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Beekite Micraster, U. Cretaceous, Germany


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Pretty cool looking, Tarquin. 
Nice acquisition!

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That's a really neat specimen, but... what exactly is 'beekite'? I've never heard of it :headscratch:

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That's a pretty nice acquisition, Tarquin! Congrats! :)

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3 hours ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said:

what exactly is 'beekite'? I've never heard of it 

Beekite

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37 minutes ago, abyssunder said:

Thanks!

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5 hours ago, TqB said:

Micraster glyphus?, Campanian, Höver, Germany.

Don't know exactly, but this document might be on help, I think. :)

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Thanks, everyone!

Beekite does make normal stuff look beautifully quirky and I think I've started a sub-collection for it. :) (So far, it has Carboniferous brachiopods and corals and one Cretaceous belemnite...)

 

@abyssunder - thanks for the thesis link!

 

@Ludwigia Here's the side view, Roger. It does look a lot taller than the glyphus I've seen.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Brachiopods with beekite sounds interesting.........................:D

I can't lay my hands on a nice looking one, I'll have to keep hunting!

Here's a weathered scrap (about an inch across) of a large productid, silicified anyway as are many from around here though only some show the beekite rings.

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2 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Thanks. I'd tend to call it M.gibbus

 

Thanks, Roger, that agrees with the images I can find.

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