Malteser Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Hi, I would really appreciate some help with these fossils. They were found in the Lower Coralline Limestone stratum (Miocene) in what is called the Scutella bed (due to the abundance of Scutella subrotunda). I apologize for not including some sort of scale. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Because the material is fragmented is difficult an accurate determination without knowing exactly the echinoid fauna of those Maltese sediments, but from what I can tell, taking into holistic all the fragments, I can say that the echinoids presented in the center of pics (1 - 4) looks close to Spatangus sp., or maybe Maretia sp.. The plate - like fragments (as in pic 1) are Scutella sp..The bivalves of pics (5 -7) are Pectinids, like Pecten. " 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...
Malteser Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Because the material is fragmented is difficult an accurate determination without knowing exactly the echinoid fauna of those Maltese sediments, but from what I can tell, taking into holistic all the fragments, I can say that the echinoids presented in the center of pics (1 - 4) looks close to Spatangus sp., or maybe Maretia sp.. Spatangus--Spatangus--britannus--5212-.jpg The plate - like fragments (as in pic 1) are Scutella sp.. The bivalves of pics (5 -7) are Pectinids, like Pecten. thanks very much I tried searching the literature on local fossils but most of it is ancient and presumably outdated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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