My finds from my Netherland / Belgium tour

[LordTrilobite]

Until know not identified: (9 cm long) Vertebra: (7 cm long)

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That first bone looks like it could be a partial sacrum. It's hard to tell though. The second looks like a thoracic vertebra. There seem to be joints for the ribs on the back. Though they don't seem to be present on the front, so this could be the first thoracic vertebra. I don't recognise the species though.

[belemniten]

Fantastic finds, thanks for sharing

Thanks ! Glad you like it

That first bone looks like it could be a partial sacrum. It's hard to tell though. The second looks like a thoracic vertebra. There seem to be joints for the ribs on the back. Though they don't seem to be present on the front, so this could be the first thoracic vertebra. I don't recognise the species though.

Thanks for your help !

[ynot]

Missed this one.

Wonderful trip report and finds. sounds like You had a lot of fun.

Thanks for sharing!

Tony

[MikeR]

Megacardita (Venericor) planicosta or Venericardia planicosta is a Paleocene/Eocene species, but your examples do appear to be in the same family Carditidae. Nice Trivia BTW.

Mike

Edited June 7, 2016 by MikeR

[belemniten]

Missed this one.

Wonderful trip report and finds. sounds like You had a lot of fun.

Thanks for sharing!

Tony

Thanks !

Megacardita (Venericor) planicosta or Venericardia planicosta is a Paleocene/Eocene species, but your examples do appear to be in the same family Carditidae. Nice Trivia BTW.

Mike

Thank you for determinig ....

[Manticocerasman]

Megacardita (Venericor) planicosta or Venericardia planicosta is a Paleocene/Eocene species, but your examples do appear to be in the same family Carditidae. Nice Trivia BTW.

Mike

At Cadsand you can find fossils from different time periods on the beach ( eocene, miocene, Pliocene, pleistocene,... ) most of the sands on that beach come from deeper deposits dredged in the sea or the estuary of the river Scheldt. eocene Megacardita planicosta are a common find there but are mostly weathered.

If you go inland in Belgium in the are of Aalter the deposits with the carditas come to the surface, and on most of the construction sites in that area you can find them in situ.

[Quriosity]

And a big gastropod. Too bad that its slightly damaged ....

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Probably a Scaphella lamberti.

Very nice finds! Belgium is a fossilhunter's paradise

Alex

[lissa318]

Very nice finds!!! Thanks for sharing them! That beach looks beautiful I can't blame you for wanting to move.

[Manticocerasman]

Probably a Scaphella lamberti.

Very nice finds! Belgium is a fossilhunter's paradise

Alex

Ideed, Scaphella lamberti.

[belemniten]

Probably a Scaphella lamberti.

Very nice finds! Belgium is a fossilhunter's paradise

Alex

Thanks ! Yes you are right !

Very nice finds!!! Thanks for sharing them! That beach looks beautiful I can't blame you for wanting to move.

Thank you ! But i think my location near Holzmaden isnt bad also

Just great how many people post some thing here

Ideed, Scaphella lamberti.

Thanks for determining ...

[jcbshark]

Very nice pics and finds! : )