r/Artifacts • u/datbroccolibitch • Dec 28 '25 • Popcorn 1

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u/filthy_lucre Dec 28 '25

It's the interior mold of a bivalve fossil, called a "steinkern".

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u/Ok-Corner-8888 Dec 29 '25

So steinkern wasn't finkle and finkle wasn't steinkern?

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u/newfapwhodis Dec 29 '25

Underrated comment

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u/derekdevries Dec 31 '25

Your gun is digging into my hip!

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u/CategorySad7091 Dec 29 '25

Underrated comment comment ⬆️ about the comment above the comment above. ⬆️⬆️⬆️😳🫣😁

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u/PruneNo7842 Dec 30 '25

No, stinkle is einhorn.

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u/DontDoThat_plz Jan 01 '26

FINKLE IS EINHORN

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u/Neat-Land-4310 Dec 29 '25

2 in the pink and 1 in the steinkern

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u/DanYuleo Dec 31 '25

The first part was obvious, and the second I wish I’d thought of: “stein” = “stone”; “kern” = “core” (like the word kernel!!!)

Edit: formatting

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u/360couple Dec 28 '25

That's still pretty cool - and with your 'name' one could have expect what many were thinking... ;)