I have found a fossil. What plants fossil is this? how can i determine the age?

danae poulou

Some years ago i was walking along a beach in France and i found this fossil... Does somebody know the plant, the rock and the age of the fossil? or how can i found the plant that was fossiled or the age? THANKS!!!!(sorry for my english)
ABOVE YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES CLEARLY!

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http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/...3DIMG_0520.jpg

http://s1100.photobucket.com/albums/...3DIMG_0517.jpg

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Yea you must be right! this Should be a fossil of a coral :D...thnks ..but what coral? does anybody know?how old can it be?

Evo

Very cool, I'm interested to learn what they are. I've seen something very similar, but can't remember to save my life.

turbo

Looks like a tooth to me. (Mastodon?) Maybe Andre will jump in.

Andre

I have no idea, but it certainly doesn't look like any molar I know. I'll forward it to my pal, but he specializes on other things.

This is a mastodon molar:

Evo

I'm thinking some type of coral or sponge.

edward

The intricate lines in the photos remind me of creatures that filter nutrients from seawater.

lisab

I'm thinking coral, too.

A while back, there was a fossil posted in the Earth forum. It was a red one, and I thought that one was coral, too. I swear, I do *not* think every fossil I see is coral .

lisab

Looks like coral.

Jimmy Snyder

It might be a fossil. However, I have seen similar things on the beach in Aruba in great profussion. In that case, they are just sea shells that have eroded in this fashion.

Andre

How about a molar of a woolly mammoth?

lisab

By golly, it does! Did all prehistoric elephant-like animals have teeth made of coral?

Evo

I love you lisab!! You're a hoot!

lisab

{{Evo}}

edward

Not all of them. It was just a stage they were going through. Kinda like the current tattoo thingy.

FlexGunship

`Ahh, yup... that's a pterodactyl. Age? About 4 years old.

Lacy33

This looks like a NYC bed bug. About the right size too.

Newai

All the plant fossils I've seen are flat imprints. Whatever this is, I don't think it's very old.