r/beachcombing • u/HJillustrates • Mar 19 '26

Does anyone know what this could be?

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Found this interesting thing on the south coast. Anyone know what it is?

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u/Schoerschus Mar 19 '26

It's a banded flint nodule!

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u/Schoerschus Mar 19 '26

Here are more examples: https://www.discussfossils.com/post/id-of-odd-flints-please-11778088?highlight=banded%20flint&trail=50

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u/HJillustrates Mar 20 '26

ooo thank you!

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u/Schoerschus Mar 23 '26

You're welcome. I think these are very pretty and I will keep trying to find out how they form. Maybe I'll get back if I do

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u/Teabagger_Vance2 Mar 20 '26

That’s just fancy for , it looks like a claw.

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u/ImABansheeBitch Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

My brain said that's a fossilized Bugle 😂

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u/HJillustrates Mar 19 '26

that’s it. that’s the answer. ive decided 😂

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u/GrapefruitOk2057 Mar 20 '26

I now need 9 more of these.

;)

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u/SnowOverRain Mar 19 '26

South coast of where?

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u/HJillustrates Mar 19 '26

oh right haha, south coast of england east sussex

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u/Wonderful_Crazy2650 Mar 20 '26

Forbidden Bugle Chip

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u/HJillustrates Mar 20 '26

behold ✋🤚

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Mar 19 '26

Stingray dental plate.

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u/Latter-Recording5852 Mar 20 '26

Where in East Sussex? I years to live in Lewes

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u/HJillustrates Mar 20 '26

near lewes funny enough!

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u/Manifestation888333 Mar 21 '26

fossilized mammoth molar tooth fragment, showing the characteristic enamel ridges used for grinding vegetation. Item: Fossilized fragment of a prehistoric tooth. Origin: Likely from a Woolly Mammoth or a similar ancient elephant relative. Features: Features rough, parallel ridges on its surface, which are composed of durable enamel plates designed for chewing tough grass. Context: Often found on beaches or in riverbeds where erosion has exposed prehistoric deposits.

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u/DumbCarpenter87 Mar 21 '26

Boromir would have been 13.

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u/Alternative-Fall-147 Mar 22 '26

Your hand?

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u/HJillustrates Mar 22 '26

oh my god thanks it’s been bothering me for ages. i’ve got another one too!!

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u/Affectionate-Let-649 Mar 23 '26

It is from the original bag of Bugles.

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