Max-fossils Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Hi all, Found these oddballs at Cap-Blanc-Nez, France. So Cretaceous in age. What do you think they are? I'm not even sure that they are anything, they might just be weird geologic formations. Looking forward to hearing your opinion. Thanks in advance, Max Oddball #1: (kinda flat; and the white spots are concave) Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Oddball #2 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Oddball #3: Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Oddball #4 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 They all look like metamorphic rocks that have tumbled a long distance. 2 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I agree with ynot, except for the first one. If it were Carboniferous I'd be suggesting something along the lines of Sigillaria , but here, i'm not sure, but it looks like a fossil to me. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: They all look like metamorphic rocks that have tumbled a long distance. Indeed what I thought too, but just wanted to check to make sure. Only the first one does seem to be of organic origin. Thanks 17 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I agree with ynot, except for the first one. If it were Carboniferous I'd be suggesting something along the lines of Sigillaria , but here, i'm not sure, but it looks like a fossil to me. The first one is the only one that looked remotely possible to be from a fossil. Wonder what it could be And yeah the others are then just rocks. Thanks Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 The first one looks like a worn piece of sponge such as Ventriculites. 3 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I agree first one is a fossil with it's regular pattern of indentions. I like what @Tidgy's Dad said but the problem of course, is time period. We've talked about ship's ballast being a concern for beach finds, making it difficult to say about possible exotics. 2 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, TqB said: The first one looks like a worn piece of sponge such as Ventriculites. That makes sense because the individual indentions are elongated. 2 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I agree with ynot, except for the first one. +1 1 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...
Max-fossils Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 @TqB that does seem to fit well, thanks a lot Tarquin! A very new piece to my collection. Pretty cool (IMO) And also thanks to @ynot, @Tidgy's Dad and @Innocentx for your help and confirmations! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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