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11-04-2011, 09:29 AM,
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What is this?I found this in Johnstown,PA.On top of a hill buried about 3' deep.


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11-04-2011, 02:18 PM,
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Re: really need help
Looks like a  Hippopus hippopus. 
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11-04-2011, 02:35 PM,
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Thank you very much.But what makes this so odd is where i found it.It was found in the mountains of Pennsylvania.No bodies of water even close.
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11-05-2011, 02:07 AM,
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I don't know anything about the region but it seems there's lots of fossils in PA:
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