Organicognition Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Hi I live in the UK near the coast in devon and my bro found this. Its strange as its in flint stone and has a strange pattern !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I'm thinking it's a bit of fossil coral, but let's wait for other opinions. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Doesn't look like coral to me. Perhaps echinoid ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Rockwood said: Doesn't look like coral to me. Perhaps echinoid ? There ya go! I thought it looked familiar -- just couldn't place it. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Yes, it's a bit of an echinoid, probably in flint from the Late Cretaceous chalk that forms parts of the cliffs along the south-east Devon coastline. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Nice find! 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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