Bong Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Found this today at Lepe beach in Hampshire, UK. Any identification help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. It looks to me like it could be a chunk of an ammonite. Is that beach known for ammonite finds? 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 June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Welcome to TFF! I agree with Tim. A side view may help solidify the ID. 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...
TqB Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 The ribs are very irregular for an ammonite, with odd bifurcations. It looks like flint (which you'd expect there) and I suspect it's a bit of sponge, something like Ventriculites radiatus. Like this one (copyright image): https://www.kreidemuseum.de/fossilien-uebersicht/ventriculites-radiatus-55mm/ Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks everyone! Lepe beach is famous for Paleocene and Eocene I believe? And it was really full of flints just like TqB said so I think he is right. 2 hours ago, TqB said: The ribs are very irregular for an ammonite, with odd bifurcations. It looks like flint (which you'd expect there) and I suspect it's a bit of sponge, something like Ventriculites radiatus. Like this one (copyright image): https://www.kreidemuseum.de/fossilien-uebersicht/ventriculites-radiatus-55mm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks for posting this fossil - I learned something new today. 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...
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