tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39271433761770501522024-03-18T01:41:30.035-04:00Louisville Fossils and BeyondThis is a blog about fossils. In particular, the remains of invertebrate marine creatures from the Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian time periods. Originally I posted fossils from my local area but now as my travels and contacts expand I post fossils from all over the world.Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-11961686205042752672024-03-18T01:40:00.001-04:002024-03-18T01:40:31.558-04:00Homalonotus delphinocephalus Trilobite Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiWaWLt6mQVd0be2_3rydJJiHzeOa79thpo8LdKmzwttDo7ESyJHEAbb1LWkxxL_UrzjBgq6As_P0OtKSx4frhPGQCuo6PYEKFSQQ9Lx1HDNBmX37Hf0SWXl7T-yF3uupcDTfHdaETi5ZrTb0MHphz-ZN7xmpFadFmDw37CVFgYYQxGoaEq-j0tHB-fA/s2575/Homalonotus-delphinocephalus-Trilobite-Fossil-Silurian-Period-Wenlock-Formation-Dudley-England-1860s-image-Getty-Collection-LA-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="1603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiWaWLt6mQVd0be2_3rydJJiHzeOa79thpo8LdKmzwttDo7ESyJHEAbb1LWkxxL_UrzjBgq6As_P0OtKSx4frhPGQCuo6PYEKFSQQ9Lx1HDNBmX37Hf0SWXl7T-yF3uupcDTfHdaETi5ZrTb0MHphz-ZN7xmpFadFmDw37CVFgYYQxGoaEq-j0tHB-fA/w249-h400/Homalonotus-delphinocephalus-Trilobite-Fossil-Silurian-Period-Wenlock-Formation-Dudley-England-1860s-image-Getty-Collection-LA-USA.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br />Recently, the <a href="https://www.getty.edu/" target="_blank">The J. Paul Getty Museum</a> of Los Angeles, California, USA made almost 88,000 images available under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" target="_blank">Creative common Zero license</a> as part of their <a href="https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/" target="_blank">Open Content Program</a>. They state "Making images from Getty's collections freely available for study, teaching, and enjoyment." So I decided to see what if there were any fossil images and thankfully, there were.<p></p><p><a href="https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/106Y4T?altImage=79258a3b-24b4-40fa-ab40-d155241d5c24" target="_blank">One image</a> I found was labeled as a <i>Homalonotus delphinocephalus</i> trilobite fossil found in the Silurian Period limestone of the Wenlock formation of Dudley, England. The fossil is listed as 6.25 inches (15.875 cm) and was in the cabinet of S. H. Blackwell, Esq. of Dudley. The image is an Albumen silver print by photographer identified as L.P.C. This fossil is similar to <a href="https://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2013/04/almost-complete-silurian-trimerus.html" target="_blank">one I found</a> in the Waldron Shale of Clark County, Indiana, USA which is now called <i>Trimerus delphinocephalus</i> (Green, 1832).<br /></p><p>A little Internet research uncovered a <a href="https://bcgs.info/pub/wp-content/uploads/pdf_files/A_Short_History_of_the_Dudley_and_Midland_Geological_Societies_1.pdf" target="_blank">document</a> entitled "A Short History of the Dudley & Midland Geological Societies" by A Cutler. The Dudley Geological Society seemed to be active from 1841 to the early 1900s. Blackwell is listed as an honorary secretary in the 1842 member list and in the 1862 listed as a vice-president. On page 8 of this document it is listed "At about this time the Society produced its own notepaper and envelopes etc., and adopted a seal with a symbolic centrepiece featuring the trilobite <i>Homalonotus Delphinocephalus</i> (owned by S.H. Blackwell.)." Later in the document it mentions he gave tour of his iron foundaries and his fossil collection was on display during a society event.</p><p>We learn more about the owner of this fossil from a book stored at the <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47943/47943-h/47943-h.htm" target="_blank">Project Gutenberg site</a> entitled <i>The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860</i> by C. F. G. Clark.<br /></p><p>"Another famous Iron Master in the Black Country, about this period (the late Samuel H. Blackwell, Esq., J.P.), contributed by his indomitable activity and knowledge to a large amount of improvement and development in the Iron and Coal trade. The Old Russell’s Hall Furnaces sprung into being and activity under his management, and Bilston also benefitted by his energy and manufacturing operations in that quarter. Mr. Blackwell was a learned Geologist, and took great interest in trying to prove many of the then undissolved problems in Geology and Iron making. This gentleman had the distinguished honour conferred upon him of being strenuously solicited to become one of the Members in Parliament for South Staffordshire, but this distinction he declined, alleging that his immense manufacturing engagements precluded such a possibility. Many of Mr. Blackwell’s speculations turned out unfortunate, and when an adverse turn took place in the Iron trade, he was compelled to suspend his numerous operations, and died (March 25, 1868) at the comparatively early age of 52 years."<br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-156178214055881652024-03-09T20:50:00.001-05:002024-03-09T20:50:56.585-05:00Babylonia areolata Gastropod<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL1URBYtDz9uceWipw0XpDFobz51CiGX7vI0oT-VoopQdLCVTdSz3ess7-gZnAUm0sv6KKM4nWVSjEa8vdSex4RV5lAzXUk8grTq7b0s2Naqw_go2krDs1vs2aRvoItZ8jtc1HUZPnhfmuhi5dEQedBAj1bgwDy7lqXSp3Ni5aUJgQfWo1xtZqTDkA2Q/s1688/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shell-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1688" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL1URBYtDz9uceWipw0XpDFobz51CiGX7vI0oT-VoopQdLCVTdSz3ess7-gZnAUm0sv6KKM4nWVSjEa8vdSex4RV5lAzXUk8grTq7b0s2Naqw_go2krDs1vs2aRvoItZ8jtc1HUZPnhfmuhi5dEQedBAj1bgwDy7lqXSp3Ni5aUJgQfWo1xtZqTDkA2Q/s320/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shell-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today I am posting about a modern gastropod and not a fossil. It is called <i>Babylonia areolata</i> (Link, 1807) snail and it can grow up to 6 cm in size. The creatures live in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and exist down to about 10 meters. They are important food source in some countries. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWCQ71DxZ3fvwPLGglP8YadufmFOawfSj783C3suj55KCMtn6w9CjCf_iv_JaXEechBiGQV5LOvJ_joYRQM0go4e1059NLQ5tMG0RUuWUuraZ3Ly4VLE7mt2FhTb2SenA75FlC0NPAJy-2L_zsGnHhbkQNJkEf0GC4hzM5gSpZbVFP-DdW5ySOZDwJF4/s1664/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shell-open-end-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWCQ71DxZ3fvwPLGglP8YadufmFOawfSj783C3suj55KCMtn6w9CjCf_iv_JaXEechBiGQV5LOvJ_joYRQM0go4e1059NLQ5tMG0RUuWUuraZ3Ly4VLE7mt2FhTb2SenA75FlC0NPAJy-2L_zsGnHhbkQNJkEf0GC4hzM5gSpZbVFP-DdW5ySOZDwJF4/s320/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shell-open-end-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" width="237" /></a></div>A co-worker had a vial of the shells that someone brought back as a souvenir from a ocean beach vacation. She gave them to me as I was curious as to what the shell species was. My guess is the snails were caught and cooked and the shells cleaned and then sold to become souvenirs in beach side shops in tourist locations.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M-Hpm1ctqM6OWnc4Hn8etdVE1fwwBHIZTEKgvyVqvdKojWz6lex1DhGgjPk_c0e0_almeAusF3vuTRCZUR2sL9U-juHZHz0EkwWlGueb9ySYCKQL6PhpC2lN4hsMgfoREDFZ59SzF75QH6M_kLHaZUVUb7-bLmkP9DFepiPymiDCoMME2iO4Oc24jC0/s1600/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shells-with-ruler-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1600" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M-Hpm1ctqM6OWnc4Hn8etdVE1fwwBHIZTEKgvyVqvdKojWz6lex1DhGgjPk_c0e0_almeAusF3vuTRCZUR2sL9U-juHZHz0EkwWlGueb9ySYCKQL6PhpC2lN4hsMgfoREDFZ59SzF75QH6M_kLHaZUVUb7-bLmkP9DFepiPymiDCoMME2iO4Oc24jC0/s320/Babylonia-areolata-Gastropod-shells-with-ruler-found-in-Indian-and-Pacific-Oceans-2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-84229237381350444282024-03-07T20:10:00.003-05:002024-03-07T20:10:25.518-05:00Alpena Michigan Coral Fossil<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6sFeK_6OwvMvpC-dgMom8ixpLAd3WV2X-Tivjh1JZeDeocmhQkd3nrttvq7o2VbwmNHFVqKozRoZxzqF9pCFYzqzbBz35kqS93QcmIRcMj_PtVR_vCe8Gy9_-spb4nVyxILmrltMGuwCMPWyZ_FECI6V9fPEsrP8b9qCiLu0_iwaVNYU5JS79eWQfyo/s1600/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1600" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6sFeK_6OwvMvpC-dgMom8ixpLAd3WV2X-Tivjh1JZeDeocmhQkd3nrttvq7o2VbwmNHFVqKozRoZxzqF9pCFYzqzbBz35kqS93QcmIRcMj_PtVR_vCe8Gy9_-spb4nVyxILmrltMGuwCMPWyZ_FECI6V9fPEsrP8b9qCiLu0_iwaVNYU5JS79eWQfyo/s320/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These pictures are of a <i>Hexagonaria anna</i> (Whitfield, 1973) coral
fossil. It was found in the Bell Shale of the Traverse Group of Alpena County,
Michigan, USA. The coral lived in the Devonian Period. Fossil was found October 2021.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3BjUg82CQ-PlxMMMGogsDyGeTE6kZf4TYrjj_iutdlZCvjPxn9vLX_tiBv_WQAK5d8v4kJxeV40jxoHM6MeQwLVKM5Dudm4HEouvRt_qNYo3ucKVPnBs_VkW6vTYxT6hQiUG5RO5hiC9Fe-slQ1kOmvow3Qi65enUZPvYy7t2xqD9LfWZf0uMyxZGjI/s1600/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3BjUg82CQ-PlxMMMGogsDyGeTE6kZf4TYrjj_iutdlZCvjPxn9vLX_tiBv_WQAK5d8v4kJxeV40jxoHM6MeQwLVKM5Dudm4HEouvRt_qNYo3ucKVPnBs_VkW6vTYxT6hQiUG5RO5hiC9Fe-slQ1kOmvow3Qi65enUZPvYy7t2xqD9LfWZf0uMyxZGjI/s320/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJczVSSLpwzeC0e5i82atQ1VcH4zcSvxPu34pZHM7daMPi9PO_s6wnTty-iaXs_wDTWqx89B5fqOT8lAHb-xE_0fqSV7qQBpPeesdP4pt_O7qoPPxggT8Gt0etX8SV8_E3tTLN1orLTgrloKjnSAptegPP0uPh_FbDZ0fko_RX75VLJGHNQqIbDuoOxxs/s1600/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021-close-up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJczVSSLpwzeC0e5i82atQ1VcH4zcSvxPu34pZHM7daMPi9PO_s6wnTty-iaXs_wDTWqx89B5fqOT8lAHb-xE_0fqSV7qQBpPeesdP4pt_O7qoPPxggT8Gt0etX8SV8_E3tTLN1orLTgrloKjnSAptegPP0uPh_FbDZ0fko_RX75VLJGHNQqIbDuoOxxs/s320/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021-close-up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia-SS6wVPfphGrtljJoBt7dokkX435IuT6ukZm-pCfOOkTN3tjpvv23_g6MAHRCChD0-VOL74kQbqt22zEvSp_biqb2M6MQZ5lCQYaM3hpuVe_OJDVODWiOEuyHcIzddGwUUAWM5P8RQzC-P5pMc3ZrRc5OkLPKgYhBiD_ZkhHWWl2lO22RCItBNtgBo/s1600/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021-magnified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia-SS6wVPfphGrtljJoBt7dokkX435IuT6ukZm-pCfOOkTN3tjpvv23_g6MAHRCChD0-VOL74kQbqt22zEvSp_biqb2M6MQZ5lCQYaM3hpuVe_OJDVODWiOEuyHcIzddGwUUAWM5P8RQzC-P5pMc3ZrRc5OkLPKgYhBiD_ZkhHWWl2lO22RCItBNtgBo/s320/Hexagonaria-anna-coral-fossil-bell-shale-Traverse-Group-Devonian-Period-Alpena-County-Michigan-USA-October-2021-magnified.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-23063207300702142782024-03-06T22:50:00.003-05:002024-03-06T22:50:39.556-05:00Ammonoid or Gastropod?... That Is the Question.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOGh-R0RTqD7-64vWJnk3jG5Ngqguql6yMRWy0sCdxCT9mvu8yYiVH8aJS2gJQjeHftWBXWM7mvK8QNwgCqMClUdxAXslu8699r-c0Qphs9re7hx_ZriBJKJrHqSGFHR8BGoEE-eLCeymY7SXwwN_irOQrlFN3fYiCsgYKCbg_w9iA6GL9BNdhpy0lsk/s1600/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-top-view-with-scale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="1600" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOGh-R0RTqD7-64vWJnk3jG5Ngqguql6yMRWy0sCdxCT9mvu8yYiVH8aJS2gJQjeHftWBXWM7mvK8QNwgCqMClUdxAXslu8699r-c0Qphs9re7hx_ZriBJKJrHqSGFHR8BGoEE-eLCeymY7SXwwN_irOQrlFN3fYiCsgYKCbg_w9iA6GL9BNdhpy0lsk/w400-h321/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-top-view-with-scale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Here are some pictures of a recent find at one of our work sites in Bullitt County Kentucky USA. It appears to be from the Louisville Limestone or might be dolomite. It dates to the Silurian Period.<p></p><p>Thanks to Levi for the fossil and now we will try to remove some of the matrix to see if any patterns are left from the shell that might give a clue as to what this creature was and maybe its name.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWIxDZHZzDBv7Crt14lvgVSrtUiuZXd5EddFHYIwed1f2m39Jw61ZZSMpMCabsmwc1P3uj7BLgRzj13x9lAvbyuM1oMxieFkUKDuI6Lifv7g3MvXiyHa6yJWqG4l81aq5KotgUN90uvNn_nEzWsXwmXy_R0dGyPYBmUn2nRP6D2B0SS7jX2XIlGIcap4/s1600/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-side-view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="1600" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWIxDZHZzDBv7Crt14lvgVSrtUiuZXd5EddFHYIwed1f2m39Jw61ZZSMpMCabsmwc1P3uj7BLgRzj13x9lAvbyuM1oMxieFkUKDuI6Lifv7g3MvXiyHa6yJWqG4l81aq5KotgUN90uvNn_nEzWsXwmXy_R0dGyPYBmUn2nRP6D2B0SS7jX2XIlGIcap4/s320/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-side-view.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAUqIIqED6CoNIRbNwDzFBlSolP04Ap2BQVywDmXwf00tSDtqH8CvT0k8pPy7OikUBTB75B5GkMRhnIas84Mot01ee8b8OW3tCAkIfxrJL9x4BkFqNseHQrrlkHAPce5g9gwD3s5jrKJvUJJOlbTW8cRJvCJv5HV0EQTuHRLLJFlTiUtx0UpS0UzmaF0/s1600/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-top-view-with-ruler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1600" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAUqIIqED6CoNIRbNwDzFBlSolP04Ap2BQVywDmXwf00tSDtqH8CvT0k8pPy7OikUBTB75B5GkMRhnIas84Mot01ee8b8OW3tCAkIfxrJL9x4BkFqNseHQrrlkHAPce5g9gwD3s5jrKJvUJJOlbTW8cRJvCJv5HV0EQTuHRLLJFlTiUtx0UpS0UzmaF0/s320/mystery-fossil-silurian-Perod-Louisville-Limestone-Bullitt-County-Kentucky-USA-2024-top-view-with-ruler.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The bottom of the rock has an imprint of a bryozoan fossil.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C0EPJYGUyChJ6hX6RHtn8jtzTtktIg_vXNdjhYjoToyGk5AIonzW4O3usoPotGTgeam5mfVj73LZoTvFK1oIemw4cuDYfYw6bVrJgboiCg6kd5_cGGq_M336j-cWUAw_04QvthddR5PAm8paWZgNOUjD452NTCAbLmHZgonX0ygoVv7vxezz5FCVajM/s1600/Silurian-byrozoan-fossil-bullitt-county-kentucky-usa-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1600" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C0EPJYGUyChJ6hX6RHtn8jtzTtktIg_vXNdjhYjoToyGk5AIonzW4O3usoPotGTgeam5mfVj73LZoTvFK1oIemw4cuDYfYw6bVrJgboiCg6kd5_cGGq_M336j-cWUAw_04QvthddR5PAm8paWZgNOUjD452NTCAbLmHZgonX0ygoVv7vxezz5FCVajM/s320/Silurian-byrozoan-fossil-bullitt-county-kentucky-usa-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-87874437019375318872024-03-05T22:08:00.001-05:002024-03-05T22:08:50.987-05:00Oldest Famous Tree in Louisville?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtP3VVr8vCj_RUlpO1Uh1BeIi80vw5DOobChZz3EbTLWe6ePtJsieS2n7i2X-ohF5GiM7OWMJNF8TDG4133XaGegJJMJ7GDXk6I-VAc6y_fdxzhnlWII-2m5YnXX3PFkRSKO_iLTO0s5epdaB793oPXaGbQpiMMcl5UZ1IHcftz-heDxO3i_JNx2yfC8/s1600/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1025" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtP3VVr8vCj_RUlpO1Uh1BeIi80vw5DOobChZz3EbTLWe6ePtJsieS2n7i2X-ohF5GiM7OWMJNF8TDG4133XaGegJJMJ7GDXk6I-VAc6y_fdxzhnlWII-2m5YnXX3PFkRSKO_iLTO0s5epdaB793oPXaGbQpiMMcl5UZ1IHcftz-heDxO3i_JNx2yfC8/w256-h400/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>In Sunday's <i>Courier-Journal</i> newspaper there was an article about the future of Stansbury Park and what the University of Louisville (U of L) would like to do with it. It was mentioned that in 2017 Churchill Park was leased to U of L for development of soccer fields and is thus not a park any more. Mention of Churchill Park triggered the memory of the October 23, 2023 blog post on <a href="https://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2023/10/rogers-clark-ballard-thruston.html" target="_blank">Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston</a> (1858-1946) and when in 1921 he and his brothers donated family properties that would become Ballard Square, Churchill Park, and George Rogers Clark Park. <p></p><p>So I decided to visit George Rogers Clark Park on my lunch break at 1024 Thruston Drive in Louisville, Kentucky. The park is known for a 200+ year old bald cypress tree that legend has it was planted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark" target="_blank">George Rogers Clark</a> (1752-1818) when he thrust his riding crop into the ground and cypress tree grew from it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtJfzhz0ZsO3YKGxhGVSzKhgtREXYnUGWJiZu0bDE2Ar54KWKBoA0TpYpS985b1ewCCKJOmcm2Kaqnr7LxQUXbbwxcCvG4avt6e9Dy3BuUg33OLLjOo3mPkB-tsPbjKdahR6WAkqBCVF2Tcgj2QP6exIbyHI2OgJC-Ar2z0fiF2fcYZhfI3hsv_jcQhE/s1600/Sign-for-Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="966" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtJfzhz0ZsO3YKGxhGVSzKhgtREXYnUGWJiZu0bDE2Ar54KWKBoA0TpYpS985b1ewCCKJOmcm2Kaqnr7LxQUXbbwxcCvG4avt6e9Dy3BuUg33OLLjOo3mPkB-tsPbjKdahR6WAkqBCVF2Tcgj2QP6exIbyHI2OgJC-Ar2z0fiF2fcYZhfI3hsv_jcQhE/w241-h400/Sign-for-Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>Bald cypress or <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxodium_distichum" target="_blank">Taxodium distichum</a></i> trees can live to be thousands of years old. The tree at the park is surrounded by a metal fence with a sign telling its story. It grows next to a small creek at the bottom of a wooded slope. The trunk is quite quite wide maybe over 2 meters or 6 feet in diameter.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-wU0Gt5X9dKQejb2Yo-yyZh2yZrep_jrgjS0lBQrPkPs-D3dvnB252MNdC4ri3eHBgeapFrvMSAtEiuXNeJJxXLVEo2CrBXz7tQluSOh436pa9MvYvEqwAvcb2IbWmDDuMh1PPaxCcoKKZf_15FsHntjFpKnkYR2JpaNW7geSI2SCodBf3IzmRQFwzI/s1400/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-trunk-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1054" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-wU0Gt5X9dKQejb2Yo-yyZh2yZrep_jrgjS0lBQrPkPs-D3dvnB252MNdC4ri3eHBgeapFrvMSAtEiuXNeJJxXLVEo2CrBXz7tQluSOh436pa9MvYvEqwAvcb2IbWmDDuMh1PPaxCcoKKZf_15FsHntjFpKnkYR2JpaNW7geSI2SCodBf3IzmRQFwzI/w301-h400/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-trunk-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGmZLbCEissdM3oPKvrGksZJsnSBH8pFyLV3qQEeurBXd2cpsir7nkhX2iOZ23bP3JWRowzG4KYAKdcPzXJsuctoX-WsWrm2ICSt3K3EkWSgVOzYEjCvPTH97d3Xt0SQAzaqPBpyEKzXRytvYCJnb9n8xxHxrB2GrVgUBpAo3gKKwXV-PMCRrWVXSUDE/s1400/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-next-to-creek-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1054" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGmZLbCEissdM3oPKvrGksZJsnSBH8pFyLV3qQEeurBXd2cpsir7nkhX2iOZ23bP3JWRowzG4KYAKdcPzXJsuctoX-WsWrm2ICSt3K3EkWSgVOzYEjCvPTH97d3Xt0SQAzaqPBpyEKzXRytvYCJnb9n8xxHxrB2GrVgUBpAo3gKKwXV-PMCRrWVXSUDE/s320/Bald-cypress-or-Taxodium-distichum-tree-at-George-Rogers-Clark-Park-next-to-creek-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pfs1r0lyivk-qv6AdNJ3obGGC-DmIPYg8cweVwunnDHm2j5iVn8G4E8Vo2ZZApOIkYfw0kI1rHH4wGty15uQERasL8XoNP-ErZ25HSLJ1sAS9SSfP58fW4LseHVeSdFOz4oqCIQRcoKYAjAbeXSYdXmh_etCuhatsb9K5GREDj3tD7S0TD3ISDfOuW4/s1080/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1080" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pfs1r0lyivk-qv6AdNJ3obGGC-DmIPYg8cweVwunnDHm2j5iVn8G4E8Vo2ZZApOIkYfw0kI1rHH4wGty15uQERasL8XoNP-ErZ25HSLJ1sAS9SSfP58fW4LseHVeSdFOz4oqCIQRcoKYAjAbeXSYdXmh_etCuhatsb9K5GREDj3tD7S0TD3ISDfOuW4/s320/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2uAonQt1NsJW-TZlmfAJRInQuAj1kpyZe_UiXbaBiGQIttfKndx3BmClzeFwkrI4kEg1mMUQ1nA0uzU0fGJ4Rmq9v73G6iU-CTQXGxFyKwXeQQAZic-Rdr_asn7LFMVZKbkszRJYoGh9FRkD1TMu-gKADOmdmGSYjFEyb9lm5RdZpduZAV9feZk4Vxg/s1800/Mulberry-Hill-Commonwealth-of-Kentucky-marker-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2uAonQt1NsJW-TZlmfAJRInQuAj1kpyZe_UiXbaBiGQIttfKndx3BmClzeFwkrI4kEg1mMUQ1nA0uzU0fGJ4Rmq9v73G6iU-CTQXGxFyKwXeQQAZic-Rdr_asn7LFMVZKbkszRJYoGh9FRkD1TMu-gKADOmdmGSYjFEyb9lm5RdZpduZAV9feZk4Vxg/s320/Mulberry-Hill-Commonwealth-of-Kentucky-marker-2024.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><p>Park has a Commonwealth of Kentucky sign reading "Mulberry Hill Home of John and Ann Clark and their family, which included sons George Rogers and William Clark. Clarks built house ca. 1785 and family live here until 1860s. Remains of house and outbuildings razed in 1917 for WW I facility Camp Zachary Taylor. Family cemetery remains with graves of John and Ann Clark and other family members."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXa9QfrFCJ3aonbCDSOkjyS7ry7IPD-KU0yRcEj4JQ-W3PvwbZAZHkcKTi60ELEfc6Nyuctc4WnYgVZthb10aSUUZyKHIGh7Jk-alDVphOXuv6g9DHi88MpwjxJbTv4p7Hr3usdqNtJru-rBfZTzjnjT_jfJ9Ltnc9OBTKP22nostCoS9rsEQOkaCyiM/s1400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-family-cemetery-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXa9QfrFCJ3aonbCDSOkjyS7ry7IPD-KU0yRcEj4JQ-W3PvwbZAZHkcKTi60ELEfc6Nyuctc4WnYgVZthb10aSUUZyKHIGh7Jk-alDVphOXuv6g9DHi88MpwjxJbTv4p7Hr3usdqNtJru-rBfZTzjnjT_jfJ9Ltnc9OBTKP22nostCoS9rsEQOkaCyiM/w310-h400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-family-cemetery-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbwQLxepHLwb98brdEUNftz_M452SQ30u9LMsf7GhoiWDAgfrysUKk_d82iQpaM0f41bb2CN4nbp0qKcrLQdpSlVJq1OJzWVkw7EYZNpR4NmDtOXbwI8e8NNrJACKvMZcSx3g11A2LzgomGuTShgJoHUsprhEf2sxdWsPaVCBRIF3F-rr61-fU_Mqo7I/s1400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-family-cemetery-grave-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbwQLxepHLwb98brdEUNftz_M452SQ30u9LMsf7GhoiWDAgfrysUKk_d82iQpaM0f41bb2CN4nbp0qKcrLQdpSlVJq1OJzWVkw7EYZNpR4NmDtOXbwI8e8NNrJACKvMZcSx3g11A2LzgomGuTShgJoHUsprhEf2sxdWsPaVCBRIF3F-rr61-fU_Mqo7I/w293-h400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-family-cemetery-grave-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNftaPF443FU1WNE6sVLRkKwGUrAK3JqV4pUFLiN_6obNapYx8BO5RidR8yL7pgyEHU5OnrdifeW8FvZh7bVfn7Q9JDiXi9F4uIbUojvWfDr5Pf6xVw7qdkd5IELVUyyhPAlv1BQ1Q9KNDfogGTvLcJZZW4pRGfRPPeJ5Wujt1YFK4V8_loIJKbnrIdA/s1400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-1952-plaque-about-Thruston-donation-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1211" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNftaPF443FU1WNE6sVLRkKwGUrAK3JqV4pUFLiN_6obNapYx8BO5RidR8yL7pgyEHU5OnrdifeW8FvZh7bVfn7Q9JDiXi9F4uIbUojvWfDr5Pf6xVw7qdkd5IELVUyyhPAlv1BQ1Q9KNDfogGTvLcJZZW4pRGfRPPeJ5Wujt1YFK4V8_loIJKbnrIdA/w346-h400/George-Rogers-Clark-Park-1952-plaque-about-Thruston-donation-Louisville-Kentucky-USA-March-2024.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-66749463240214924452024-03-01T22:19:00.003-05:002024-03-01T22:19:23.467-05:00Compound Eye of Glyptambon verruscous Trilobite<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxUx11VCwTCj-RYqwpfdPxPyb5HwRrB_5jV6bBFBNJOW9TKWnt3zzOqmWCmzSLEbB9PrZo8RCYRj_LKwyljv6Zg8maoc_k45u1Pn3HYmDOJwwla9v8xRWqfJ0KsZnTkv2ttFRt5oNdmfuBYJdP_Vwbdse5jALS8PZ-vpjglPsb59z42sPVtCVwaZHgos/s1600/Glyptambon-verrucosus-cephalon-ventral-view-eye-trilobite-fossils-FOV-7mm-waldron-shale-ClarkCounty-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1600" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxUx11VCwTCj-RYqwpfdPxPyb5HwRrB_5jV6bBFBNJOW9TKWnt3zzOqmWCmzSLEbB9PrZo8RCYRj_LKwyljv6Zg8maoc_k45u1Pn3HYmDOJwwla9v8xRWqfJ0KsZnTkv2ttFRt5oNdmfuBYJdP_Vwbdse5jALS8PZ-vpjglPsb59z42sPVtCVwaZHgos/s320/Glyptambon-verrucosus-cephalon-ventral-view-eye-trilobite-fossils-FOV-7mm-waldron-shale-ClarkCounty-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Nice close up picture of the ventral view of <i>Glyptambon verruscosus</i> (Hall, 1854) trilobite compound eye fossil. Fossil was found in the Waldron Shale of Clark County, Indiana USA. It dates to the Silurian Period. Thanks to Kenny for the images.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6msCczuiS1aJ6RD3jWSAhCZ5eIfc4CPkbNPSxZQPKtfgoAd50IPyifh4gjucRyeLZCctJyNFh6vUsfvxBDDnBsPgLXBDcyzOqIjg2_k1u1S_6vwwWKFRCfngwFXsuTqN2biQ_dJYnwf0sjnYQ6iJ_9JQqiLFajptVymU70KC0wOWHfa0PtrDHqfpJak8/s1896/Glyptambon-verrucosus-cephalon-trilobite-fossil-ventral-view-waldron-shale-Clark-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6msCczuiS1aJ6RD3jWSAhCZ5eIfc4CPkbNPSxZQPKtfgoAd50IPyifh4gjucRyeLZCctJyNFh6vUsfvxBDDnBsPgLXBDcyzOqIjg2_k1u1S_6vwwWKFRCfngwFXsuTqN2biQ_dJYnwf0sjnYQ6iJ_9JQqiLFajptVymU70KC0wOWHfa0PtrDHqfpJak8/s320/Glyptambon-verrucosus-cephalon-trilobite-fossil-ventral-view-waldron-shale-Clark-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br />Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-83624126837735751982024-02-24T18:02:00.000-05:002024-02-24T18:02:01.157-05:00Return of the Rostroconch Fossil<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoPoeOfRN99myrxrnEKPTFabGt5L4mgQHqS5KddVcvqSi7tLrNCxqvLEPsziZF5neVSjTVyBCwdx6Z7gD6cFadFdNF4nrubOvzszFSoZXCaMawKFm810h2kXzZwcQ4pj4OAl7EzUNPnyOo1QWTc3EIvUbCAwSytj9DoP_UftzRRuzTcKjFMF92dK7Qjo/s1512/Hippocardia-cuneus-rostroconch-fossil-devonian-period-jeffersonville-limestone-jefferson-county-kentucky-usa-2024-with-coin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1512" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoPoeOfRN99myrxrnEKPTFabGt5L4mgQHqS5KddVcvqSi7tLrNCxqvLEPsziZF5neVSjTVyBCwdx6Z7gD6cFadFdNF4nrubOvzszFSoZXCaMawKFm810h2kXzZwcQ4pj4OAl7EzUNPnyOo1QWTc3EIvUbCAwSytj9DoP_UftzRRuzTcKjFMF92dK7Qjo/w400-h324/Hippocardia-cuneus-rostroconch-fossil-devonian-period-jeffersonville-limestone-jefferson-county-kentucky-usa-2024-with-coin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Recently, I got an email from Erik about a fossil he had found in the Louisville area. It turns out it was a <i>Hippocardia cuneus</i> (Conrad, 1840) rostroconch fossil. It was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone of Jefferson County, Kentucky USA. The fossil dates to the Middle Devonian Period.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7WgSNOsVOscYsXxGAVuJ3HSG8_cr5pXOdC5M9le4t3zCQRvihiuVRDKgyXGTHxG6I9CfDbv5wrfj1pmK4eOi8onK2WSqTjE0GBf9KsN8zK33tER-aD2debJxzJFKxYZooDGiL8oHlXHaATIxrD3irSG1r5vEL876mbY_PXgPFd22Qtgy1dNJHN55XP4/s1246/Hippocardia-cuneus-rostroconch-fossil-devonian-period-jeffersonville-limestone-jefferson-county-kentucky-usa-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1246" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7WgSNOsVOscYsXxGAVuJ3HSG8_cr5pXOdC5M9le4t3zCQRvihiuVRDKgyXGTHxG6I9CfDbv5wrfj1pmK4eOi8onK2WSqTjE0GBf9KsN8zK33tER-aD2debJxzJFKxYZooDGiL8oHlXHaATIxrD3irSG1r5vEL876mbY_PXgPFd22Qtgy1dNJHN55XP4/s320/Hippocardia-cuneus-rostroconch-fossil-devonian-period-jeffersonville-limestone-jefferson-county-kentucky-usa-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>What makes this find more unique is that Erik contacted me in March 2010 with a picture of another rostroconch fossil his son had found. He told me it was found it about the same spot as the first one found about 14 years ago. Amazing! Thanks to Erik for the images and letting me know about this nice fossil find.<br /></p><p><a href="https://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2010/03/rostroconch-fossil-from-kentucky.html">https://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2010/03/rostroconch-fossil-from-kentucky.html</a><br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-76751845320239146512024-01-19T19:42:00.004-05:002024-01-19T19:42:00.236-05:00Michelinoceras Cephalopod Fossil<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC4XdnEnhpsturs8hFGC5ZUIk7XxNwz-YaE84ULMuNUaT7hVKhG9mYLCbHXDbMiNbKJOcgT3-e61VQ33V9M8vEILK2fkSqSdOA-HbHlBoxQHOX2j1IS6WHFEYAHQQO01fQsyTese_9VfcXFp04WSvcvpF5NeqsD9aJMdv-GfbppvLJykhtDv4mVEZUow/s1600/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC4XdnEnhpsturs8hFGC5ZUIk7XxNwz-YaE84ULMuNUaT7hVKhG9mYLCbHXDbMiNbKJOcgT3-e61VQ33V9M8vEILK2fkSqSdOA-HbHlBoxQHOX2j1IS6WHFEYAHQQO01fQsyTese_9VfcXFp04WSvcvpF5NeqsD9aJMdv-GfbppvLJykhtDv4mVEZUow/w400-h215/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><i><br />Michelinoceras </i>(Foeste, 1932) cephalopod fossil shown in the pictures. Fossil was found in
Floyd County Indiana USA. The fossil dates to the Mississippian Period.
Thanks to Kenny for images.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-gTOgqBXqqKX1h5T6-8-p_HbLc0zm2oDOAzp_dszRf9qIAOrmhkbJwyDPfpY2w0rWRd0UQT4MTfvD4wJuO_lC1zLU9_7JNSxyorq39Lfi6o-ojkNQGoSs_IYF6rKr4pztYn6zy1SeaKszRHMwVxijLiOqCidxsJrKgeL09fVUiSGc9IxFQQvKRszHQ4/s1600/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-end-at-slant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1600" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-gTOgqBXqqKX1h5T6-8-p_HbLc0zm2oDOAzp_dszRf9qIAOrmhkbJwyDPfpY2w0rWRd0UQT4MTfvD4wJuO_lC1zLU9_7JNSxyorq39Lfi6o-ojkNQGoSs_IYF6rKr4pztYn6zy1SeaKszRHMwVxijLiOqCidxsJrKgeL09fVUiSGc9IxFQQvKRszHQ4/s320/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-end-at-slant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN-2pJWiJaoFjQQym1035HHrddEv2NjOQT2Yq_lMMMt-cuxOb7d_ipecYIv9ZHln7K-wX1j2s3m52NN0WLXoDuHBJ2TcbMsmW64F1lTwCnUJ2U9ZMWI9kSJTwUkwq9Lk8eguN76eAo6B0clokw6Tf9khyphenhyphenbwV3eFAfElMOukqqtJGmO2AkqHeZWjLvPaA/s1594/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-end-view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1594" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN-2pJWiJaoFjQQym1035HHrddEv2NjOQT2Yq_lMMMt-cuxOb7d_ipecYIv9ZHln7K-wX1j2s3m52NN0WLXoDuHBJ2TcbMsmW64F1lTwCnUJ2U9ZMWI9kSJTwUkwq9Lk8eguN76eAo6B0clokw6Tf9khyphenhyphenbwV3eFAfElMOukqqtJGmO2AkqHeZWjLvPaA/s320/Michelinoceras-cephalopod-Fossil-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-end-view.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-62169726620406885982024-01-18T19:39:00.002-05:002024-01-18T19:39:09.223-05:00Paraconularia with Cypricardinia Pelecypod Fossils<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbjcYeMdo57y7Fmxp6TVBgJpM6UQ0CUE-3F0RK6cee44ya7ThhHGSNpWI3UveinkKUFEbyJa4ia6MLValQsDL5IIIPx9NQNhDPknGOdryG55_qSj-vU6aOgzMpAtAsMWaZYUN4_CWqzHc4gacgJzNOkj6CgOTa1t6JG2RbMR_vRHH_bRIVLNeuJFtzVk/s1679/Paraconularia-attached-to-Cypricardinia-Pelecypod-Fossils-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="1612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbjcYeMdo57y7Fmxp6TVBgJpM6UQ0CUE-3F0RK6cee44ya7ThhHGSNpWI3UveinkKUFEbyJa4ia6MLValQsDL5IIIPx9NQNhDPknGOdryG55_qSj-vU6aOgzMpAtAsMWaZYUN4_CWqzHc4gacgJzNOkj6CgOTa1t6JG2RbMR_vRHH_bRIVLNeuJFtzVk/w384-h400/Paraconularia-attached-to-Cypricardinia-Pelecypod-Fossils-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><i>Paraconularia </i>(Sinclair, 1940) with <i>Cypricardinia </i>(Hall, 1860) pelecypod fossils shown in the pictures. Fossils were found in Floyd County Indiana USA. The fossils date to the Mississippian Period. Thanks to Kenny for images.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzJJKiQLXzOGiKdGNS6B2HLLaEE6XNkYG-zaUVeBP1GS_DJcut6IxUwTx6W8fFq6HUL5GLN4YBDXub0UtZ7FEhEZLMBCwyGTsHgTJg61QsKd63BIyVKuGVoqKis1RWaqQrj9Q0Kgu3OMM-xk91u-VLihp7w-p8koTH7fCu5kt5uWgGhczjJD5vUzdozw/s1874/Paraconularia-attached-to-Cypricardinia-Pelecypod-Fossils-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="1391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzJJKiQLXzOGiKdGNS6B2HLLaEE6XNkYG-zaUVeBP1GS_DJcut6IxUwTx6W8fFq6HUL5GLN4YBDXub0UtZ7FEhEZLMBCwyGTsHgTJg61QsKd63BIyVKuGVoqKis1RWaqQrj9Q0Kgu3OMM-xk91u-VLihp7w-p8koTH7fCu5kt5uWgGhczjJD5vUzdozw/w298-h400/Paraconularia-attached-to-Cypricardinia-Pelecypod-Fossils-Mississippian-Period-Floyd-County-Indiana-USA-2024-view.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-29006043582230820532024-01-02T22:00:00.004-05:002024-01-02T22:00:00.241-05:00Hexanchus griseus Fossil Shark Teeth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB7IPTSYuxRGpsRMbtG4TsJiP3NiVwUZyxWvCQPaEeHrphs6K0bZ8x-ryXGpw_YQAylLUu6eosh0bXHMqA95w7M9YkFKkZDQrMu4x-arpmNarjaa4rLBeDDHCUo9y-jhIx6nDoxYCJzUExTwxlL12YrUOic6ShM1DxnKYDNUP7dw66TCe9jZK38bH6io/s1600/Hexanchus-griseus-Fossil-Shark-Teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-North-Carolina-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB7IPTSYuxRGpsRMbtG4TsJiP3NiVwUZyxWvCQPaEeHrphs6K0bZ8x-ryXGpw_YQAylLUu6eosh0bXHMqA95w7M9YkFKkZDQrMu4x-arpmNarjaa4rLBeDDHCUo9y-jhIx6nDoxYCJzUExTwxlL12YrUOic6ShM1DxnKYDNUP7dw66TCe9jZK38bH6io/w400-h253/Hexanchus-griseus-Fossil-Shark-Teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-North-Carolina-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This image is of <i>Hexanchus griseus </i>(Bonnaterre, 1788) fossil shark teeth on display at
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). This extinct animal
was also known as a sixgill cow shark. It dates to the Pliocene Epoch
(about 4.5 million years ago), Neogene Period. The fossils were found in Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA.<br />
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The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br />
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Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-49483229177924118152024-01-01T23:59:00.002-05:002024-01-02T00:02:24.509-05:00Durdontid and Basilosaurid Fossil Teeth<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo9iT308YLqIUtmAQuDO1bQdJWZFqi-Qdw9TYsw-BbnPl9UEii5olvyylVDcVLGBpZpmpsoSkxykWWYEBCQ7VC4CtGQ5xRbuM2MCkYmbjgjpYBMIkDTiGf9yaRzdB0wk6EEtkTZfE-DOAn-Yidpb1CBmvC0ds6ZazFJKKIBpo-HnJK97PEO45mWr-EvM/s1600/Durdontid-and-Basilosaurid-Fossil-Teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1600" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo9iT308YLqIUtmAQuDO1bQdJWZFqi-Qdw9TYsw-BbnPl9UEii5olvyylVDcVLGBpZpmpsoSkxykWWYEBCQ7VC4CtGQ5xRbuM2MCkYmbjgjpYBMIkDTiGf9yaRzdB0wk6EEtkTZfE-DOAn-Yidpb1CBmvC0ds6ZazFJKKIBpo-HnJK97PEO45mWr-EvM/w400-h290/Durdontid-and-Basilosaurid-Fossil-Teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This image is of fossil teeth on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It was found in Cross Formation, Pregnall Member of Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA and dates to the Paleogene Period in the Eocene Epoch (36-34 million years ago).<br /><br />The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a><p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-813440031192205522023-12-31T20:00:00.004-05:002023-12-31T20:00:00.138-05:00Bothriolepis canadensis Fish Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwesHdvPtOpMTmouNvXXodtqbChXqjnBkbm_B6P885JxFcj4FhwVcmGpqpgg4V5BleuQw9TcN4hBz_1AtdguceFLNPGqs6dmZp6RxLWt4Kt7tTD6W_uee1CKlnHGfp1Q1ZZXM9bt6jj_J3-JAiYoCzePRBr5IM8iqvZdd3DCnVjhx7Kl-f7VXeJ_CwRa4/s1600/Bothriolepis-canadensis-Fish-Fossill-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Quebec-Canada-Devonian-Period.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1600" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwesHdvPtOpMTmouNvXXodtqbChXqjnBkbm_B6P885JxFcj4FhwVcmGpqpgg4V5BleuQw9TcN4hBz_1AtdguceFLNPGqs6dmZp6RxLWt4Kt7tTD6W_uee1CKlnHGfp1Q1ZZXM9bt6jj_J3-JAiYoCzePRBr5IM8iqvZdd3DCnVjhx7Kl-f7VXeJ_CwRa4/w400-h272/Bothriolepis-canadensis-Fish-Fossill-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Quebec-Canada-Devonian-Period.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of a placoderm (bottom-feeding fish) fossil aka <i>Bothriolepis canadensis </i>(Whiteaves,
1880) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It was found in Quebec, Canada and dates to the Devonian Period (380 million years ago).<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-5459060779382182272023-12-30T22:00:00.001-05:002023-12-30T22:00:00.254-05:00Anastrophia verneuili Brachiopod Fossils<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE6e5l1n6q_R4scanLizSkyiOoCXgqapONSHHjjuqKJhlM5ca0-qdBn6deYC7zKFytGjIkbYnL0tW1dkbdCDKO8ehsZVGiwHzzujyRHtYs6L3ufb5D74hEGujIk0n8D5cWB1XZCYT3ekXGae4NpOu3CAfooz140vJxek10GIbk7lz3dWr2U90G2Yf42c/s1776/Anastrophia-verneuili-Brachiopod-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Oklahoma-USA-Devonian-Period.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1776" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE6e5l1n6q_R4scanLizSkyiOoCXgqapONSHHjjuqKJhlM5ca0-qdBn6deYC7zKFytGjIkbYnL0tW1dkbdCDKO8ehsZVGiwHzzujyRHtYs6L3ufb5D74hEGujIk0n8D5cWB1XZCYT3ekXGae4NpOu3CAfooz140vJxek10GIbk7lz3dWr2U90G2Yf42c/s320/Anastrophia-verneuili-Brachiopod-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Oklahoma-USA-Devonian-Period.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This image is of brachiopod fossils aka <i>Anastrophia verneuili </i>(Hall,
1857) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It was found in Coal County, Oklahoma USA and dates to the Late Devonian Period (380 million years ago).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEOd7_E527hsWgnzf-N1fBdHDiwTR_9v4v49Q_bIx0BpwggUEApKIx7yOnf2lpI0fbSWzPcBk_wLmNAC4L5aiw8KRIb9jBaZ6d7ez0TvRLWZfYOnDoUUZCr9_kX1ywb_AsfnVGLOeHUumFy8U-f3KP1T5ADbzlxY3NXuhGXTlH1VWbFOD7u4jcovbP9U/s1400/Anastrophia-verneuili-Brachiopod-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Oklahoma-USA-Devonian-Period-close-up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEOd7_E527hsWgnzf-N1fBdHDiwTR_9v4v49Q_bIx0BpwggUEApKIx7yOnf2lpI0fbSWzPcBk_wLmNAC4L5aiw8KRIb9jBaZ6d7ez0TvRLWZfYOnDoUUZCr9_kX1ywb_AsfnVGLOeHUumFy8U-f3KP1T5ADbzlxY3NXuhGXTlH1VWbFOD7u4jcovbP9U/s320/Anastrophia-verneuili-Brachiopod-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Oklahoma-USA-Devonian-Period-close-up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-43276939783805526382023-12-29T23:59:00.002-05:002023-12-30T00:08:22.548-05:00Avitelmessus grapsoideus Crab Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbyM-9zkMGuSgrzzsTsVYNJXxrRUzQABfMUoN-ei5uVHjRpBxELWukJKLlwlKHEhLbvUzT9TOcnwGKuyy6Bo24315ElzI55TPsWiUjTjVlM69lKMrwzl6edjWSZAN18Pom20Ir4JtfFmvNzWyVG1vM0pVPUSEbtJUbbtlr0LASm5w9rhHNT5p_hiUDes/s1600/Avitelmessus-grapsoideus-Crab-Fossil-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-North-Carolina-USA-Cretaceous-Period.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1600" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbyM-9zkMGuSgrzzsTsVYNJXxrRUzQABfMUoN-ei5uVHjRpBxELWukJKLlwlKHEhLbvUzT9TOcnwGKuyy6Bo24315ElzI55TPsWiUjTjVlM69lKMrwzl6edjWSZAN18Pom20Ir4JtfFmvNzWyVG1vM0pVPUSEbtJUbbtlr0LASm5w9rhHNT5p_hiUDes/w400-h353/Avitelmessus-grapsoideus-Crab-Fossil-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-North-Carolina-USA-Cretaceous-Period.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of a muffin crab fossil aka <i>Avitelmessus grapsoideus </i>(Rathbun,
1923) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It was found in North Carolina USA and dates to the Cretaceous Period (80 million years ago).<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-18362931391710746352023-12-28T00:10:00.007-05:002023-12-28T00:10:51.869-05:00Modiolopsis Pelecypod Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOSBDN4qfZWyoWI797UQFiosCYEqGGOmHuK0VOVAz2mFZR6quOyKNXrdZ_QsIC34XHSF8x-Rb_RLKifZphjDIQ7KMAgaX72pZm25Y4w2JgNO8l3iQHrqWTm0Ol__d8EEnFUN-scMMKD4rTZBLKIRqmzMrJ8s2aH3e4-QIuBmmdFTOZeVYFEcmyffeZA8/s1600/Modiolopsis-pelecypod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1600" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOSBDN4qfZWyoWI797UQFiosCYEqGGOmHuK0VOVAz2mFZR6quOyKNXrdZ_QsIC34XHSF8x-Rb_RLKifZphjDIQ7KMAgaX72pZm25Y4w2JgNO8l3iQHrqWTm0Ol__d8EEnFUN-scMMKD4rTZBLKIRqmzMrJ8s2aH3e4-QIuBmmdFTOZeVYFEcmyffeZA8/w400-h305/Modiolopsis-pelecypod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This brachiopod fossil appears to be a <i>Modiolopsis </i>(Hall, 1847) from the Ordovician Period. It was found in the Logana
Member of the Lexington Limestone for Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.
Thanks to Kenny for the picture.<p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-61467631350901927392023-12-26T20:00:00.003-05:002023-12-26T20:00:00.134-05:00Pseudolingula Brachiopod Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6IQeQzGYTSkeuSvm1eVcwpqfG2VSvaL05q87SqcVrPdR63bqlf7Yubm0-wE6Sy6rQVVAgVFAdqfavgJKiZlaj6ukfrc-PdY22QAsnddecbCI-AJqB9nwcGCQpc1GdmlVrC7a9UF-yBA13ekhf-gkfCjans9aTtUFaelvGFIvYLZhL7D-1XY4y_wDq3A/s1600/Pseudolingula-brachiopod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1131" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6IQeQzGYTSkeuSvm1eVcwpqfG2VSvaL05q87SqcVrPdR63bqlf7Yubm0-wE6Sy6rQVVAgVFAdqfavgJKiZlaj6ukfrc-PdY22QAsnddecbCI-AJqB9nwcGCQpc1GdmlVrC7a9UF-yBA13ekhf-gkfCjans9aTtUFaelvGFIvYLZhL7D-1XY4y_wDq3A/w283-h400/Pseudolingula-brachiopod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>This brachiopod fossil appears to be a <i>Pseudolingula </i>from the Ordovician Period. It was found in the Logana
Member of the Lexington Limestone for Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.
Thanks to Kenny for the picture.<p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-31315564241852338872023-12-25T23:57:00.005-05:002023-12-25T23:57:00.138-05:00Modiolodon Pelecypod Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDR7_5srRf0IThJ5E89Ob-CsqRvPHn9Q763NhaKxb6YKhV2yYhZJWFm32gLwDtQ7B7m1AUVL9QpJWg0PbgCf4VZMw0ko25YzxdA9kf_VZVPiX4CwN4dOENMhh1O6Vzdw46Lgk7kMIxOwbMcdalZ4ORNogOZT1pT6BIOGgrtBp6-Smc9kLtMX24QvhSl8/s1600/Modiolodon-pelecypod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1600" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDR7_5srRf0IThJ5E89Ob-CsqRvPHn9Q763NhaKxb6YKhV2yYhZJWFm32gLwDtQ7B7m1AUVL9QpJWg0PbgCf4VZMw0ko25YzxdA9kf_VZVPiX4CwN4dOENMhh1O6Vzdw46Lgk7kMIxOwbMcdalZ4ORNogOZT1pT6BIOGgrtBp6-Smc9kLtMX24QvhSl8/s320/Modiolodon-pelecypod-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This pelecypod fossil appears to be a <i>Modiolodon </i>(Ulrich, 1894) from the Ordovician Period. It was found in the Logana
Member of the Lexington Limestone for Franklin County, Kentucky, USA.
Thanks to Kenny for the picture.<p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-91540853643860446702023-12-24T23:56:00.002-05:002023-12-24T23:56:44.384-05:00Conularia formosa Fossil<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY78TfilQN8a9yjTOfWBvWSl0ti0cjB-7x9uhVlWcEtTKIpKPR61I1LXl1bKKk5qIk0nUNeN7qM39-L5gd3PKGqUJra_nxoriOGw3Udn89-3dgFKE8MvhDD_08xoydjLzgZDKS2f_8S9VmWtNZUJYk_KbfNVPixv0NTMYaG9Zz3sRPArYr6HSySY2gLA/s1600/Conularia-formosa-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY78TfilQN8a9yjTOfWBvWSl0ti0cjB-7x9uhVlWcEtTKIpKPR61I1LXl1bKKk5qIk0nUNeN7qM39-L5gd3PKGqUJra_nxoriOGw3Udn89-3dgFKE8MvhDD_08xoydjLzgZDKS2f_8S9VmWtNZUJYk_KbfNVPixv0NTMYaG9Zz3sRPArYr6HSySY2gLA/w293-h400/Conularia-formosa-fossil-Ordovician-Period-Logana-member-Lexington-Limestone-Franklin-County-Kentucky-USA-2023.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>This fossil appears to be a <i>Conularia formosa</i> (Miller & Dryer, 1878) from the Ordovician Period. It was found in the Logana Member of the Lexington Limestone for Franklin County, Kentucky, USA. Thanks to Kenny for the picture.<br /><p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-85737583837769917772023-12-22T03:00:00.001-05:002023-12-22T03:00:00.250-05:00Phyllodus toliapicus Fish Dental Plate Fossils<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYWRWUQBRrqWdcBHeeQa35BIowPH3LQUpV7KGhLDkWCCr7mCngfABeLaO9fuo62vCSm5eUdwR_tE4KBV2k2cjkeH-730q7obtCUHAMr6Or1Sv-NL-kymm3_9VNlP2Uxk03dKR-ZDtqOnSzPseb10Arwpm7FLzpAz3NadtNaHAmEKg9hRIorTnHPbY9to/s1632/Phyllodus-toliapicus-Fish-Dental-Plate-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1632" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYWRWUQBRrqWdcBHeeQa35BIowPH3LQUpV7KGhLDkWCCr7mCngfABeLaO9fuo62vCSm5eUdwR_tE4KBV2k2cjkeH-730q7obtCUHAMr6Or1Sv-NL-kymm3_9VNlP2Uxk03dKR-ZDtqOnSzPseb10Arwpm7FLzpAz3NadtNaHAmEKg9hRIorTnHPbY9to/w400-h146/Phyllodus-toliapicus-Fish-Dental-Plate-Fossils-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil plyllodontid fish dental plates aka <i>Phyllodus toliapicus </i>(Agassiz,
1839) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-70413145787392601472023-12-21T02:52:00.006-05:002023-12-21T02:52:00.131-05:00Paleohyptodus rutoti Fossil Shark Teeth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloV1ZfSDPoGuMlTHijGe1TWucRPOIzsHi7WFZUKFpSvNA8-hNs1D8xspM9w8DGK2HOKJdkQvBlO31L7UeJ6Rs5Ctsz17iFx_LPpplHW493DHcGUlDErY_vRbBbnRVJmMCRjRF9rBfuVW5z5UGQ_E60ZbmZaOx98671XKRNRdie_Ffr0jr76ceJ1mXlQ/s1600/Paleohyptodus-rutoti-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1600" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloV1ZfSDPoGuMlTHijGe1TWucRPOIzsHi7WFZUKFpSvNA8-hNs1D8xspM9w8DGK2HOKJdkQvBlO31L7UeJ6Rs5Ctsz17iFx_LPpplHW493DHcGUlDErY_vRbBbnRVJmMCRjRF9rBfuVW5z5UGQ_E60ZbmZaOx98671XKRNRdie_Ffr0jr76ceJ1mXlQ/w400-h259/Paleohyptodus-rutoti-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil teeth of the Sand Tiger shark aka <i>Paleohyptodus rutoti </i>(Winkler, 1874) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It dates to the Paleocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. The fossils were maybe found in the rivers of South Carolina USA.<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-29447192185039122962023-12-20T02:46:00.001-05:002023-12-20T02:46:00.136-05:00Carcharodon hubelli Fossil Shark Teeth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2CnVqhotKMMRZVhRzGyuDRU54OrpW8ytPQCJB760Smdy0OmVENVEO_iBgInQNLz5TmX8mVhMF7wWnc2Li_9hZv3ZdNgDZSVpJdpWFi0PaI8UIkJkPvPzdMwcFiX8WAsVqUwgy0mmRaslvsASpJKymqbybkoanxnz-SgedOyonE95FoLdlVm9N07TuaU/s1600/Carcharodon-hubelli-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1600" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2CnVqhotKMMRZVhRzGyuDRU54OrpW8ytPQCJB760Smdy0OmVENVEO_iBgInQNLz5TmX8mVhMF7wWnc2Li_9hZv3ZdNgDZSVpJdpWFi0PaI8UIkJkPvPzdMwcFiX8WAsVqUwgy0mmRaslvsASpJKymqbybkoanxnz-SgedOyonE95FoLdlVm9N07TuaU/w400-h195/Carcharodon-hubelli-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil teeth of the extinct White shark aka <i>Carcharodon hubelli </i>(Ehret, 2012) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It dates to the Miocene Epoch (about 5-15 million years
ago) of the Neogene Period. The fossils were found in the rivers of South Carolina USA.<br /><p></p><p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-73324569012564913812023-12-19T02:39:00.001-05:002023-12-19T02:39:00.134-05:00Carcharodon carcharias Fossil Shark Teeth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIexpAOAnf5AwIOPWfrScZf7S-Q-9pUxZcQOraP8kq_dN5LC_JtCR7JqmgCr_snwra-OQDk_PWaPLFwvC2s4GTftUNx4NLR5fBcscF807CJrrx3I_xCqxP2M4yn2-6-znZjJoLyRJYYDxZQeMwrEOjUUZI-6pvdUG0TEBUXTrZmWa8QZrnBZWIkW2L-A/s1600/Carcharodon-carcharias-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Peru-South-America.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIexpAOAnf5AwIOPWfrScZf7S-Q-9pUxZcQOraP8kq_dN5LC_JtCR7JqmgCr_snwra-OQDk_PWaPLFwvC2s4GTftUNx4NLR5fBcscF807CJrrx3I_xCqxP2M4yn2-6-znZjJoLyRJYYDxZQeMwrEOjUUZI-6pvdUG0TEBUXTrZmWa8QZrnBZWIkW2L-A/w400-h200/Carcharodon-carcharias-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Peru-South-America.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil teeth of the Great White shark aka <i>Carcharodon carcharias </i>(Linnaeus,
1758) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It dates to the Miocene Epoch (about 5-15 million years
ago) of the Neogene Period. The fossils were found in Peru, South America. <p></p><p>The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-13727218424011144642023-12-18T01:58:00.003-05:002023-12-18T01:58:00.152-05:00Isurus hastalis Shark Teeth Fossils<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsUxXjGN7Z1OU60pOszOgKP9GSNycNrr0chb4N0HV72Z63B0orG5ABaVUnup2N0JumvU5IAbLNRArT_HLZoTYlKAGQTHadOj7tpJ7tWtXRt90UWK-xiYxgkoAc5_O8ziAYdVDSQ2rhBZ6DcWaFCr0RJbXVwfA6co1lhkRbLvT-E94OQrcexVqVdm-mQ4/s1600/Isurus-hastalis-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-rivers-of-North-and-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1600" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsUxXjGN7Z1OU60pOszOgKP9GSNycNrr0chb4N0HV72Z63B0orG5ABaVUnup2N0JumvU5IAbLNRArT_HLZoTYlKAGQTHadOj7tpJ7tWtXRt90UWK-xiYxgkoAc5_O8ziAYdVDSQ2rhBZ6DcWaFCr0RJbXVwfA6co1lhkRbLvT-E94OQrcexVqVdm-mQ4/w400-h216/Isurus-hastalis-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-rivers-of-North-and-South-Carolina-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil teeth of the Mako shark aka <i>Isurus hastalis </i>(Agassiz, 1843) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History
(August 2017). It dates to the Miocene Epoch (about 5-15 million years
ago) of the Neogene Period. The fossils were found in rivers of South Carolina (S.C.), Ridgeville, S.C. and Aurora North Carolina, USA. It appears the genus was
renamed in 2021 to <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitodus" target="_blank">Cosmopolitodus</a></i> (Glikman, 1964) an extinct mackerel shark.<br /><br />The
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of
Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina
29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a> <br /><p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-62490954116842835192023-12-17T01:58:00.001-05:002023-12-17T01:58:11.770-05:00Isurus planus Shark Teeth Fossil<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ6IwYKUaE9mVKLE3zLgXcEbMUjgjNWaZNF8JwriLyfA8vdXxor4h5zMOLVuRnyDNlOnxfULmLxubJn_sl-skVLLYeTec-zwLa-WkkTFDjevNFIUaFJ_0mkg8B8xnip2PSk2KGZsT_k2hcF53INBGSZ0yXQYtzwR8rerrO6xALuVfH0ZbeUMsbsat6Ao/s1640/Isurus-planus-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Bakersfield-California-USA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1640" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ6IwYKUaE9mVKLE3zLgXcEbMUjgjNWaZNF8JwriLyfA8vdXxor4h5zMOLVuRnyDNlOnxfULmLxubJn_sl-skVLLYeTec-zwLa-WkkTFDjevNFIUaFJ_0mkg8B8xnip2PSk2KGZsT_k2hcF53INBGSZ0yXQYtzwR8rerrO6xALuVfH0ZbeUMsbsat6Ao/w400-h203/Isurus-planus-shark-fossil-teeth-at-Mace-Brown-Museum-of-Natural-History-2017-from-Bakersfield-California-USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This image is of some fossil teeth of the Mako shark aka <i>Isurus planus</i> (Agassiz, 1856) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It dates to the Miocene Epoch (about 15 million years ago) of the Neogene Period. The fossils were found in Brown Mountain slit layer of Bakersfield, California USA. It appears the genus was renamed in 2021 to <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitodus" target="_blank">Cosmopolitodus</a></i> (Glikman, 1964) an extinct mackerel shark.<br /><br />The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.<br /><br />Learn more at their blog: <a href="http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/">http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/</a> <br /><p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-335273445112281022023-12-06T22:40:00.002-05:002023-12-06T22:40:44.361-05:00Elrathia kingii Trilobite<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIWNWfBwVglcnAYzP-sMeqo8WdoBKsx4wToOZy0iCETLboIHpXizQRWoElHGQ8nFWZ2r_o6TztGhFmbGDqYfccc1e46B975qJbQpPE6p8auqs5MP5RQYXfHI7l9HN6RiDxKlMY4qmFZTPKqwTtCvJNT_8D4wJLvxugs6DpatN0M2tB-uNBXGzfX__CW4/s1600/Elrathia-kingii-Trilobite-fossil-Wheeler-Shale-Utah-Cambrian-Period-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1600" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIWNWfBwVglcnAYzP-sMeqo8WdoBKsx4wToOZy0iCETLboIHpXizQRWoElHGQ8nFWZ2r_o6TztGhFmbGDqYfccc1e46B975qJbQpPE6p8auqs5MP5RQYXfHI7l9HN6RiDxKlMY4qmFZTPKqwTtCvJNT_8D4wJLvxugs6DpatN0M2tB-uNBXGzfX__CW4/s320/Elrathia-kingii-Trilobite-fossil-Wheeler-Shale-Utah-Cambrian-Period-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My cousin Kenny just finished prepping this fossil using a dental tool and engraver to uncover mostly a whole trilobite. It appears to be an <i>Elrathia kingii</i> (Meek, 1870) trilobite. It was found in the Wheeler Formation of Delta, Utah. The fossil dates to the Cambrian Period.<br /><p></p>Michael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.com0