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The razorblade Karst area of Mt Albo (Sardinia), with its limestone/dolomite formations, contains a huge number of fossils belonging to the Mesozoic Era.
This little gastropod lived around 225-65 million years ago!

GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE

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Dan Dalton

This is an amazing shot!!!

Voted 10/10

Thanks so much for posting, this is exactly what I want to see. Awesome stuff...

Dan

Posted Apr 27, 2007 10:23 am


	banzai.barbara	Re: This is an amazing shot!!!
	Hasn't voted	thank you Dan, I loved your album and it was my pleasure to contribute somehow... ciao :-) barbara
		Posted Apr 27, 2007 1:45 pm

donhaller3

Is the bigger guy

Voted 10/10

maybe an ammonite?

Posted May 10, 2007 8:22 pm


	banzai.barbara	Re: Is the bigger guy
	Hasn't voted	I don't think so, assume it's a sort of ancient "snail" or something. I've searched the web and noticed that gastropod and ammonites have a different shape. take a look by yourself to the links below and tell me your opinion about it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropod and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonites
		Posted May 11, 2007 5:06 am


	donhaller3	Re: Is the bigger guy
	Voted 10/10	I couldn't tell fom the picture and I'm not trained in any of this. Fascinating picture.
		Posted May 11, 2007 10:22 am


	donhaller3	Re: Is the bigger guy
	Voted 10/10	The ancient surface is very cool. Anyway, to work!
		Posted May 11, 2007 10:49 am


	banzai.barbara	Re: Is the bigger guy
	Hasn't voted	thanks for trying to help, nice to hear from you anyway...neither do I'm trained with fossils, but like them a lot. cheers.
		Posted May 12, 2007 6:14 am


	donhaller3	Re: Is the bigger guy
	Voted 10/10	Wasn't trying to help, just asking, The white gastroposd seems beautifully preserved.
		Posted May 12, 2007 11:06 am

stjepan

Awesome

Voted 10/10

This is the past caught in the trap.This tells us how "small" we are.Beautiful picture.

Posted Jul 18, 2007 3:12 am


	banzai.barbara	Re: Awesome
	Hasn't voted	thank you for your comment...i had the same thought while i was taking the picture. I'm glad you liked it. :-) b.
		Posted Jul 18, 2007 10:35 am

Marcsoltan

This is amazing stuff

Voted 10/10

to find and photograph. I love fossils because they speak volumes of the times long passed by.
Thank you for the description of the fossil and the range of it's age.

Posted Sep 26, 2008 6:38 pm


	banzai.barbara	Re: This is amazing stuff
	Hasn't voted	thank you. :) I love them too. As I often roam in caves & karst areas I'm lucky enough to spot fossils quite often. I've never collected anything but pictures though. :) ciao b.
		Posted Sep 27, 2008 7:37 am

lcarreau

Barbara,

Voted 10/10

I just created a new album page on SP called
Limestone Lovers' Landscapes. Can I
please attach this foto to my album??

Thank you, b!

Posted Nov 26, 2008 8:57 pm


	banzai.barbara	Re: Barbara,
	Hasn't voted	Hey Larry, Of course you can :-) though I was thinking that the subject is kinda off topic for the album. I mean, the gastropod might have been a limestone lover for sure but...aren't you talking about "landscapes"? I uploaded a couple of new pics today that maybe would better fit. Check them out and then please, attach whatever you want. My pleasure being among "limestone lovers", anyway. :-) ciao b.
		Posted Nov 27, 2008 6:25 pm