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I was not aware cephs had a radula like other mulluscs, although this should have been evident. Again i learn something new from tonmo.
Jean said:MWAHAHAHAHAHA! fooled you all 'cackle'
Thanks for the kind words Keef but I actually know very little about these prehistoric beasties I just reckon that hole looks like what our whelks do to our clams!!!
J
Architeuthoceras said:The only way to know anything at all about the "old stuff" is to study and understand the "new stuff"
As an aside, Phil, you're the archaeologist, is there a good way to determine that ancient people did'nt drill those holes (other than they were probably not found in an archaeological context and probably were found in a paleontological one)? Maybe i've just seen too many drilled trilobites lately
By Jean: Well, I'm not Phil!!!!!!!!!! nor an archaeologist (although I did do 2 semesters!) but my I would think that for a human to drill through would be a waste of time when they could just bash it with a rock or prise it open with flint or other shells. whaddaya reckon?????
Am I supposed to be getting paidBy Spartacus: Kevin, I've only just noticed that you've been promoted, well done Sir !
Make sure Tony pays the going rate as Phil is apparently on phat bucks
spartacus said:Phil told me that it's moderating on Tonmo that enables him to run his new Jag , honest !
Keef
architeuthoceras said:I was thinking about people drilling holes in the fossil (long after the nutritional value of the brachiopod had disappeared and the shell had fossilized) so they could be strung together like beads. If they were to bash it with a rock, they would have alot more pieces to drill holes in
cuttlegirl said:I found this picture of a drill hole from a predatory snail, Chione erosa from the Pliocene. Looks a lot like the brachiopod drill marks.
Architeuthoceras said:I was thinking about people drilling holes in the fossil (long after the nutritional value of the brachiopod had disappeared and the shell had fossilized) so they could be strung together like beads. If they were to bash it with a rock, they would have alot more pieces to drill holes in