Cukue Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Found this at seashore in Vir, Croatia (Northern Dalmatia), the stone is about 10cm on the longest side. Thought it'd be some fossils (because I got no clue about fossils) but now it looks more like a regular stone embedded with some softer pebbles that crumbled away with time (probably because of sea currents). Could anybody confirm that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Welcome to the Forum. These look like fossil fusulinids to me. Image from HERE. 4 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...
Coco Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Hi, OK with Fossiledude19. Coco ---------------------- 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...
Cukue Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 I couldn't find any explanation for the layers, but when I search fusulinids, it does look similar! Thank you so much everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Welcome to The Forum. Neat find. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cukue Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thnx. Was more of a dumb luck than a real intention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Definitely fusulinids -- plain as day when you click on the image and magnify it. 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...
andreas Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I think that are Nummulites of Eocaen age. They are common on some places alongside the coast.(Istria, Baska/Krk ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cukue Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) That seems like a perfect fit! Thank you so much! Edited July 13, 2019 by Cukue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Every time I see this thread, I get Tone Loc running through my head... Funky stone Croatia... 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, andreas said: I think that are Nummulites of Eocaen age. They are common on some places alongside the coast.(Istria, Baska/Krk ...) I thought Nummulites are spiral shaped? 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...
fifbrindacier Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I agree with nummulites. It's a nice find. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: I thought Nummulites are spiral shaped? Some of them have a flat form other species show a lenticular shape. Visible on the pic are cross sections of lenticular Nummulites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 11 hours ago, andreas said: Some of them have a flat form other species show a lenticular shape. Visible on the pic are cross sections of lenticular Nummulites. Thank you. Sometimes I forget that fossils were three-dimensional organisms. 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...
abyssunder Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 They are nummulitids, probably Nummulites. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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