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shell whith some fossilized tubular organisms incrustated.found in a beach in the north of Portugal(praia dos cães).i foundet today in my colection of stones,shell's,fedders and other signes of wild life,things that i collect a several years ago and i think that someone in noah can have an idea about what is this.

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AntónioGinjaGinja
:-)sorry i'am realy a naif computer user i'am going to acept rigth now
AntónioGinjaGinja
yes Karen i think so to,may be another spiecies,but is defenitly (?)a fossilized tube worm
Ava T-B
No! No wild weekend video! now I've sent a friend request to you through FB.
KarenL
I think these may be fossilized tube worms - http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZHv_I4h7INY/SwuNDpO5IRI/AAAAAAAACgo/bK4qZzixWtk/s1600/serpula-worm-tube-fossil-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2009/12/serpula-worm-tube-fossil.html&h=641&w=800&sz=115&tbnid=jjZuFsxHJ1UKMM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=112&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtube%2Bworm%2Bfossil%2Bphoto%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tube+worm+fossil+photo&docid=kp0Q4PW-wVq3mM&sa=X&ei=lkPkTqTVI9OUtwf_i9myAw&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAA&dur=608
AntónioGinjaGinja
was the wild weekend video?i share it in my profile and use the share information to sent the link of Portugal's Biodiversity to noah people that i think are interested in join us.it was the only message that i saw.
Ava T-B
Check facebook; I sent you a message.
AntónioGinjaGinja
yes of course,basicly in a work like mine(we live exclusived from ceramic craft)you have to look to every thing,every form may bee a inspiration,it's not so dificult to have ideas the dificulty is to put them working in this global world. you are a potter to?fantastic and what kind of work you do?
Ava T-B
This must be inspiration for your ceramic work. I'm a potter too.
AntónioGinjaGinja
ok thanks for the tip,i have a friend that work in a museum in braga and i contact whith him to see,the beach where i found has a "wall" of 1,5m higth prolonging over 30 or 40m ,full of fossil shell's,there are billions of shells,i'll go one of these day there to see if i can photographe in place the diferentes fossil that we find there
HemaShah
hold on to it . You should ask the curator of a local museum.
AntónioGinjaGinja
thanks,me too,i'am hooping that someone have an answer,lets wait give a litle time,it´s weekend,many of the noah people,is in a spot-weekend :-)

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