Sylvana Jadir Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi folks, I found this on Killiney Beach in Dublin, Ireland. I usually find fossiliferous limestone there full of crinoids and corals and other fragments. This caught my eye but I have no idea what it is. Any thoughts anyone? Sorry for the use of a 1 pence coin as a scale here, I just saw that using coins is not ideal but I am back in Ireland and the piece is at my home in London where I took the photos. Sylvana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I think that this is a water worn stone that has a suggestive shape of a vertabrae. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Agree. Water worn stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Three for worn stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Four for worn stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Five for three too worn stone. But an interesting one at any rate. 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...
Sylvana Jadir Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Thank you all for your replies. My initial thought was that it looked a little like a vertebra but it lacks the concave centre and is more oblong than vertebrae typically are. I knew in my heart it wasn’t a vertebra but not gonna lie I was hoping it was something exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Sylvana Jadir said: Thank you all for your replies. My initial thought was that it looked a little like a vertebra but it lacks the concave centre and is more oblong than vertebrae typically are. I knew in my heart it wasn’t a vertebra but not gonna lie I was hoping it was something exciting! Just a heads up so you don't dismiss a vertebra accidentally, and I apologize if you already knew. Not all vertebrae are concave. So don't pass over something if it's flat or convex. Also be aware that sometimes the discs between them (intervertebral discs) are preserved. 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...
Sylvana Jadir Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 16/10/2019 at 8:48 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: Just a heads up so you don't dismiss a vertebra accidentally, and I apologize if you already knew. Not all vertebrae are concave. So don't pass over something if it's flat or convex. Also be aware that sometimes the discs between them (intervertebral discs) are preserved. Thank you Mark I appreciate that bit of advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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