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Miocene_Mason Regular Member

Miocene_Mason

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more pictures may help

“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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Brett Breakin' Rocks Regular Member

Brett Breakin' Rocks

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Hi there .. this is a partial piece of a cowry shell ... your's being a bit larger I think from the photo.

 

Cheers,

Brett

 

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PS. These shells can be extremely common in your neck of the woods. In particular Mauritia mauritiana, common name the humpback cowry can get quite large, I have one I picked up while snorkeling on the Big Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowry

 

Here is an example of one I found an image for online.

 

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RJB Regular Member

RJB

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Absolutely amazes me how someone on this forum knows the answers to just about anything!!!!   The smartest peoples on the planet here!!! 

 

RB

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