baggeh Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hi everyone I'm new so hello! I found a ball shaped object in flint with my young son and we were both curious as to what it could be. It is round, came out in one piece when I hit the flint with a hammer and it has uniform hexagonal shapes across the top with rows of indentations. I hope the image is OK? Of not I can get more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araucaria1959 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hello and welcome to the forum! This is a sea urchin Echinocorys from the upper cretaceous. araucaria1959 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tatter Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Welcome to the forum, wow I wish my first find was so awesome. Marilyn Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Araucaria1959 is correct. It would have originated from the Upper Chalk once apon a time. Nice find. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggeh Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Well thank you all for your speedy replies.. A sea urchin? How interesting and my son will be so pleased. What a fantastic forum! (-: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Very nice! Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Welcome to the forum and great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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