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I recently found a lot of what I believe are belemnites on a beach in Purbeck (top row in photo). Along with them there were a number of knobbly cylinders. Some were straight cylinders with a rough texture (2nd from top, centre), others were formed of lots of almost distinct nodules. Does anyone know what they could be? Thanks! (I'm afraid I don't have a ruler here, but have put a pencil in for rough scale reference)
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Fish from the Middle Purbeck (Lower Cretaceous) of Dorset
onawhim posted a topic in Member Collections
My first post of a few fossils from my collection. This is a fish, found in a quarry in Swanage, Dorset, England, where the Intermarine Beds of the Purbeck Group of limestones are exposed, in order to extract building stones. These "Middle Purbeck Beds" are actually the Stair Hole Member of the Durlston Formation of the Purbeck Group, being deposited at Mediterranean latitudes in a vast system of brackish to freshwater lagoons and lakes. The shallow water limestone beds sometimes have dinosaur footprints on their upper surfaces. The photos show the two fish found (after prepping) which have been recently re-named Callipurbeckia (formerly Lepidotes) minor. The larger of the two is 27cm in length.- 6 replies
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