Megaladonna Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hello guys and gals, I did a little exploring in England, and I found loads of marine fossils,, belemnites, corals, bryozoans, I found coprolite, sponges... I was curious, I can't seems to identify the fossil next to the tube worm. Can someone help? Thank you Megaladonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Not sure your first item is a fossil. To me, it looks like a piece of Beekite. Photos HERE. Regards. 1 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I fiddled with your pictures a bit. Not sure your third item is a fossil either. Can we get some pictures from all sides of the item? Regards, 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...
GeschWhat Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Where in England did you find it? It looks like coprolite to me. There is so much of the snarge (pun intended) over there! 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaladonna Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Berkshires!!! I found loads of marine fossils!! Hopefull I can make it to the Jurassic coast this year. My favorite country for fossil collecting by far, UK is loaded. @geschwhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaladonna Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 @fossildude,, hiya. Here are some more pictures. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Hmm. Great pictures, by the way. The "pores" on that item are throwing me. Maybe some sort of bryozoan?? Perhaps one of our English members will weigh in. Regards, Edited September 2, 2015 by Fossildude19 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Berkshires!!! I found loads of marine fossils!! Hopefull I can make it to the Jurassic coast this year. My favorite country for fossil collecting by far, UK is loaded. @geschwhat Have you been fossil hunting in upstate New York??? Tons of fossils from various ages, all along central and western NY. Regards, 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...
Megaladonna Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Never!!! I would love to go,, can you recommend a spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Berkshires!!! I found loads of marine fossils!! Hopefull I can make it to the Jurassic coast this year. My favorite country for fossil collecting by far, UK is loaded. @geschwhat Sounds wonderful, Megaladonna! If you go to the Jurassic coast, be sure to stop in the Lyme Regis Museum and check out William Buckland's coprolite table. Coprolite hunting in the UK is definitely on my bucket list! 2 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) I presume that the fossils were found in the Cretaceous sediments of Berkshire, where the oldest rock at the surface is the chalk. http://berksgeoconservation.org.uk/docs/BerkshireGeology.pdfAt a closer view, the specimen under #6 reveals concentric growth rings around an encrusting centre. What`s in the center looks like a coral, and over the rings looks to be bryozoan. On the surface of the opposite side of the specimen I see somehow radiating canals. Putting all together, the whole ensemble resembles very well a calcareous sponge, with calcium carbonate spicules and astrorhizae (radiating canals). Something similar is here: http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2012/04/08/woosters-fossil-of-the-week-a-calcareous-sponge-with-a-crinoid-holdfast-matmor-formation-middle-jurassic-israel/ Edited September 6, 2015 by abyssunder " 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...
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