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Millions of years ago dinosaurs roamed the Kruger. A fossilized skeleton of 9,3m long and 4,4m tall Euskelosaurus, is found along the Nyalaland trail in the park.
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I am still collecting fossils, but this one is a bit beyond me :

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Been a while since I last showed some of my fossils.....

Nautiloid
Cretaceous
4.5cm
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Pretty \O


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Beautiful! ^Q^


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A new addition to my collection
5cm across
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To me, it looks like a stone, any stone --00--


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Longest one is about 5cm

Belemnites are the internal cone like skeletons of ancient squid.
Similar to modern day cuttlefish

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Your collection must be worth a few $$$ by now, Dzombs! ..0.. :twisted:


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