Paphos Life

On one of my last trips I came along a steep hill site where I noticed a lot of fossilized shells, but much more interesting was that:



and I assumed that I can see the remains of an octopus, ca 30 cm large.... anybody has got an idea what it could be otherwise?


here a close up!


Max

Don't know owt about it, but I thought soft tissue did not fossilise???

Under certain conditions, I understand that soft tissue can completely decompose leaving a void, like a mould, which can fill over millenia with minerals deposited from solution.
An incredible find, Max, and certainly appears like an octopus.
Jon.

Cthulhu!

wow an amazing find

kingfisher wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:40 am Under certain conditions, I understand that soft tissue can completely decompose leaving a void, like a mould, which can fill over millenia with minerals deposited from solution.
An incredible find, Max, and certainly appears like an octopus.
Jon.

I am planning to visit the place again in the near future in order to produce more close up photos in better quality as these ones are only screen shots..and perhaps I discovered something very special were I need better quality pics..

Max

Wow. Amazing!

Very interesting indeed - I wonder what other fossils are there?

Ancient History wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:15 am Very interesting indeed - I wonder what other fossils are there?

A great variety of shells, specially Oyster and Mediterranean scallop and much more...

Max