DE&i Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 After splitting some clay shales this morning I wondered how these two fossils would have come together. Thank you for looking 2 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Tides can move things - no reason to assume it was anything but currents in the water, I would think. With the amount of fossils found in the shale, it would be fairly good odds of finding something like this. 1 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...
andreas Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Originally one was located above/below the other, then they were compressed together by the tons of sediment laying above. Now it looks like the Belemnites is sticked in the ammonoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 So, one night a Belelemite swims into a bar, and spies a really attractive Ammonite... I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thank you all for looking @Darktooth @Fossildude19 @andreas we were wondering how big the belemnite would have been compared to the size of the ammonite. @TqB 1 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looks the right of order of magnitude, @DarrenElliot, maybe six times the length of the rostrum. 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thank you for looking @TqB I find scenarios such as this quite fascinating as Elliot and I have come up with a few ideas which made some interesting chit chat. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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