What have you seen

Oneputt replied on 13/12/2016 07:48

Posted on 13/12/2016 07:48

I can't see the original sticky so will start a new thread.  Saw nearly 30,000 knot on Breydon Water yesterday.  Great weekend at Minsmere, Otter, Kingfishers, Bitterns, lots of Marsh Harriers

RedKite replied on 02/04/2022 17:11

Posted on 02/04/2022 17:11

Just had to grab the bins as a big bird of prey flying over and yes it was an Osprey making its way north great to see and watch it fly over.

brue replied on 05/04/2022 16:33

Posted on 05/04/2022 16:33

Something emerged from our garden today. We find a lot of marine fossils as this area of Somerset was under tropical seas millions of years ago. We think it's a shark's tooth fossil?

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/04/2022 20:20

Posted on 05/04/2022 16:33 by brue

Something emerged from our garden today. We find a lot of marine fossils as this area of Somerset was under tropical seas millions of years ago. We think it's a shark's tooth fossil?

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:20

I’m no expert Brue but I’ve never seen a Sharks tooth that shape, they’re normally triangular & flattened for cutting flesh. I’ve seen Coprolite fossils that look very much like that🤔

nelliethehooker replied on 05/04/2022 20:28

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:20 by Rocky 2 buckets

I’m no expert Brue but I’ve never seen a Sharks tooth that shape, they’re normally triangular & flattened for cutting flesh. I’ve seen Coprolite fossils that look very much like that🤔

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:28

I think you could be right there,R2B. What a great word Coprolite is for what the object actually is.laughing

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/04/2022 20:35

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:28 by nelliethehooker

I think you could be right there,R2B. What a great word Coprolite is for what the object actually is.laughing

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:35

It’s quite fascinating Nells🤷🏻‍♂️. Coprolites from a collection-

 

brue replied on 05/04/2022 23:14

Posted on 05/04/2022 20:20 by Rocky 2 buckets

I’m no expert Brue but I’ve never seen a Sharks tooth that shape, they’re normally triangular & flattened for cutting flesh. I’ve seen Coprolite fossils that look very much like that🤔

Posted on 05/04/2022 23:14

The photo angle doesn't show the pointed shape very well and it won't be a land based fossil, this was a sea bed area. I've collected dinosaur coprolite fossils from the IOW and they are large..like elephant dung! 

We think it is a "shark" or similar marine tooth, we've now compared it on web sites. 

Interesting to find these things, thanks for your input. I wonder what will turn up next as we dig out a new path!?

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