Marmaduke Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 My 7 year old daughter and I found this last week on West Runton beach near to where a fossilised woolly mammoth was found a few years back. Curious to know whether its an animal or vegetation/tree fossil, or just some sort of mineral deposit. Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) It's a sponge, quite likely Doryderma (also known as Brochodora - not sure which is currently accepted) which is the common branching one found in flint and the Chalk. Edited February 25, 2023 by TqB 3 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 yep, a nice sponge in flintstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmaduke Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 Thank you both for such quick and helpful responses. We'll research further to see what they could have looked like. Many thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmaduke Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 Would you happen to have a link to a picture of this type of sponge? Not getting too many references in my Google searches. Many thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 17 hours ago, Marmaduke said: Would you happen to have a link to a picture of this type of sponge? Not getting too many references in my Google searches. Many thanks in advance ?Searching "Doryderma" brings up quite a few good images. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 LINK 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...
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