Simonthehunter Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Hi I found this fossil while on a hike in the Negev desert in Israel. It has been bugging me for years and I hope someone can help me identify it? (hand for scale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I would guess the hinge of a bivalve mollusk. Let's see what others say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I agree with Peat 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 +2 for bivalve hinge. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 For your information, a hand isn't a good scale, because not all are the same size. The best way is to indicate the size in inches or cm 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...
Rockwood Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 But they are called teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Rockwood said: But they are called teeth. I'd rather get kicked in the hinge. 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...
Rockwood Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: I'd rather get kicked in the hinge. That would be considered experimental anthropology though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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