cracker2k2 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi, I was walking along the shoreline north of Robin Hood's Bay earlier today (East Yorkshire, UK). I'm no expert fossil hunter by any means, but in a short period of time I managed to find a few fossilised Ammonites and various other sea critters. The area where I was walking is quite famous for its large deposits of fossils. Robin Hood's Bay is a tiny town with only 5 shops, 2 of them are fossil 'museums' with quite impressive items on display that have been found in the area. I'm aware that none of this information changes whether what I found was bone... or just a large rock... but it did make me wonder.... In the attached photos you can see the items which I discovered. They were initially covered by the local black clay/mud, which came away after quite a bit of hammering with a large rock (again, I'm no expert fossil hunter!). They were directly beneath a large rocky outcrop, at the right level/strata which local guide books indicate fossils are most likely to be found. Based on these pictures, can anyone tell me if these are bones/fossils? I'm more than happy to donate these to the local museum if they are genuine specimens. The location I found the items, the way the edges are curved and fit into each other and the fact they were found in the same kind of clay/mud that other fossils are found in lead me to question whether this was something a bit special... Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome to the forum. I'm leaning toward concretion or nodule based on a lack of any stand-out diagnostic details. I say that with an entire salt cellar as my knowledge of your area's geology is regrettably quite poor! I'm hoping my guess is wrong. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. I don't see any bone texture or morphology. I'm in the nodule/concretion camp. But sometimes, nodules have fossils in them. Regards, 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...
ynot Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Welcome to TFF! I think the 3rd picture shows an imprint of something fossil, but not sure what it is. The others look like concretions. 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...
RJB Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Look very much like concretions. Wether or not they contain fossils is very hard to tell by the pics. Many concs do contain fossils but also, many do not. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 1 hour ago, ynot said: Welcome to TFF! I think the 3rd picture shows an imprint of something fossil, but not sure what it is. The others look like concretions. I believe that is where the nodules came from. 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...
cracker2k2 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Wow, thanks for the quick replies! Oh well, another day, another fossil. I guess my excitement was built by the (what upon reflection is clearly a fake) Triceratops and T-Rex skulls in the local museum/shop I've included a photo of the other items from my haul. I have no idea what they are, but I'm pretty happy with my first attempt at scouring the cliffs. I will be back out tomorrow! Thanks once again. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 You have nice pectens here, and also, i guess, some crinoid columns and oysters. Though i don't know what age is that area (if you have written it in the tags, i can't visualize them). Regards, Sophie. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 You’ve got some nice things on the plates there! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Nice plates there! Love the shells and the ammo! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 If I would have seen what you saw in the 3rd photo, I would have been SUPER excited. Then I would have been very sad to see what what inside. I guess not everything can be coprolite. Very interesting concretion and fossil plate though. Better luck tomorrow! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 19 octobre 2017 at 8:38 PM, JohnBrewer said: You’ve got some nice things on the plates there! Hey, there, i see you now, and that your girl could also be called pippi longstread. (If that's both of you on that photo). 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Allo Fifi... Longstocking, on dit en anglais : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 2 hours ago, fifbrindacier said: Hey, there, i see you now, and that your girl could also be called pippi longstread. (If that's both of you on that photo). Indeed! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 On 26 octobre 2017 at 8:28 PM, jpc said: Allo Fifi... Longstocking, on dit en anglais : ) I always forget that. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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