MrsD Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hi, first time fossil hunter here - so apologies in advance! Currently visiting the Isle of Wight Jurassic Coast and spent the day at the beach and have a couple of interesting finds - just not sure if what I found is actually anything more than just a pretty rock! So, this first one is about 11cm in length and had a sort of white slightly porous texture, with yellow brown markings. One marking has the texture of tiny bumps, whilst the other looks like smoother ridges. Can anyone please help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, MrsD said: The whole thing is a water-worn rock, but that pattern looks like a fossil bryozoan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsD Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Interesting! Thank you so much for replying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Welcome to the Forum! I think you have a weathered flint nodule in question that reminds me of a possible bivalve, something like a Trigonia maybe, in the core. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, abyssunder said: Welcome to the Forum! I think you have a weathered flint nodule in question that reminds me of a possible bivalve, something like a Trigonia maybe, in the core. alm-f01rm8.webp 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Welcome and have fun on the IoW, it's a great place. Just to clarify there aren't any Jurassic sedimentary rocks on the Isle of Wight, the rocks are either Cretaceous or more recent. The Jurassic Coast is on the mainland in Dorset and Devon. 1 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen Langusch Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Yes, in the photo number 5 and 6 I see also the impression of a bryozoa. It seems, that in the hollow, where the chalky zoarium weathered, little crystals growed up. Edited September 17, 2020 by Steffen Langusch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsD Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Thank you everyone for replying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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