TqB Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 A recent acquisition that I bought just because it's beautiful. Impressions of cidarids crop up quite often in Cretaceous flint but I've never been lucky enough to find one (and I live in the wrong area). Probably Temnocidaris sp., Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Kent coast, southern England. Test fragment 13mm across 4 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Neat! 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...
grandpa Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Very impressive. I'd have jumped on that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, TqB said: Kent coast, southern England. I found a piece many years ago I think it was from Kent coast I can’t remember where , I will have to check my records . That a beautiful piece you have Tarquin very nice details. Cheers Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Very cool! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 19 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Neat! 18 hours ago, grandpa said: Very impressive. I'd have jumped on that as well. 16 hours ago, FossilNerd said: Very cool! Thanks, guys! 18 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: I found a piece many years ago I think it was from Kent coast I can’t remember where , I will have to check my records . That a beautiful piece you have Tarquin very nice details. Cheers Bobby Thanks, Bobby, I'd like to see it if you can find it. This is from Northfleet but they can turn up all over the place. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, TqB said: Thanks, guys! Thanks, Bobby, I'd like to see it if you can find it. This is from Northfleet but they can turn up all over the place. There you go but I have not had the time to look for the label 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: There you go but I have not had the time to look for the label Thanks, that's a belter of a bit! Prionocidaris maybe? - in that there seem to be at least five tuberculated interambulacral plates in a row. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, TqB said: Thanks, that's a belter of a bit! Prionocidaris maybe? - in that there seem to be at least five tuberculated interambulacral plates in a row. Thanks it has also pretty nice details and I found it probably in the early 1990s . When I find the information I will add it to this thread. Have a nice weekend. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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