Cretaceous fossils (NL)

[Fossilsforever]

Hello all,

 

Found these really cool fossils (some weeks ago).

The fossils are from the Cretaceous period (shallow marine environment covered Limburg - part of the Netherlands). 

The fossils are from the upper upper Campanian and lower Maastrichtien (73-69 and/or 72-69 and/or 72-68 mya). 

I and my girlfriend were searching for fossils and walking in a forest when we found two VERY LARGE echinoids (Echinocorys scutata (Leske, 1778).

These are really big and the best ones I have in my collection (one is 9 a 10 cm). The other one is also really big, somewhat flatter, but not complete (missing parts and bottem damaged, also the details are not that really good preserved but overall, the specimen is a very cool and good find). 

My girlfriend found the biggest belemnite specimen I have found in the Netherlands (one 10,5 cm Belemnitella/Belemnella sp.) (big belemnite on the right). 

All in all a really cool trip!

Edited April 14, 2021 by Fossilsforever

[FranzBernhard]

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

Walking in the forest and finding fossils is the best you can do!
Franz Bernhard

[Neanderthal Shaman]

Very cool, those are some fine looking belemnites.