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SOLVED: Scarborough Beach, Western Australia: Nummulites Laevigatus?
FunkyMonkey posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, This has bugged me for over 30 years and I'd love to know what I might have found all those years ago. HINT: Its the thingy on the right, not the quid! In 1987, I was lucky enough to go and see my extended family in Perth, Western Australia. On one day we went to Scarborough Beach, near Perth, and not being one for sunbathing I went foraging on the shoreline. I found this, put it in my pocket and forgot about it until I got home. My geology teacher at school thought it might be Nummulites Laevigatus, but was he right? I've seen nothing like it since. From the photographs you can see that the 'lumpy' side is asymmetrical however what is harder to see is that the 'whorl' side is very slightly concave, moving in as it follows the curve to the centre. Is it fossil? Was my teacher correct? Could it even be man made? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Carl- 9 replies
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