Greenfingers85 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I've been collecting plastic from around thanet beaches and started noticing fossils in flint so collected some stuff up to find out more ..and also about what can and cant be found in flint form, Keep finding bone and tooth shaped flint and also some strange textures on some too ..I have a very keen eyes so I'd like to tune out useless stuff ..Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfingers85 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 These are the bits that look like tooth and bone but they are solid flint and just look deceiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 What exactly do you want identified here? I can see a few sea urchins and a lot of flint, but no teeth or bone. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hi Greenfingers, welcome to the forum and thanks for cleaning the beaches! Many flint nodules form around a fossil nucleus that may or may not be recognizable. Often the shapes that look bone-ish are rather fossil sponges or nodules formed around them. Nice collection of echinoids! best Regards, J 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfingers85 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Mahnmut said: Hi Greenfingers, welcome to the forum and thanks for cleaning the beaches! Many flint nodules form around a fossil nucleus that may or may not be recognizable. Often the shapes that look bone-ish are rather fossil sponges or nodules formed around them. Nice collection of echinoids! best Regards, J Hello thanks for your reply ..I did just write out a reply and it vanished...so you're saying they are just coral? I have found some more stuff today the beach is very remote and near some old clay on chalk cliffs so I didn't want to leave anything important..i am only there to pick up plastic not particular a fossil collector and there is no more plastic left so I will not be returning for some time..Which is good news for me but not for science .I found some very in items but if they're of no importance or value to anyone I'd rather leave them there for others to enjoy ..but I grabbed what I saw to find out more about them ..thanks again for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfingers85 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 18 hours ago, Ludwigia said: What exactly do you want identified here? I can see a few sea urchins and a lot of flint, but no teeth or bone. I'm sorry I'm not really use to asking stuff online ..I kept finding these object while cleaning a beach I have cleaned many beaches but never seen some of the items anywhere else.I was confused as to if they are teeth or just another flint nodule..they have strange pitted texture and stand out from other flint, The other gentleman suggested they are just coral.but thanks for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfingers85 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 This is what I found from walking along one stretch of coast. maybe 500m. Could you tell me more about some of the items if they are, ( just stone or not just stone ) and if anyone would be interested who is researching the topic? It's very dangerous, so people shouldn't go there unless necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Other than echinoids and their spines, I'm not seeing any other fossils here. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 When posting so many items, it is best to number or label them somehow. That way people can easily identify the items they may know, and let you know. 3 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...
Greenfingers85 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 I'm sure you're able to count thanks for your help anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I'm sure we are all able to count. But why would we want to want to make that effort, especially for someone who can't bother to be courteous? You are asking for help, then making it difficult? Don 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Greenfingers85 said: I'm sure you're able to count thanks for your help anyway. The suggestion was made out of the interests of showing courtesy to those who might volunteer their time to assist in the identification of your finds. Making remarks that may easily be construed as flippant is not conducive to the civility this community prides itself on. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 You have a lot of nice urchins there and some spines. It is useful to give them a number because it is easier to spot the ones we can help you to identify and also to show them with a rule in centimeters or inches, because that helps for their identification for measurements are often very important. 1 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...
fifbrindacier Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) It appears the fossils of Thanet are Cretaceous and i think that one below is a Micraster. You can check that site : http://go-fossils.com/thanet.html Edited March 11, 2022 by fifbrindacier 1 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...
fifbrindacier Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Greenfingers85 said: they are just coral? You don't have coral here. As @Mahnmutsaid, flint can form a nodule around a fossil and it is often around a sponge. 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...
Mahnmut Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 the second picture from the top in your last post may show sponge spicules (their skeleton) The first pic in the tenth row of you last post shows nice sea urchin spines. You see, this way I spend some time using my power of counting, and you have to use it again to know what I am talking about. All in all you got some really nice fossils there, but nothing that implies a duty to preserve it for science. Best regards, and keep up the good work cleaning the beaches! Best Regards, J 1 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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