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Is it a fossilized claw/claw core? If yes, is it possible to ID the species?
hahnewald posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello to all, I encountered this piece among a gravel bed at low tide on a beach along the West coast of South Africa, close to Cape Town. A location where fossilized shark teeth, marine mammal bones and vertebrae from the Miocene are found alongside Pleistocene fossils like horse teeth and mammoth tooth fragments. Unfortunately, this piece is not very well preserved owing to the relentless waters of the Cape. I'd be thrilled to know if anybody could assist with an ID, and if so, point to any diagnostic features. Scale bar is in cm. Thanks to anyone having a look.- 8 replies
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Archean Plankton (?), Barberton Mountain Land, Southern Africa
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Ancient Plankton-Like Microfossils Span 2 Continents by Pennsylvania State, July 14, 2017 https://phys.org/news/2017-07-ancient-plankton-like-microfossils-span-continents.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170713154830.htm http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2017071401120041.html Oehler, D.Z., Walsh, M.M., Sugitani, K., Liu, M.C. and House, C.H., 2017. Large and robust lenticular microorganisms on the young Earth. Precambrian Research, 296, pp.112-119. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301926816305277 Yours, Paul H.