New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 Hi all, total fossil numbskull here. I found this on my local beach here on Anglesey , Wales, UK this morning and thought it looked like fossil worms of some sort. Your thoughts would be most welcome! Thanks Huw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Welcome to the Forum. This looks like some sort of coral, maybe something like Siphonodendron. 2 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Yes, and Early Carboniferous in age from what we used to call The Mountain Limestone.. 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. This looks like some sort of coral, maybe something like Siphonodendron. Thanks for the welcome and response! Thats interesting, when you say coral, do you mean the marine invertebrate or the calcium ‘shell’ they create? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 49 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, and Early Carboniferous in age from what we used to call The Mountain Limestone.. thanks for this, forgive my ignorance but how long ago is the early carboniferous?(in welsh years!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The animal is not preserved, just the calcitic 'skeletons' that they formed. Here's one in French! In Welsh years about Tri chant pum deg naw i dri chant tri deg un miliwn o flynydd yn ôl. 2 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 HAHA! - i had to use google translate for that! Wow impressively old and very helpful info, definitely looks like the one- I'm assuming this is the calcium carbonate structures then rather than the beast itself- thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 "The animal is not preserved, just the calcitic 'skeletons' that they formed" Sorry! missed this bit! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Huw Williams said: I'm assuming this is the calcium carbonate structures then rather than the beast itself Correct! The beast itself rotted long before fossilization occurred. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Huw Williams Posted June 12, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 12, 2022 Thanks so much, I pick up a stone and there's another world out there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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