Friday, January 19, 2024

Michelinoceras Cephalopod Fossil


Michelinoceras
(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.



 

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Paraconularia with Cypricardinia Pelecypod Fossils

 

Paraconularia (Sinclair, 1940) with Cypricardinia (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.



Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Hexanchus griseus Fossil Shark Teeth

This image is of Hexanchus griseus (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.

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/

Monday, January 1, 2024

Durdontid and Basilosaurid Fossil Teeth

 

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).

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/