Julinka Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I sometimes stumble upon these strange fossils which I like to call 'mini surfboards'. I unsuccessfully searched a couple of times on the internet and found no similar photos to help me identify them. They've all been found on the clay layer. They all have a very similar pattern . Their size is usually around 3cm (even larger sometimes). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Moved to FOSSIL ID. Welcome to the Forum. Can we have a location where these were found? Any other fossils found there? They look a bit like Conulariida, but, we need more information on where these were found to nail down the stratigraphy/geologic age. 1 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...
FranzBernhard Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Welcome to TFF from Austria! Aren´t these cuttlebones? Cuttlebone (link to wikipedia) Franz Bernhard Edited January 5, 2022 by FranzBernhard 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Im going to side with Franz. These look like cuttlebones? RB 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julinka Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thanks for your replies. They're from the Blue clay layer in Malta, Europe (c.10-15million y.a.) They've all been found on beaches with recent clay erosion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Hi from France. I agree they do look like cuttlebone. Edited January 5, 2022 by fifbrindacier 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Nice. Here's a paper on ones from Malta. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Wow! Thanks, @Al Dente! I am rarely using this word, but these are really "cool". Really learned something new! Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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