Fossil of a Leptictidium auderiense Shrew-like Creature

This picture is of a Leptictidium auderiense (Tobien, 1962) shrew-like fossil. It was found in the Messel Pit of Germany. Creature existed in the Paleogene Period, Eocene Epoch (Lutetian).

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.

Archaeonycteris trigonodon German Bat Fossil

This picture is of an Archaeonycteris trigonodon (Revilliod, 1917) bat fossil. It was found in the Messel Pit of Germany. Creature existed in the Paleogene Period, Eocene Epoch (Lutetian).

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.

Saint-Malo Beach France

Today, I will not post fossils but images of shells that might one day be fossils. These pictures were taken in August 2016 at Saint-Malo France. A lot of limpet shells can be found, they appear to be Patella vulgata. Also small striped snail shells that might some type of Gibbula umbilicalis?

Seaweed in the sand.