New Members KittyandCece Posted March 20 New Members Share Posted March 20 Hi all, new to the site, just hoping if someone might help us find out what this fossil is? Found with my daughter in Somerset, UK. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Welcome to the Forum. I see some sort of bivalve fossil there. Maybe some natives will be able to say more, about genus or species. @TqB @Tidgy's Dad 1 1 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...
TqB Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 7 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. I see some sort of bivalve fossil there. Maybe some natives will be able to say more, about genus or species. @TqB @Tidgy's Dad I don't recognise it I'm afraid. Possibly part of a trigoniid? 1 1 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 @KittyandCece Somerset has a bunch of different localities - anything more detailed for location? It's a big area. 1 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...
TqB Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: @KittyandCece Somerset has a bunch of different localities - anything more detailed for location? It's a big area. It'll be Jurassic, probably Middle but I'm not familiar enough with facies from the area. (There is Carboniferous in the county too but I'm pretty sure it's not. ) 1 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KittyandCece Posted March 20 Author New Members Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. I see some sort of bivalve fossil there. Maybe some natives will be able to say more, about genus or species. @TqB @Tidgy's Dad Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KittyandCece Posted March 20 Author New Members Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, TqB said: It'll be Jurassic, probably Middle but I'm not familiar enough with facies from the area. (There is Carboniferous in the county too but I'm pretty sure it's not. ) Hi, thanks for your reply, it was found in Nunney in the Mendips in Somerset. Reading in to the area a bit more I think it is Carboniferous there 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KittyandCece Posted March 20 Author New Members Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, TqB said: I don't recognise it I'm afraid. Possibly part of a trigoniid? Ah yes that looks like it might be actually, thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) 10 hours ago, KittyandCece said: Hi, thanks for your reply, it was found in Nunney in the Mendips in Somerset. Reading in to the area a bit more I think it is Carboniferous there Yes, there is a rather famous Carboniferous outcrop there with fissures containing much later Triassic mammal remains. But there's also Jurassic Inferior Oolite overlying it which is what your rock looks like. Edited March 21 by TqB 2 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KittyandCece Posted March 21 Author New Members Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, TqB said: Yes, there is a rather famous Carboniferous outcrop there with fissures containing much later Triassic mammal remains. But there's also Jurassic Inferior Oolite overlying it which is what your rock looks like. Fascinating, thank you! We also found some echinoids and several brachiopods there too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Hi, Pics about echinoids ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members KittyandCece Posted March 21 Author New Members Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, Pics about echinoids ? Coco 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 It reminds me of Discoides subuculus du Cénomanien, but it does not fit with the stratigraphy... Size is an important factor for a determination. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Yes, Middle Jurassic yellow limestones. Probably the Inferior Oolite. Nice finds, I was born and raised in Somerset but never collected at that location, sadly. I agree that the mystery item could be a trigonid bivalve, or maybe a part of an ammonite outer whirl. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 3/21/2024 at 3:21 PM, KittyandCece said: The echinoids look like Holectypus depressus, frequent in the Middle Jurassic. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Hi, You’re probably more right than me ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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