Hannah_H Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi everyone! I found this yesterday on a pebbley/rocky shore near Solva in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be? The stone is roughly 15cm x 15cm and was found on the mid shore. Thanks in advance! Hannah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Welcome to the forum! It's an interesting pattern but I don't think it's a fossil. The pebble is worn round but the branching patterns aren't - if they were in the rock, you'd expect the curved pebble surfaces to cut through sections of it (as in a coral or bryozoan for example). So I think it's an impression of something modern that has encrusted it - I don't know what though! 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah_H Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Ah okay, that makes sense - thank you for taking the time to have a look at it! Hannah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 The way the "stems and leaves" very closely follow the curvature of the matrix implies that the pattern is surficial and not a preserved three-dimensional feature. It is probably staining of some sort caused by prolonged contact with a plant-like item. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Agree with above, modern impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Etching by roots maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah_H Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond, it's interesting to learn more. I'll keep looking for that fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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