Rastellum Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I bought these fossils at an auction after the founder of our local geology club in Helsingborg,Sweden.He was a professional geologist. The labels are unreadable.Does anyone recognize these fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Maybe some type of cephalopod cross sections? This is a guess... They look pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Gastropods sectioned?.... I was tempted to say cones but I dont think they are... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I see snail cross-sections and long-sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Gastropod cross sections. I have sliced a few shells in half before, and that is what they usually look like. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 For comparison ...LInk Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araucaria1959 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) Nice specimens. They are gastropods from the upper cretaceous (+ Santonian) of the Gosau area in Austria. There are different genera/species, among them Actaeonella,Trochactaeon etc.There is more information about them in this forum:http://www.google.de/imgres?q=Gosau+gastropods&hl=de&tbm=isch&tbnid=bG8k4a-9c0SVdM:&imgrefurl=http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php%3F/gallery/image/24205-trochacteon-sp-meek-1863-crosscut/&docid=22lSj0-mdV-yHM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.thefossilforum.com/uploads/gallery/album_1576/med_gallery_2384_1576_204612.jpg&w=500&h=375&ei=p4VkUcTaOMnftAbT-4GIAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=196&vpy=156&dur=4766&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=169&ty=102&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=201&start=0&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0,i:124&biw=1230&bih=815or you can try a Google Picture Search with the catchwords "Gosau gastropods" or (more effectively) "Gosau Schnecken" to see more of them. araucaria1959 Edited April 9, 2013 by araucaria1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I see snail cross-sections and long-sections. What he says. Very neat looking! "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastellum Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Thank for for your replies, they are really informative.This forum is SUPER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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