Fossils from Møns Klint

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

A few days ago, I started in another thread a gallery of fossils from Møns Klint held at the "on-site museum" GeoCenter MK. I thought that it would be more appropriate to continue this gallery in the "A Trip to the Museum" forum. This post will deal with a multitude of fossils that are more common than the exceptional Danekrae fossils (but you'll see that some of them are rather rare). All the fossils pictured here are exhibited at "The Fossil Room".

Hope you like them!

 

2 partial stems of the crinoid Isselicrinus sp. preserved in a single piece of chalk - uncommon

 

 

 

2 nodules of flint that preserve associated and articulated ossicles of the goniasterid asteroid (starfish) Recurvaster sp. - relatively rare

 

 

 

 

Partial mandibular rami from a thoracosaurine crocodylian - unique; no other crocodylian remains have been found at MK (temporarily removed from display to facilitate my research of the specimen in summer)

 

 

 

Calyces from 3 Bourgueticrinus constrictus crinoids - relatively common

 

 

 

2 teeth from a Cretalamna appendiculata shark - rare

 

 

 

Complete tooth from a Hexanchus microdon shark - rare

 

 

 

Articulated and associated ossicles from the goniasterid asteroid Metopaster poulseni (includes at least one arm) - rare

 

 

 

Temnocidaris pistillum (cidarid echinoid) spines - relatively common

 

 

 

Phymosoma granulosum (phymosomatid echinoid) spines - relatively common

 

 

 

Complete Phymosoma granulosum test (echinoid "shell" composed of numerous ossicles) - relatively rare

 

 

 

Partial Baculites vertebralis (baculitid heteromorph ammonite) shell - rare

 

 

 

Sphenodiscus sp.; almost complete ammonite shell - rare

 

 

 

Rather long stem of the crinoid Isselicrinus buchii - relatively rare

 

 

Well, that was the MK fossil gallery! Tell me what you think about it

 

Best,

 

Christian

 

Edited May 10, 2018 by The Amateur Paleontologist

[caldigger]

Not seeing any pictures!

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

@caldigger Should be better now… Must have been a problem with the picture uploading. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice, thanks for sharing this.

The echinoderm pieces are particularly interesting.

No brachiopods ? 

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

There must have been, @Tidgy's Dad, but I don't think I photographed them… Sorry about that  I'll make sure to PM you some brachiopod pictures once I'm back from my MKFE Nº2 - in the meantime, I can provide you with a paper describing 2 Danish chalk brachiopods (one of them is from Møns Klint).

 

2 new danish chalk brachiopods.pdf

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thank you, very interesting. 

I'll look forward to the photos. 

[ynot]

Nice selection of fossils, thanks for sharing.