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!
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Re: Fossilized Octopus???
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.
An incredible find, Max, and certainly appears like an octopus.
Jon.
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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..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.
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Re: Fossilized Octopus???
A great variety of shells, specially Oyster and Mediterranean scallop and much more...Ancient History wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:15 am Very interesting indeed - I wonder what other fossils are there?
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