ID needed not tree related

[Gollum]

ID needed not tree related.

I found this in a freshly ploughed field full of flint.

it seems to be flint it's solid and has the weight of flint.

 

PIC 1 top side

PIC 2 under side

 

 

[skyhuck]

Fossilised sea urchin???

[Gollum]

Fossilised sea urchin???

 

That's what i first thought.

but do you get fossils in flint ?

[skyhuck]

That's what i first thought.

but do you get fossils in flint ?

 

Not a clue

[RobArb]

nice find:thumbup:

 

Not a clue really apart from whats already mentioned... Is there an Archeologistalk.com?

[geoff]

Yes,I have a few fossils in flint.

[felixthelogchopper]

Looks like a sea urchin to me too

[Gollum]

Yes,I have a few fossils in flint.

That's interesting.

Excuse the expression,

are they the flat fossils as formed in layers of rock or how should I explain it ,

IN 3D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This is a Scientifically speaking a very odd object.

 

First thing to consider here is that flint is as yet still of unkown origins! I.e they dont know how it is formed.

 

Then it cleary shows a sea urchin patterning, but is totaly flint inside, so whats the story?

 

going to be an interesting thread Gollu:grinning-smiley-003m

[geoff]

That's interesting.

Excuse the expression,

are they the flat fossils as formed in layers of rock or how should I explain it ,

IN 3D

 

The few I have found are 3 dimensional,not uncommon at all.

Heres a link to some pics on google,(not my fossils)!

 

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=flint+fossils&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RC6wT4-SIcaG8gPJmcCMCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CIoBELAE&biw=1173&bih=581