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Bone fossil or Belemnite, or modern bone?


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Greg Roy 73

Found in Jurassic muds, whiteish in colour, resembles bone fragment, poss a white belemnite (never seen one before, have hundreds) slight curve, id. pls. Found near Charmouth. Still part inside rock so doubt modern but not impossible as muds, small animal? Modern Squirrel, bird or rabbit bone? Or fossil? Appears to have marrow in x section. Thanks.

 

 

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  • Kane changed the title to Bone fossil or Belemnite, or modern bone?

Definitely belemnite. The shape and colour are right for the stem region of specimens of Subhastites (formerly Hastites) from the Seatown Marl Member (Green Ammonite Beds).

 

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The "striations" and it seems to me a slight curvature on the 1st photo remind me of a mollusk of Dentalium family.

 

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11 hours ago, Coco said:

The "striations" and it seems to me a slight curvature on the 1st photo remind me of a mollusk of Dentalium family.

 

Coco

I see what you mean but it is definitely a piece Subhastites/Hastites  which is very common there and with this shape, slight furrowing, surface texture and colour. I don't think any scaphopods have been recorded.

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Greg Roy 73

Thanks TqB.. brilliant.

Not seen one of these before, spot on!

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