New Members Kristen Posted April 25, 2008 New Members Share Posted April 25, 2008 I found these while my friend and I were climbing some rocks on a beach in Bermuda. I've been there three times and saw these same fossils, and was wondering what they were. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Well, they sure look like trilobites to me (very old bugs). Cool find.. Check back as I may be wrong... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 they are chitins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 they are chitins. Yep, they are a type of amphineuran. Anything from the Caribbean would be much too young to be trilobite as they all died off in the great extinction at the end of the Permian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Yep, they are a type of amphineuran. Anything from the Caribbean would be much too young to be trilobite as they all died off in the great extinction at the end of the Permian. Just looked them up, a first for me... They are pretty amazing looking. Kristen, here is a link below that explains a bit about them.. they are sure cool looking! Sea Slug Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadyW Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Just looked them up, a first for me... They are pretty amazing looking. Kristen, here is a link below that explains a bit about them.. they are sure cool looking! Sea Slug They're all over the rocks on many beaches in California too. As a kid, I was amazed at finding living things that looked so much like trilobites! Every complex scientific problem has an elegant and simple solution... and it is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kristen Posted April 25, 2008 Author New Members Share Posted April 25, 2008 They're all over the rocks on many beaches in California too. As a kid, I was amazed at finding living things that looked so much like trilobites! Oh wait, they're living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorjames85 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 THey are living. They appear rock-like because they have a hard, chitinous outer shell. They don't move a lot because they tightly attach to rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 As an aside, the Chitin is being studies since their "glue" that holds them onto the rocks is so strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Kristen Posted April 26, 2008 Author New Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 THey are living. They appear rock-like because they have a hard, chitinous outer shell. They don't move a lot because they tightly attach to rocks. Oh okay. That makes sence. Because I've been to Bermuda three times, and I've seen the same ones in the exact same spots. I always thought they were fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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