drbush Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hi i went to jubaila area to the north of Riyadh city , it is Jubaila formation area , Jurassic , it looks like a squid beak ??? , its diameter as it is shewn in the diagram below . what could it be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Great specimen! More likely nautiloid - look up Rhyncholites. 3 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I agree, a rhyncholite which is the calcified part of the upper jaw of a nautiloid. Here's what an entire upper jaw from a modern Nautilus looks like. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbush Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 more info https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/palaeontology/volume_21/vol21_part1_pp129-141.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RJB Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Nice! Something one does not see everyday. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Very nice! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Not a bee(eeeee), but I agree with the others saying what it could be. " 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...
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