EBrowne Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Hi all, I found this rock with an assortment of fossils in Israel and i am looking to find an answers to some questions i have out of curiosity. Info: Location found - Ayalon Valley River, Israel Mineral - The stone is Limestone with partially metamorphic dolostone The fossils and the imprints are crystalized, if i were to guess i would go with dolomite or calcite crystals. Basically my questions are: What type of fossils are these? From around which period are these fossils and imprints? Is it usual to find the variation found here? What is the best way to clean it? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 When I look I see a Shelly fossil hash. Bits and pieces that have fossilized randomly. Maybe someone else can do better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I think I'm seeing crinoid and coral impressions, but I'm not sure. It looks as clean as you're going to get it other than scrubbing it with soap and water. Any other activity would probably just damage it further. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Looks like this area is paleogene meaning, 65 MYA - Present. Likely Paleocene or Eocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBrowne Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 Thank you all, i appreciate all the information, i will definitely be looking for more of this, its beautiful under a hand magnifier Zenmaster thats was my suspicion too but i wasnt too sure as i am still learning Again thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Maybe there in the matrix are rudist fragments / imprints / molds. 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...
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