CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hi, I'm new to this, so I'm not sure if I have the right tags or I'm in the right forum. If I'm not please point me in the right direction My children and I found a bit of flint on our local beach. It has some odd markings on it and we were wondering if it could be a fossil of some kind? Can anyone help please? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 An interesting find. To my eye, it looks like a broken piece of pottery. Can you provide a picture of this from the other side? 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hi, and welcome to TFF! You're asking for a fossil identification, so the Fossil ID thread is indeed the right one Not sure what that is honestly... I can't rule out, nor say with certainty if it is, geologic, human or organic. Weird! One thing that will surely help is to have more pictures of the piece (from different angles), and to know the location where this was found (what beach?)! Best regards, Max 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...
CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 This is the bottom of the stone Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Sorry, I found this at Blackhead beach, which is in Whitehead in Northern Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Welcome to TFF! I also would like to see pictures of the sides and back of this piece. Worn pottery is a good possibility. 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 June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Although I agree that the dots on the first line do look like something artificial, I personally am not aware of any pottery that has been made of flint... Isn't 99% of pottery made with clay/porcelain/other softer materials? 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 June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The last picture shows a chert piece. That makes the markings on the other side very interesting. Would still like a side shot. 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...
CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Im so confused by it! More images coming now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The plot thickens... Seeing the backside of this piece rules out pottery. The pattern still looks to be something artifactual in nature. We certainly like a good mystery here on TFF! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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-AnThOnY- Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Looks like an imprint/stain of a regular echinoid to me. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Just gave it a quick clean and took more pics in the sunlight. Uploading these now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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supertramp Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I think that Anthony could be right https://www.google.it/search?q=echinoid+imprint&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZhMzj6cHbAhUE0RQKHScuAgYQ_AUICigB&biw=1517&bih=705#imgrc=gRj2Vc9xOgiDNM: ciao 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I am definitely warming to the echinoid suggestion. Good call! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowSkull Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Aww wow that's class. Thanks very much everyone That's a sea urchin right? This is the first fossil I've ever found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I concur that it is likely the negative of an echinoid in flint. Very interesting! 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said: Looks like an imprint/stain of a regular echinoid to me. My thought as well. 2 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...
GeschWhat Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Very cool - welcome to the forum! 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Definitely an echinoid impression, in Cretaceous flint. It's pretty large which, with that pattern, means probably Echinocorys sp. 4 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 This is an impression of an echinoid; I agree that Echinocorys sp is a likely candidate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 very cool piece, congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Partial echinoid in flint, looking at the pattern I'd guess Echinocorys as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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