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Sadly, this tooth was broken in several places when I found it at the foot of a Cretaceous fossil cliff on the coast of Portugal. I imagine a precise ID is impossible, but am grateful for any taxonomic information that can be inferred. Red asterisks mark a doublet of bumps in the middle of the root.
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Is this spatula-shaped item a fossil? Perhaps a coral or bryozoan? From a Cretaceous fossil cliff on the coast of Portugal. Matrix is limestone. Item apparently has two elements, 1) a flattened, darker "blade" that widens from end to the other, and 2) a lighter, roughly cylindrical element that runs down the middle. A mold of this cylindrical element seems to extend beyond where it ends.
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Looking for some assistance on labeling these ones in terms of taxonomy, and hoping one of our resident experts in fossils from Portugal can provide some guidance. There is nothing rare or spectacular about these ones. I collected these at Magoita beach, which is largely Cretaceous marine deposits and highly dominated by oyster shell fossils. There is a grey layer near the bottom that transitions into an orange layer at the top. My Google searches have not borne much fruit thus far. The first image has two oyster fossils, a large "deer heart" like bivalve (maybe a steinkern?) and a clam. The second is a cluster of high-spired gastropods in a hash, each about an inch (2.5 cm). Any pinpoint ID help on these would be much appreciated, and if more detailed images are required, I would be happy to oblige.
