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⭐ Fossil show and tell
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Hi Nugget , got a couple of interesting fossils that are not embedded in rock , but solitary . I beleive them to be
1 Ammonite
2 Acaste
Not sure what the 3rd one is. looks like a crab of sorts
1 Ammonite
2 Acaste
Not sure what the 3rd one is. looks like a crab of sorts
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Paul
Oh , forgot to add , not found by me. The crab thing was given to me by my Dads wifes mother, some years ago , she had 2 & the other had both claws/flippers, whatever they are. The other 2 would have been found in a shop 
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Some great specimens in this thread!
These were found late last year, and the one on the left was the first vertebrate fossil I ever found (after collecting only plants and shells for more than 6 years). It's a pair of two articulated Ichthyosaurus vertebrae and another single Ichthy vertebra from Lyme Regis in England. Picked these up straight off the pebbles on the beach and they are 190 million years old.
Also found this on the Isle of Wight in England. It is a 30 million year old mammal phalanx, don't know the exact species but it is probably from Bothriodon which resembled a pig but was related to hippos.
These were found late last year, and the one on the left was the first vertebrate fossil I ever found (after collecting only plants and shells for more than 6 years). It's a pair of two articulated Ichthyosaurus vertebrae and another single Ichthy vertebra from Lyme Regis in England. Picked these up straight off the pebbles on the beach and they are 190 million years old.
Also found this on the Isle of Wight in England. It is a 30 million year old mammal phalanx, don't know the exact species but it is probably from Bothriodon which resembled a pig but was related to hippos.
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Hi all, my first post here so be gentle...
Fossilized Clam - From the Ardrossan Cliffs, South Australia
Needs to be cleaned up a bit, still has pieces of the original shell.
Fossilized Clam - From the Ardrossan Cliffs, South Australia
Needs to be cleaned up a bit, still has pieces of the original shell.
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Redmanti said:
And their decendents are still around today - I used to catch them as they came to the mouth of their hole pushing up mud when I was a kid, following dad through the mangroves when you were still allowed to hook mud crabs from their holes in Queensland. Virtually no meat on them except the claws, which are delicious and not at all poisonous as some people claim.
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One from my collection:
Weevil Cocoon. From Venus Bay, South Australia. About 6cm long.
My photo taking is getting a bit better
Weevil Cocoon. From Venus Bay, South Australia. About 6cm long.
My photo taking is getting a bit better
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This is another one of mine, I found this clam at the rocks near the old Wallaroo pump station. Quite a fat round clam compared to others I have seen and found.
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Here's a Clam from the Moon Plains, Coober Pedy. Just imagine the middle of Australia was under water at one stage
Quite a sharp Clam on the edges.
Quite a sharp Clam on the edges.
love the clam
I did not find these unfortunately, my wife got them for me as a birthday present. But thought i would share.
I stumbled across this Upper Turon River cobble earlier this week.
At 650m above sea level and its journey starting some considerable time and height above and below that, it makes you appreciate the enormity of nature.
At 650m above sea level and its journey starting some considerable time and height above and below that, it makes you appreciate the enormity of nature.
I forgot you found that, very nice mate. Sure does make you wonder when you get seashell fossils at that altitude.
