ZzBeekeeper Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I found a fossil in my garden. I have no idea what it is. Thought it was a strange shape stone and put it on one side. A week later looked again and I think it may be a fossil. You only have to dig a foot down and you hit thick clay in my garden. I found it about 6 or 7 inches down in the clay. I have been doing some research and found the clay in my garden come from the Cretaceous period. Any Idea what it is?? Any help would be great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Looks like a chert nodule or concretion; inorganic, I'm afraid. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 It's a flint nodule from the local Chalk, not really a fossil although it may have formed along a burrow. It also possibly contains a fossil sponge, the photos are are too small to tell though. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Looks like a chert nodule or concretion; inorganic, I'm afraid. Yup. Otherwise known as flint. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZzBeekeeper Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 That's what I thought at 1st. But did not think you would get flint in clay. Also the shape looks like a femur bone with the head that go's into the thigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nature is tricky that way... Excellent pictures, by the way "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I would say it is a sponge, I have many similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZzBeekeeper Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thank you all for your replies. I did a search for fossil sponge flints and found load that look similar. I am very pleased I found a fossil in my garden. It will go on display next to my Stone Age flint toll I also found in my garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thank you all for your replies. I did a search for fossil sponge flints and found load that look similar. I am very pleased I found a fossil in my garden. It will go on display next to my Stone Age flint toll I also found in my garden. Can we have a picture of the tool? I have clay under my garden not far from where you are, I am interested. I too have fouund flint sponges in my garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZzBeekeeper Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I found this flint stone and put it in my bucket to stop the wind blowing it over. It was when I was watching time team on TV about 2 years later. When they found a flint stone that looked just like mine. It was used for rubbing hides with fats and animals brains. Unfortunately a quarter of it has Broken off. Picture of the top witch shows the broken bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It is very nice! Looks amazing! Do you have any pictures of what a whole one looks like? I am not an expert on flint things, so I cannot tell you much about it. I am sure others can on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZzBeekeeper Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Stone tools come in many shapes and sizes and can be made from any type of stone. It was just luck I did not throw this one away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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