New finds from Heidenheim

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On the 26.12.2016 i was in the quarry Moldenberg near Heidenheim an der Brenz.

There you can find fossils from the white jurassic. 

Besides of this highlight: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/70839-what-is-this/ 

I also found many brachiopods, bivalves, crinoid stems, bryozoans ...

 

First some pictures of the quarry:

Its was a very cold and dark day so shadefully they are not that nice...

 

 

 

Now the "real" quarry:

 

 

And the view on a part of the city Heidenheim:

 

 

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I want to start with the brachiopods i found. 

I am not sure if i id them correct so please correct me ...

 

I think that i have found two big species.

First the Rhynchonellida:

 

They were quite common there so I found many exemplars ...

On average they are about 3-4 cm long.

 

 

Close up to another one:

 

 

And then my nicest one ... about 5 cm big and well preserved:

 

 

Then the Terebratulida:

 

In my mind they are not that nice but thats a matter of opinion

 

Some specimen: (about 3 cm long)

 

 

And a single one with a length of 3.6 cm:

 

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The brachiopods were often brocken but then you can see the beautiful crystallisation inside them....

One example:

 

 

I just want to give a quick overview of the next species, because otherwies it would be too wordy ...

 

Bivalve: (about 7 cm big)

Please help to determine this one, because i have many similar pieces ...

 

 

Sea urchin spikes were also very common ...

This one of the biggest (6 cm) and best preserved one: 

 

 

And some crinoid stems:

 

 

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I also found some nice pieces with a huge variety of fossils on them.

They are named "Brenztal Trümmerkalk" ...

One piece with different bryozoans, crinoid stems and sea urchin spikes ....

 

 

 

 

And last but not least this item:

 

 

Its about 6 cm long and i have no idea what it is ...

Maybe a sponge ?

 

Thanks for viewing ! Hope you enjoy although they are not great finds.

Only a liitle overview about  what you can find there  (and its nice too have the whole fauna of one location)

 

[Phevo]

Nice report, the small brachiopods are really nice and especially with the calcite crystals inside, we find sea urchins like that over here. 

 

The bivalve kinda looks like a big brachiopod I find in Denmark, but I don't know what time period this is in so it might not be the same.

 

Regards

 

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4 hours ago, Phevo said:

Nice report, the small brachiopods are really nice and especially with the calcite crystals inside, we find sea urchins like that over here. 

 

The bivalve kinda looks like a big brachiopod I find in Denmark, but I don't know what time period this is in so it might not be the same.

 

Regards

 

Hi and thanks for the compliment !

I often see those sea urchins ... they are great ! I love if i can find minerals and fossils at the same time

Thanks also for the id help ! Maybe it is a brachiopod ... good idea !