New Members jesslovesanomalocaris Posted Monday at 01:38 PM New Members Share Posted Monday at 01:38 PM (edited) Hi does anyone know what these fossils from Bramshaw (Bracklesham Beds) could be. They are hollow hemispheres which are very brittle, 2-10mm in diameter Edited Monday at 01:48 PM by jesslovesanomalocaris tag added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Monday at 02:05 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:05 PM Welcome to the Forum. Close ups of the open ends and closed ends would be helpful. 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...
New Members jesslovesanomalocaris Posted Monday at 02:15 PM Author New Members Share Posted Monday at 02:15 PM 8 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Close ups of the open ends and closed ends would be helpful. Thank you! Here are some close ups under the microscope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Monday at 02:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:16 PM Thank you for the additional pictures. I'm at a loss, however. @TqB might have some ideas on these... 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 Monday at 03:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:39 PM 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: @TqB might have some ideas on these... Sorry, I have little experience of Eocene stuff. One or two remind me of bits of the various species of Globularia and other near spherical gastropods you get there. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted Monday at 06:34 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:34 PM I can't think what would stop these from being pieces broken off of concretions. Do you find any concretions there? Are there features that don't show up well in the photos that I'm missing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted Monday at 06:54 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:54 PM (edited) @Notidanodon and @citronkitten seem to have experience with Bracklesham. Could they be oolite/pisolites? Edited Monday at 07:00 PM by JBkansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted Monday at 07:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:55 PM Other than a foraminifera that I’ve never seen before I would have no idea my best guess is mineral formation, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted Monday at 10:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:56 PM They kinda remind me of cave pearls. Could be a similar geologic formation. From the web: 2 -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted yesterday at 12:46 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:46 AM In maryland there are ground dwelling bees /wasps that leave little clay cups that look a lot like that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted yesterday at 01:40 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:40 AM (edited) I think they could be recent insect egg shells. No idea what type though. Edited yesterday at 02:38 PM by ynot 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted yesterday at 06:45 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:45 AM What are the exact circumstances of the find? What are they composed of? Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted yesterday at 02:51 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:51 PM Can you burn one (set on pin and hold over flame)? And see what happens when another one is dropped in drip of vinegar - fizz or no fizz? When crushed do they shatter or just flatten? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM They remind me of plant seed pods, but thats just a superficial observation and may not have any bearing on the actual identification. 1 "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citronkitten Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago I didn't see anything resembling that in what I collected, and I don't see anything similar in the website I've been using as a guide: https://www.dmap.co.uk/fossils/index.htm Perhaps the website owner would have insight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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