Xenocidaris Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I thought I could show some of the stuff we find overhere in Holland. On certain beaches sediments from The Last Ice Age (that is Late-Pleistocene) are at the surface. Besides the big stuff (mammoth, woolley rhino, etc.) there's also a lot of interesting small stuff to be found. Those are mostly molars from rodents, namely the water vole, Arvicola terrestris. These molars don't get any bigger than about 1/4 of an inch MAX. Below I added some of the bigger specimens. Enjoy Sincerely, Bram Fossils: a way of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Pleistocene vertebrate microfossils...how interesting! I assume you use a sieve to find them? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You have sharp eyes, Bram, to see these vole teeth on the beach! What other micro's do you find? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenocidaris Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 These molars are very few and far between, so it's more efficient to surface hunt at certain places, than to use a sieve. Other micro's I find include bones, probably mostly of Arvicola terrestris, just as the molars, and the occasional shark-/fishtooth. Sincerely, Bram Fossils: a way of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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