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Fossils from Algeria

Geplaatst: 21 sep 2009, 15:55
door webmaster
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The fossil photos above were sent to me by email. Fossils from Algeria are relatively unknown in the rest of the world.
Does anybody know more about these specimens?
Geologic age of our area: Carboneferous to Cretacious (More cretacious /cenomanian Algerian). Position North East Algeria 100 kms south Mediterranean sea (inland) 1000 m above sea water line.


1st specimen
This specimen there is two kinds all are disk form here in photo about 15 cm diameter one have bulb in center other have like fish tail i found i same place tens of pcs smallest have about 5 cm diam the biggest but broken have about 40 cm but rare 1%, the major 70% are btween 10 and 15 CM, thickness between 0,5 AND 1 cm

Specimen 1b:
Same as above but have tail in centre in place of bulb

1 and 1b ID by webmaster: Sea Urchin.

2nd specimen
gastropod

3rd specimen
Resolved in other forum it's a coral ASPIDISCUS CRISTATUS (cenomanian Algerien)

4th specimen
Bivalves LOPHA ? TRIGONIA ? dimension length 10 to 15 cm width up 2 cm ,width down 8 to 10 cm because down they have a hook form.
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Re: Fossils from Algeria

Geplaatst: 21 sep 2009, 16:10
door webmaster
Afbeelding

Afbeelding

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More fossils.

The last one is a nautilus

Re: Fossils from Algeria

Geplaatst: 23 sep 2009, 02:40
door omr3
webmaster wrote:
The fossil photos above were sent to me by email. Fossils from Algeria are relatively unknown in the rest of the world.
Does anybody know more about these specimens?
Geologic age of our area: Carboneferous to Cretacious (More cretacious /cenomanian Algerian). Position North East Algeria 100 kms south Mediterranean sea (inland) 1000 m
above sea water line.


Good day,

Thank's for posting my photos but recently for first fossil "disk form 1 and 1b" i discover that look like an actual coral kind "tabular coral" here is an photo.

regards


1st specimen
This specimen there is two kinds all are disk form here in photo about 15 cm diameter one have bulb in center other have like fish tail i found i same place tens of pcs smallest have about 5 cm diam the biggest but broken have about 40 cm but rare 1%, the major 70% are btween 10 and 15 CM, thickness between 0,5 AND 1 cm

Specimen 1b:
Same as above but have tail in centre in place of bulb

1 and 1b ID by webmaster: Sea Urchin.

2nd specimen
gastropod

3rd specimen
Resolved in other forum it's a coral ASPIDISCUS CRISTATUS (cenomanian Algerien)

4th specimen
Bivalves LOPHA ? TRIGONIA ? dimension length 10 to 15 cm width up 2 cm ,width down 8 to 10 cm because down they have a hook form.
[Bewerkt door webmaster op 21-09-2009 om 14:58 NL]

photo 1 and 1b is a coral Afbeelding

[Editted by omr3 on 23-09-2009 at 01:42 GMT +1]

Re: Fossils from Algeria

Geplaatst: 28 dec 2019, 00:38
door Anwardai
They are just shells, and this is normal in our country, Algeria

Re: Fossils from Algeria

Geplaatst: 28 dec 2019, 12:30
door FossilDude
@Anwardai : You are reacting to a topic from 2009, so this thread is not really active any more.

Off course, you are always welcome to share your own fossils from Algeria in a new topic.

cheers
Johan