Large shell fossil Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Hello! While living in Hawaii, I found these, I really do not know much about them, they are heavy and solid, any ideas on what they are? They were found on beach in sand like this, round and separate from a large rock, one is double sided Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Tops of gastropod shells. Modern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hemipristis Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 they are the apex from modern cone snails. Locally, they're called 'puka shells'. Holes are drilled in the center of the smaller ones and they are threaded together into puka shell necklaces 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Large shell fossil Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Thank you so much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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