dr heckle Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I found these in some sandstone cliffs in east gippsland victoria no idea of the age once again they were found in boulders lining the beach at the bottom of the cliffs i hope these photos are good enough. thank you in advance for any help i recieve. a heckle a day keeps the doctor away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Definitely fossil sand dollars. Any idea of the age? Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr heckle Posted September 14, 2008 Author Share Posted September 14, 2008 no idea sorry if its any help the seam of rock they came from is about 1.6 meters off the ground while we are talking about the age of rocks anyone know of any internet sites where i might be able to find some geological maps of the age of the rock strata for the area these fossils came from i noticed there are some for australia here on the forum but none for where i found these fossils. a heckle a day keeps the doctor away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synechodus Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 When you say Gippsland, Victoria, I am inclined to say these are sanddollars indeed. Since the specimens on your pics look incomplete it's kind'a hard to be sure, but how about: Clypeaster gippslandicus (McCoy, 1879)? They are not named gippslandicus for nothing I guess... Those are of Miocene origin. Cheers, Paul "And the men who hold high places, Must be the ones to start To mould a new reality, Closer to the Heart" (Rush, "Closer to the Heart" from the album "A Farewell to Kings") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr heckle Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 yeah i think your probably right ive found some more since then and the markings and shape are almost identicle thanks for the suggestion a heckle a day keeps the doctor away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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