My Itty-bitty Fossils

[Lady B]

I love Fossils as much as I love rocks. That these were once living creatures here on our amazing planet is just mind-boggling for me.

I've been to many museums and have seen so many of the dinosaur finds and other phenomenal fossils. What I have pictured here, however, are incredibly tiny fossils. But for me, they are very, very special...I found them myself by teasing them out of a 15-foot tall pile of debris and fossilized detritis.





They are the spines from Sea Urchins that once lived in Central Florida about 4 million years ago. I included the dime to give some perspective on their size.


Pretty neat, huh?

Lady B

[frane]

Now that is itty bitty size with extra large cool! I know that I would not know what they were, so I wouldn't be able to find them. They are very special.
Fran

[texaswoodie]

Very cool Kate! Sea urchin fossil are very neat. We have quiet a few around here, but I've never found any spines. Maybe I haven't had my nose close enough to the ground.

Curt

[bushmanbilly]

You have good eyes, nice find.