Spectrum Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I found this on a stroll along the the beach in Hearne Bay, Kent, England. About 0.5 km East of the shark teeth area opposite the car park in Beltinge. I wasn’t even looking for fossils, just getting some exercise and saw this staring up at me. I’m not sure what I have found and wondered if anyone could help me I.D. my find. Thanks in advance. Wes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilizedJello Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Wow haha it looks like an iguana head or something. Very cool, I think its going to be some type of shell or gastropod impression but curious to see what people make this out to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Very cool I think it is an echinoid impression. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Yes, impression of the spine base of a sea-urchin. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, impression of the spine base of a sea-urchin. Just looked up some sea-urchin fossils and I can see it now. I was convinced I was looking at the head of something but I do see faces in everything and struggle a bit with pareidolia. Thanks for helping to ID It for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 It is a cidarid echinoid plate. Nice find. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Definitely with Grandpa and the others in the Echinoid-camp, but what a funny little Chameleon! Perfect! I once saw a fragmented Ammonite that gave the impression of a nice human face, but this is even better. Cheers, J Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Tardis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Awesome fossil with great resolution! Lucky find! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I love it! Definitely a nice piece to add to your collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsronni Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 That’s so cool! Looks just like a cute little chameleon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Great find. I’m jealous. Very certain echinoid however. No vertebrates like that there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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