New Members esther19 Posted October 31, 2009 New Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 We live in Portugal and often look for fossils in Cabo de Mondego. My daughter found this, joking it was a rotten potato and wanted to toss it. However the shape was so different than any of the surrounding stones, and it looked as it had the same consistency as the other fossils we found (mainly amonites, plants and bivalves) so we decided to take it home. Can anybody enlighten us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I don't recognize it, in and of itself, as a fossil; however, it just might be a concretionary nodule, which sometimes form around fossils. A smart rap with a hammer (directed upon the narrow edge) might split it open to reveal something. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiura Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Saudações compatriota, Those kinds of noudles are very common all around the Mesozoic of Portugal. It doesn't seem to have anything inside. They normally don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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