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Fossils from Brean Down, Somerset


Yuanls

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I was at Brean Down on the Somerset coast of England last week, and found various fossils on the beach there. From what it appears, most of the samples I have are from the black rock limestone of the Carboniferous period, although others are differently coloured. They may come from other parts of the coast via longshore drift, or from a point higher up in the cliff, where there are mudstones and sandstones from the upper Carboniferous. 

 

Some banded samples, although I have the suspicion at least one of them is actually striped flint. 

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Are these some kind of burrow, or is it coral?

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Is this coral? (front and back images)

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I found a large stone, there are 2 shells of some kind and what I think is an echinoid. 

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I also found a fossil in the cliff face itself, is this a type of coral? It's about 5-6cm in diameter

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Cheers, I look forwards to hearing from you

 

Xiang

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Neat finds! :) 

 

I'd probably be comfortable with your guess that these are coral. I think your possible echinoid may also be coral, judging by what appear to me to be defined septae.

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