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Fossils found down at Beaumaris

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Hello, recently I went down to Beaumaris and found some fossils. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they are? Thanks

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I'm not familiar with Beaumaris but if that is a fossil, I would say crinoid stem section. I don't see a whole lot of other detail that would help identify it. Maybe part of a cephalopod?

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Nope. Much too recent a site to be crinoid. The Beaumaris Sandstone dates from around 4.5-6.5 mya.

 

This PDF will give you a better idea of the types of fossils found at Beaumaris:

 

http://www.marinecare.org.au/images/Fossils_of_Beaumaris_Feb_2015.pdf

 

BTW: The PDF shows your specimen as a phosphate nodule pseudofossil.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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