TqB Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I usually find my own belemnites but I couldn't resist buying this one that's been attacked by the endolithic sponge Entobia. Belemnitella, maybe B. lanceolata (haven't checked it yet), from the Lower Maastrichtian Chalk of Denmark. 5 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Fantastic specimen...just beautiful! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks great! With calcite remineralization in the boreholes? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Wow, Tarquin! That's stunning. Would've caught my eye, too. Nice acquisition. Thanks for showing it to us. 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...
ynot Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Nice piece!! The pattern is neat. 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...
LordTrilobite Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Wow that sure is really pretty. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Beautiful..... And I learnt something new too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Amazing piece. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thanks for the comments, everyone! @Ludwigia - Roger, I'm not sure what the finer hyphae (if that's the word) are filled with but the exposed bits look like chalk. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvie Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Stunning,would look fantastic set as a pendant,unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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