A few Fossils ?

[TORRERO]

Found years ago, probably on a beach in Spain but I don't know ....
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Good finds. The second one is a 'heart clam' fossil, sometimes called a 'deer heart' if large. Similar to the one at the top right here:

It's difficult to assign to a species, or even a genus because what you have is a 'steinkern', which is the lithified sediment formed as a an internal cast of the shell rather than the fossilised shell itself. Usually, these are from Cretaceous marine deposits.

The first one I'm not sure about in the absence of any particular diagnostic features apart from the general shape. Perhaps a plant fossil that's root or stem related?

 

[TORRERO]

Good finds. The second one is a 'heart clam' fossil, sometimes called a 'deer heart' if large. Similar to the one at the top right here:

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It's difficult to assign to a species, or even a genus because what you have is a 'steinkern', which is the lithified sediment formed as a an internal cast of the shell rather than the fossilised shell itself. Usually, these are from Cretaceous marine deposits.

The first one I'm not sure about in the absence of any particular diagnostic features apart from the general shape. Perhaps a plant fossil that's root or stem related?

Excellent there my friend, I ALWAYS thought it was a vertebrae of some kind of large animal..
I have 2 of them, any value that you know of ?
The other is what I believe to be a tusk of some kind, but I have no way to be sure.. just the shape and the fact that its black like Sharks Teeth..

 

[Red-Coat]

Excellent there my friend, I ALWAYS thought it was a vertebrae of some kind of large animal..
I have 2 of them, any value that you know of ?
The other is what I believe to be a tusk of some kind, but I have no way to be sure.. just the shape and the fact that its black like Sharks Teeth..

You're welcome. Heart clams are common fossils and a dealer would probably sell small ones for a couple of euros. Very large ones as display specimens would only be in the tens of euros.

 

[TORRERO]

You're welcome. Heart clams are common fossils and a dealer would probably sell small ones for a couple of euros. Very large ones as display specimens would only be in the tens of euros.

But at least I have a starting point !! I'm not in Europe so its probably fleabay ...