Max-fossils Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Since the beginning my dad thought the finds were not fossilized. At first I was pretty are they were fossils, but a few things have made me doubt it now: 1) the matrix around them is really soft, almost like clay or sandstone. 2) they break rather easily 3) there is nacre on some of them (photos) Arguments for it being a fossil: 1) they're stuck in the cliff, sometimes high up. How would they have gotten there so quickly? Anyways I would like your thoughts on this. Thanks so much for reading!!! Best regards, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, Vieira said: Yes those are worm tubes.. Ok, thanks! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Max, Your finds are fossils. The miocene material i'm used to, have those features... In places I make my hunting trips the matrix is similar and the gastropods and shells normally are very fragile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Thanks for the wonderful trip report! Nice pictures and finds, the scenery is not bad either. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Vieira said: Max, Your finds are fossils. The miocene material i'm used to, have those features... In places I make my hunting trips the matrix is similar and the gastropods and shells normally are very fragile... Ok, thanks for the clarification! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 3 hours ago, ynot said: Thanks for the wonderful trip report! Nice pictures and finds, the scenery is not bad either. Tony Thanks! The scenery was indeed nearly magical. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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