Some interesting information about how to collect fossils :
Apr 30, 2011
Apr 29, 2011
Fossil corals: Fossilized gastropod, Conidae, Conus...
Gastropods inhabit the ocean from the intertidal zone to the deepest ocean trenches. More then 15,000 fossil forms have been described and over 40,000 species exist today.
In my fossils collection I have a few types of Conidae species :
This is the biggest one: 104 mm and weighs 332 grams.
The next, measures 60 mm and weighs 163 grams
And the smallest one 47 mm and weighs 10 grams.
In my fossils collection I have a few types of Conidae species :
This is the biggest one: 104 mm and weighs 332 grams.
The next, measures 60 mm and weighs 163 grams
And the smallest one 47 mm and weighs 10 grams.
Apr 28, 2011
Fossil corals: Ostreidae for sell
My first found fossils, some fossilized oysters, that I have discovered inland Almeria province, Spain, are now for sale in Ebay .
I´m the fossilcorals11-seller and I hope that you will like these items :
I´m the fossilcorals11-seller and I hope that you will like these items :
Apr 27, 2011
Apr 23, 2011
Fossil corals: Just a few not cleaned corals
This time I will show a few not cleaned, fossilized corals :
Apr 21, 2011
Apr 20, 2011
Fossil corals: Fossils and corals and ...
Just a few pictures today about my fossils: corals, gasteropods,oyster.
Apr 16, 2011
Fossil corals: The beauty under the mud
When I have found the next piece, there was no indication how beautiful can be at the end, after cleaning it.
It s not a fossil coral is a petrified wood or a piece of fossilized water lily, I´m not so sure.
Anyway I exposed here for the first time and if you are interested to buy it, let me know.
You will find it on ebay after a while.
Enjoy the pictures.
It s not a fossil coral is a petrified wood or a piece of fossilized water lily, I´m not so sure.
Anyway I exposed here for the first time and if you are interested to buy it, let me know.
You will find it on ebay after a while.
Enjoy the pictures.
Apr 15, 2011
Fossilcorals: Corals are in danger when...
Coral reefs are considered to be the "rainforests of the oceans" because they are home to a wide variety of fish and other wildlife, supporting about a quarter of all marine organisms. They also provide food for about 500 million people around the world.
But, like many other species on the Earth, the corals are in danger now!
Coral reefs start to disintegrate when the acidity of the oceans rises beyond a certain threshold, and this point is likely to be reached before 2100, said Jacob Silverman of the Carnegie Institution of Science in Washington.
The threats to corals and other marine species include coastal pollution and human development; increased sedimentation in run-off water; thermal stress and heightened severity of hurricanes from climate change and shifts in species dynamics due to over-fishing.
Unlike modern coral which I STRONGLY discourage purchasing for obvious reasons, collecting fossil coral not only broadens ones collection and studies but it also helps to appreciate the beauty beneath the ancient seas and how important and fragile such amazing creatures were and still are.
From the collection exposed on my blog(Fossilcorals) most specimen are also for sale. And sometimes are auctioned at Ebay as well.
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