Olistip Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Can anyone give me an explanation of what these fossils are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) Hello and welcome to the forum! You've come to the right place with your question, as we've got some very knowledgeable members on this forum. And while I myself can't help you much with this material, I'm sure someone else will be along shortly to help you out. The little I can tell you, though, is that the light coloured shell in the last photograph is a gastropod, just as are those circled in red in the photograph below. The ones circled in blue are bivalves, while I think the ones I've circled in purple might be oysters (coincidentally, bivalves too ). I'm a bit hesitant about them being oysters, though, as the one on the right has a dome-shape that might make it a gastropod, though the remaining shell surface would suggest a regular bivalve. As to the other pieces, those look like probably pieces of coral and possibly sponge to me, but would need to be cleaned to get a better impression (you could try a diluted vinegar bath - Always Add Acid - on your least interesting piece to see if it cleans up). Edited May 4, 2021 by pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: Those look like probably pieces of coral and possibly sponge. They could be some very worn down peices of Bryzoan. Edited May 4, 2021 by fossilhunter21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I'm seeing a lot of infilled burrows. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: I'm seeing a lot of infilled burrows. Yeah thats why I wasn't sure if it was Bryzoan or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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