Dvddave Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Hi I really appreciated everybody's comments it was found on the Essex coast North Sea uk An area called Clacton on sea Essex Home to clactonian man 425.000 bc Sorry I was unsure of the age of this item The beach was recently recharged with material dredged from deep North Sea beds up too seven metres deep Many mammoth/rhino/ megladon echnoids fossils were found along with many Flint tools Also I have many interesting sculptures The Flint here in question measures 25x12 cm It was only the head shaped creature that I had measured previously so I hope this helps many thanks David Edited January 7, 2018 by Dvddave Spelling error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvddave Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi I made a mistake this stone measures 24x12cm the sea horse looking creature measures 8 cm it was found on the North Sea Essex coast uk it appears to have rings around the trunk of the creature any more help will be appreciated many thanks David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks for the clarification. I still say it's banded flint. It may well derive its elongated form from a burrow system, as is the case for many flint nodules. 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXV24 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi, I think others have have said this before in your initial post, but the 'sea horse' is an area of banded flint, and not a fossil. It's not exactly known how these structures form but they can occur quite commonly in flint nodules such as this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 06/01/2018 at 11:39 PM, Ludwigia said: We're talking Pliocene here John Can’t see tags on my iphone which is irritating and that’s what the only way I read the forum. Really irritating. @Cris can that be fixed with an update? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 @John Brewer Have you tried changing the theme? 2 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, Bullsnake said: @John Brewer Have you tried changing the theme? Bingo! @Bullsnake it seems I owe you a beer! I prefer the colour of the classic theme but I’ll suffer John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: Bingo! @Bullsnake it seems I owe you a beer! I prefer the colour of the classic theme but I’ll suffer Ha! There was a thread about that yesterday, but the credit goes to Tim for reminding me of it. Cheers anyway! 1 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, Bullsnake said: Ha! There was a thread about that yesterday, but the credit goes to Tim for reminding me of it. Cheers anyway! I prefer the classic theme too and anyway I read all posts regardless of tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: Bingo! @Bullsnake it seems I owe you a beer! I prefer the colour of the classic theme but I’ll suffer You can change the Color of the default/main theme. 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...
abyssunder Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I think, the patterns might be similar to dissipative patterns in chert concretions. 3 " 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...
Dvddave Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi Those patterns look nothing like my creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvddave Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Also the snout area rings are far more irregular in shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I have to say I am in the non-fossil camp. I don't see any indication of bone texture, or seahorse morphology to the item. It vaguely resembles a seahorse, but it isn't a fossil. 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...
doushantuo Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Not a hippocampid . They are known,however, from the Miocene Coprolite horizon,Tunjice/Slovenia(Hippocampus sarmaticus). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Dvddave said: Hi Those patterns look nothing like my creature 1 hour ago, Dvddave said: Also the snout area rings are far more irregular in shape Hi, this is not a creature, those be infilled burrows, it means that it could be the fossil trace (ichnofossil), maybe of an animal, but also just a hole filled by sediment before the mineralization. Look more closely to the schemas and photos we posted and you see that the patterns of your piece correspond. But inside that piece of flint, you could find fossils. Please, follow the link i gave you to see what kind of things you might find in it if you're lucky and if you have the material to break or cut it. "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 January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 21 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: You can change the Color of the default/main theme. Can I request light blue Tim John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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