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I know that it isn't a fossil, but just I couldn't resist picking up this mediterranean sea horse on the auction site. They're just so cute. -
Greetings! I am not an experienced fossil collector and have no practical knowledge of the hobby. However, I am hoping someone can offer their opinions on what I have here. I believe it to be a Seahorse but cannot be certain. I confess total ignorance to the proper terminology to use here and apologize for any errors in advance. I found this rock on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the town of Barrow, Alaska in the summer/fall of 2014. I lived and worked in Barrow that year and would spend my spare time walking the shores of the Arctic Ocean near my home. I found lots of bones and other interesting items during my walks. I spotted this rock on the shore and picked it up. It appeared to be a fossilized seahorse in the rock but that does not make sense as the seahorse is a tropical creature as I understand it and the Arctic Ocean in nothing even remotely similar to tropical. I assume that migrating whales could have transported the seahorse and deposited it in the Arctic Ocean. Please see the attached pictures. I have several other pictures but am limited to the max size of 3.95MB. I would appreciate any insights as to what exactly it is that I have here. Any information you may be able to provide would be greatly appreciated.
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The seahorses from Fiume Marecchia were determined by L. Sorbini as Hippocampus ramulosus Leach, 1814, a recent species. H. ramulosus is according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) a synonym of H. guttulatus Cuvier, 1829. References: SORBINI, Lorenzo (1987) BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATOLOGY OF PLIOCENE AND MESSINIAN FOSSIL FISH OF EASTERN-CENTRAL ITALY. Boll. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Verona", 14, pp. 1-85
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