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Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 9:34 am
by Dzombo
So I thought I would post some photos of my fossils (will post both plants and fish in this thread, hope mods don't mind.
Will start with my prize specimen
Fish in nodule (both +ve and -ve sides)
Triassic (approc 250 million years ago)
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Any ideas what this is?
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 9:56 am
by Lisbeth
A sole?
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 10:29 am
by Richprins
Pilchard!
Dzombs, interesting stuff.
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 10:37 am
by Dzombo
You are both wrong.....
This fish is quite famous in SA.......
(Well, the relatively modern species).
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 11:00 am
by Lisbeth
It looks very flat there on the stone
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 11:29 am
by Richprins
Coelocanth!
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 11:32 am
by Flutterby
Wow, very interesting!!
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 12:15 pm
by Dzombo
Richprins wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 11:29 am
Coelocanth!
Yes, you are correct
Whiteia woodwardi
This one is 14cm long
The biggest I have seen on offer is about 40cm
Fossils tend to get exponentially more expensive with size.
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 12:33 pm
by Richprins
What did these cost?
Re: Fossils
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 1:13 pm
by Dzombo
Richprins wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 12:33 pm
What did these cost?
This one was about £55
Big one over £1,000