MaltaWildPlants Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Hi, this is my first post on TTF for fossil ID from Malta. A friend showed me some fossils and wished to ID them for him. I already made some research, and one of them should be a Conus sp. In my pic, the boxes are 5cm, so the conus measures an impressive (for a beginner like me!) 12.5cm. My friend picked these from the island of Gozo, and I think from the North West of the sister island. The small mollusc lost detail but have the same conical shape of the larger one. No idea about the shell. Thank you Edited July 6, 2015 by MaltaWildPlants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 As far as I know,the geology of the Maltese islands is relatively young,from Paleogene to Quaternary with limestone and alluvial deposits,with the common fossils of genera Pecten and Conus.Looking at the pictures, I think they fall into the category mentioned. " 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...
MaltaWildPlants Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thank you abyssunder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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