) Fossiel.net number: 2032-0332 Own number: NL9214

Porifera (Sponges)
Coeloptychium sp. Goldfuss, 1826

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Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Porifera Grant, 1836 Species: Coeloptychium sp. Goldfuss, 1826 Location Found in: Wilsum, Germany >>See Species List Date: 28 september 2018 Stratigraphy Period: Cretaceous >> Species List Epoch: Upper Cretaceous >> Species List Collection Collection Tom Koops (Spongebob) Fossiel.net number: 2080-0115

Elasmobranchii (Other Elasmobranchs)
Carcharias cf. gracilis (Davis, 1890)

Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1847 Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Gegenbauer, 1874 Classis: Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 Superordo: Selachimorpha Nelson, 1994 Species: Carcharias cf. gracilis (Davis, 1890) Comments: From the Hallembaye quarry. lower anterior Location Found in: Haccourt, Belgium >>See Species List Date: 24-08-2018 Stratigraphy Period: Cretaceous >> Species List Epoch: Upper Cretaceous >> Species List Stage: Maastrichtian >> Species List Formation: Gulpen >> Species List Member: Vijlen Collection Collection Johan Vellekoop (FossilDude) Fossiel.net number: 2032-0331 Own number: BE0020

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834)

Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1847 Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834) Location Found in: Schalkwijk Haarlem, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 1965 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Formation: Eemien >> Species List Collection Collection Bart Korf (BartKorf) Fossiel.net number: 6873-0006 Own number: -

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834)

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Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1847 Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Acanthocardia paucicostata (Sowerby, 1834) Location Found in: Schalkwijk Haarlem, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 1965 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Stage: Upper Pleistocene >> Species List Formation: Eemien >> Species List Collection Collection Bart Korf (BartKorf) Fossiel.net number: 6873-0005 Own number: -

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Lucinella divaricata (Linné, 1758)

Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1847 Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Lucinella divaricata (Linné, 1758) Location Found in: Schalkwijk Haarlem, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 1965 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Formation: Eemien >> Species List Collection Collection Bart Korf (BartKorf) Fossiel.net number: 6873-0004

Bivalvia (Bivalve)
Lucinella divaricata (Linné, 1758)

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Taxonomy [explanation] Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1847 Subphylum: Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 Superregnum: Eukaryota Woese et al. 1990 Regnum: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum: Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 Classis: Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 Species: Lucinella divaricata (Linné, 1758) Location Found in: Schalkwijk Haarlem, The Netherlands >>See Species List Date: 1965 Stratigraphy Period: Quaternary >> Species List Epoch: Pleistocene >> Species List Stage: Upper Pleistocene >> Species List Formation: Eemien >> Species List Collection Collection Bart Korf (BartKorf) Fossiel.net number: 6873-0003