As of: March 7, 2024, 7:15 p.m
By: Karolin Schaefer
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A mysterious find on a Baltic Sea beach leaves astonished faces.
The appearance of the petrified object is reminiscent of something everyday.
Munich – Amazing discoveries are always being made on the Baltic Sea.
A fascinating discovery on a Baltic Sea beach recently amazed even a local person.
On the other hand, the discovery of a woman in the Baltic Sea caused a lot of headwind.
A man has now shared a strange discovery in Geltinger Bay in Schleswig-Holstein on social media.
“Why is a Kaiser roll being photographed”: Baltic Sea find leaves Facebook users guessing
The photo on Facebook shows a petrified object with a one-euro coin next to it.
The find is significantly larger than the coin.
It wasn't quite obvious at first glance that it had to come from the depths of the sea.
A man makes an exciting discovery on a Baltic Sea beach.
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“I thought, why is a Kaiser roll being photographed,” wrote one user.
Since the Baltic Sea find was photographed from above, it actually seemed to look similar to the pastry due to the round imprint and the pattern in the middle.
“As a Bavarian, I would say, ‘Oh my, there’s my Leberkas roll.
There's even no mustard on it,' joked another user.
Strange find on the Baltic Sea: That's what's behind it
However, it is not a Leberkas roll, but a fossilized impression of a sea urchin.
In the comments, one user is convinced that the print must come from a heart sea urchin.
“Nice print,” said one user in astonishment.
“Oh woooow,” said another.
Heart sea urchins are considered living fossils as relatives of the extinct heart urchin,
Geo
reported .
The animals live in the seabed with their fine prickly fur, which is why they are rarely seen, informed the Wadden Sea Conservation Station.
They feed on organic particles between the sand grains.
It is not known whether the Baltic Sea find is a fossil.
Finds are only declared fossils if they are at least 10,000 years old.
There are strange discoveries not only on the beach, but also in the supermarket.
A fake label caused a stir in an Aldi branch in Lünen.
In contrast, a farmer recently made an astonishing discovery on his farm.