Vcm_9 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Hi, we were having a bit of a hunt down at Beaumaris, not sure if this is anything? but it does look like some kind of bony frament.. thoughts please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1000 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Hi, Looks like a bony fragment but am not sure. Could we see some photos from other angles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I know nothing about the site, but it has more of a plant look to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I know nothing about the site, but it has more of a plant look to me. It's a beach area suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia known for Miocene-Pleistocene shark teeth, bony fish remains, whale bones, and the echinoid, Lovenia. A friend found a beautiful Carcharodon hastalis there a couple of years ago. Here's a trip report posted last year on the forum: The weird thing is when I did a forum search for "Beaumaris," the thread did not come up in the results but I remembered it and I googled it and found it that way. Jess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paleoworld-101 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Cheers for the mention @siteseer I am not convinced this is anything. There is a lot of weirdly shaped ironstone at this site. Is it quite heavy for its size? Heavier than a normal rock should be? If so i would go with ironstone. 2 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Looks like a suggestivly shaped iron concretion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 +1 for concretion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connah Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I'm in agreement with ironstone nodule. It's possible this could be a partial trace fossil of a burrow but as @Paleoworld-101 mentions, Beaumaris is packed with ironstone doing a great job of looking exactly like something intriguing. Connah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 10 hours ago, Paleoworld-101 said: Cheers for the mention @siteseer I am not convinced this is anything. There is a lot of weirdly shaped ironstone at this site. Is it quite heavy for its size? Heavier than a normal rock should be? If so i would go with ironstone. Hi Paleoworld-101, It was a great report. You gave background on the site and showed photos of what someone would expect to find there. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 If it's just a concretion, what are those longitudinal striations? They seem to suggest fossil of some sort, but I can't tell which. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittle Star Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I would say ironstone, maybe a burrow infill. If you Google images 'ironstone fossil burrow infill results 2nd row down pseudo fossils, it actually shows almost a match under Beaumaris photos. Never ask a starfish for directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vcm_9 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thankyou everyone.. my brother (from interstate) found it, and is convinced it’s a dolphin tooth if some sort.. but I might have to break it to him that it’s wishful thinking. The hunt for the sharks tooth continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hi, welcome on the forum from France. I agree this is not a tooth of some sort because i don't see enamel on it. I'll go with the iron stone concretion's camp. Cheers, Sophie. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vcm_9 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thank you. I’m full beginner, so until I begin to recognise shapes, I’ll be collecting a lot of concretions I think .. I need to work out what I’m looking for (apart from loveniia woodsi) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 11:13 AM, Rockwood said: I know nothing about the site, but it has more of a plant look to me. I wouldn't rule out plant material. It looks close to the one from the comparative image. comparative image from here 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...
fifbrindacier Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 You're right, the piece looks like your comparative image and plant material can't be ruled out. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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