MrBones Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hello again, here is my most beautiful sand dollar fossil. We picked it up yesterday on a beach close to Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. I have found dozens of these, but rarely find one so flat. I would love to know the species name if possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plax Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Try googling Melitta or Encope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 @Coco 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...
MrBones Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Plax said: Try googling Melitta or Encope. I don't think it is one of these, I can see only two of the groves/holes present on my fossil. It still could be one of these if the fossil has been severly damaged or worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, Plax said: age? I am not sure, the beach is man made and I do not know where they got the material. It might be about 5 million years, but I am unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I suggest you do some googling such as "Pliocene Echinoids, Arabian Peninsula". I came up with this paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 or you can peruse the echinoid directory: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/echinoid-directory/taxa/index.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Plax said: I suggest you do some googling such as "Pliocene Echinoids, Arabian Peninsula". I came up with this paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988814 8 minutes ago, Plax said: or you can peruse the echinoid directory: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/echinoid-directory/taxa/index.jsp I will have a look at these sites. Unfortunately it is very difficult to get information of fossils and geology in my town and region. But I think I referenced a helpful site in one of my older posts, I will search for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hi, I can't help you.This sea urchin isn't complete, it is missing parts on its edges. We only see one lunule (at the top of the picture) but I think it had several. The ideal would be to find a more complete specimen to get an idea of the shape of its contour. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I think Echinodiscus desori from miocene http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, caterpillar said: I think Echinodiscus desori from miocene These look very similar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 I think the fossils are from Miocene to Pliocene. Here are some similar fossils I have found in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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