Wat's in that sponge ?

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Wat's in that sponge ?

Bericht door fifbrindacier » 21 jun 2018, 20:28

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Hi again,

In one of the siphoniae i found in the senonian of Touraine, there was that pattern.

I really have no idea about what it could be.


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Sophie.



 
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Re: Wat's in that sponge ?

Bericht door hubertus68 » 21 jun 2018, 22:54

Hi Sophie,

this is most likely an offprint of a bryozoa colony.


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Oliver



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Bericht door fifbrindacier » 22 jun 2018, 08:08

Thanks a lot.
Do you think it was a Symbiot organisme that fossilized with the sponge ?



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Re: Wat's in that sponge ?

Bericht door hubertus68 » 22 jun 2018, 08:21

Hi Sophie,

there is not much known about the symbiotic relationship between fossil bryozoa and other organisms. What is known is that bryozoans live on different substrates, also on sponges. But this doesn't necessarily mean that there's a symbiotic relationship between both.
By the way: are you sure that your piece is a sponge? It doesn't like that on first sight.

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Re: Wat's in that sponge ?

Bericht door fifbrindacier » 22 jun 2018, 15:16

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Yes, i'm sure it's a sponge.

[Edited by fifbrindacier on 22-06-2018 at 14:42 GMT +1]




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