Kasia Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hi, I found these on the shore of the Ionian Sea in Sarande, Albania - are these fossils or just nice-looking rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daves64 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Dunno, but the second set with the filigree is gorgeous! 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhiggi Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Definitely nice looking either way. Maybe some keel worm castings on a couple of them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, daves64 said: Dunno, but the second set with the filigree is gorgeous! I love it too, that's why I took it :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 the first few are chain coral....at least, the impressions of. The "filigree' (which is lovely!) is probably serpulid worms 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, JamieLynn said: the first few are chain coral....at least, the impressions of. The "filigree' (which is lovely!) is probably serpulid worms Hi JamieLynn, I was thinking about chain coral, but the ones I have seen so far are much more uniform in size of "chains" - these "holes" seem to be of very different size and on some the spacing between them is also varied. The last one looks more like pumice stone. Do you think the serpulids are fossils or recent? I tried to scrape them off, but it's not possible (at least with my nail :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 2:29 PM, Kasia said: There are remains of a fennestelid bryozoan underneath some of the worm tube impressions. These are definitely fossils as they are extinct now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Not chain coral, recent sponge borings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, JimB88 said: There are remains of a fennestelid bryozoan underneath some of the worm tube impressions. These are definitely fossils as they are extinct now. 5 minutes ago, westcoast said: Not chain coral, recent sponge borings. Thanks a lot for help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hello Kasia, All the specimens posted above show bioerosional marks. The first 4 are very nice Entobia (borings on surface). The next ones are combined borings of tube worms and sponges. Pretty nice examples! I've seen similar ones from Greece. 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, abyssunder said: Hello Kasia, All the specimens posted above show bioerosional marks. The first 4 are very nice Entobia (borings on surface). The next ones are combined borings of tube worms and sponges. Pretty nice examples! I've seen similar ones from Greece. The chain like sponge borings look similar to Entobia cateniformis. “All images on this website (Banco de Imágenes Geológicas) are credited to Ignacio Benvenuty Cabral unless otherwise stated.“ https://www.flickr.com/photos/banco_imagenes_geologicas/32405649078 Edited August 8, 2020 by DPS Ammonite 3 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 4:37 PM, abyssunder said: Hello Kasia, All On 8/8/2020 at 5:26 PM, DPS Ammonite said: The chain like sponge borings look similar to Entobia cateniformis. “All images on this website (Banco de Imágenes Geológicas) are credited to Ignacio Benvenuty Cabral unless otherwise stated.“ https://www.flickr.com/photos/banco_imagenes_geologicas/32405649078 the specimens posted above show bioerosional marks. The first 4 are very nice Entobia (borings on surface). The next ones are combined borings of tube worms and sponges. Pretty nice examples! I've seen similar ones from Greece. Hi guys, So are these trace fossils? Or recent ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Your specimens are bioeroded rocks. Trace fossils could be of recent times. I'm not sure of the briozoan if it's a briozoan or something else, but if it's a briozoan, it could be a modern one. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 9.08.2020 at 11:43 PM, abyssunder said: Your specimens are bioeroded rocks. Trace fossils could be of recent times. I'm not sure of the briozoan if it's a briozoan or something else, but if it's a briozoan, it could be a modern one. Thanks for help :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 4:43 PM, abyssunder said: I'm not sure of the briozoan if it's a briozoan or something else, but if it's a briozoan, it could be a modern one. It's bryozoan. English is a tricky language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Darbi said: It's bryozoan. English is a tricky language. for you...? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, abyssunder said: for you...? Yes and also for many if not most native English speakers. I'm profoundly hearing impaired, I didn't really become fluent in English (writing, reading, and speaking) until I was a teenager. I struggled a lot and still do a little bit, mostly with the plurals and past tense. Why do English have to be so complicated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Maybe English is not to far from Latin. Do you speak in " lingua latina" ? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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