Georgina04 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hi! i found this fossil, among with many others which were Crinoidea in limestone. This was lying amongst the limestone pebbles which contained minute fossils. This one caught my eye, at first it looked like a rock but on further inspection it got me thinking it could be some sort of fossil. It has lines running along it, in one direction, they taper down to the bottom which I also have took a picture of. It was found on the coast, and the site I went to is renowned for its many crinoid and coral fossils. The whole shoreline was mainly limestone. I was thinking it was some sort of coral or shell. It measures approximately 5cm in length. Maybe a belemnite? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Looks like a really worn horn coral. 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...
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abyssunder Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It looks like tumbled rugose coral, to me. " 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...
Fossildude19 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I agree, ... a Rugose coral. 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...
Georgina04 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Thank you everyone for your help! glad to know what it it, it had me stumped. I knew it wasn't just an ordinary pebble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 nice find even though it is worn! I love the texture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Cool find!!! Coral like everyone else said. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It's a worn coral indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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