Julinka Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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 post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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 Link to post Share on other sites
FranzBernhard Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Welcome to TFF from Austria! Aren´t these cuttlebones? Cuttlebone (link to wikipedia) Franz Bernhard Edited January 5 by FranzBernhard 4 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RJB Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Im going to side with Franz. These look like cuttlebones? RB 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Julinka Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 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 post Share on other sites
fifbrindacier Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Hi from France. I agree they do look like cuttlebone. Edited January 5 by fifbrindacier 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Al Dente Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Nice. Here's a paper on ones from Malta. 9 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
FranzBernhard Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Wow! Thanks, @Al Dente! I am rarely using this word, but these are really "cool". Really learned something new! Franz Bernhard 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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