Tmfossil Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Found this while working in chalk pit in Kent, can you help me identify this as this is my first fossil find, also should i chip off the white crystally covering to reveal whole fossil many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Looks like you might have an echinoid there, but the telling pic is too blurry to really tell. Also, what is the size? Take a pic of it with a ruler or tape measure if you could plesae. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Can we get a better picture where the thing you say is a fossil is in focus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 @TqB 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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Misha Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Try taking the straight on shot a bit further away from the camera so that it is within the focal range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Misha Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Here is the cropped exposed surface, I am not sure what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 There is nothing to chip off. The white IS the fossil. IT is an echinoid (sea urchin)! There is a very cool, odd preservation of the inside though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said: There is nothing to chip off. The white IS the fossil. IT is an echinoid (sea urchin)! There is a very cool, odd preservation of the inside though I agree - looks like Echinocorys. The inside is probably a flint core bearing a nice internal mould, commonly found as beach and field pebbles. 4 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, TqB said: I agree - looks like Echinocorys. The inside is probably a flint core bearing a nice internal mould, commonly found as beach and field pebbles. I was searching for that name in my head as I was typing it and was drawing a blank, ha. Agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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