hiker Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Dear all, Here are photos from a fossil I found when hiking in Lebanon. Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaforth Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Gastropod isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Yes indeed, seems to be a gastropod! Maybe hormotoma? So it is a very common fossil, isn't it? Edited January 29, 2015 by hiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 An internal cast of a gastropod in which sediments get into the empty chamber and follow the spiral down to the tip. Maybe common, but it's a nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 An internal cast of a gastropod in which sediments get into the empty chamber and follow the spiral down to the tip. Maybe common, but it's a nice one! Yeah I love it! It is the only fossil I found in 5 days of hike in this region. It was somehow off the track, while hiking a steep hill under the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoorfunblonde Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Great find! Yes, its a gastropod... turitella. I find tons of those here where I live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwise Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Looks more like tylosoma to me...turritella are usually narrower with a narrower base... Thanks for your help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Beautiful gastropod!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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