Fossils of 'Octopostes marinis'

The 'Octopostes marinis' lived in vast colonies in swampy areas during the Carboniferous period [359 million years ago].

Little is known about 'Octopostes marinis' other than that fact that had a rather curious habit of growth, in vast rows of five columns and that reproduction was by a form of mitosis.  This can be seen in the second row of these fossil remains, where the parents have begun to split. The third row shows five young juveniles that have broken away from their parent cells and begun life on their own, and of course the parent is now a new cell itself.

The individual cell was eight sided, hence the Latin name Octopodes [from the Greek 'οκτώ όψης'] and though very small,  they occurred in such incredibly large numbers the Octopodes are thought to be a major contributor to the vast coal deposits around the world.

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BTW, all of the above is pure fantasy.  Time for me to reveal my 'Piltdown man' fossil fakery.

The 'Octopodes fossils' were found during a recent session with the Mandelbulb 3d software.  Whereas most of the people who use Mandelbulb3d prefer to entertain situations and fantasies of future scenarios, I have found that this incedible fractal generation program is equally at ease in producing phenonmenal versions of the past, even if they are not necessarily true. 

For a more detailed view of this 'fossil' image, visit my deviantArt page, and click on the enlargement button.

Comments

[Marina]

Wonderful :) as usual, your story is vivid and exquisite :) and really fits with your new creation :) love it :)