
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Platyceras dumosum
Here is a gastropod or snail from the fossil collection of Louisville's Charlie Oldham. I believe it is a Platyceras dumosum (Conrad, 1840) from the Devonian Period. I thought these creatures were somewhat rare but recently I keep seeing fossils of them. It is usually found in the Jeffersonville Limestone.


Labels:
devonian,
gastropod,
platyceras
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Trilobite Website
Today, I do not have a picture but a website link. It is called From the Collection of Bob Schacht and he has some pictures of some fully intact trilobites from Indiana. The pictures show a very impressive collection of trilobites!
http://www.weekstrilobites.com/index.html
The only one I have that he shows is the Phacops rana from Clark County, Indiana. If you go to the Devonian section of Speeds Quarry in Clark County you will find rolled up pieces and maybe intact specimens of this trilobite. I also found some when living in a subdivision in eastern Jeffersonville located in Clark County in Indiana.
http://www.weekstrilobites.com/index.html
The only one I have that he shows is the Phacops rana from Clark County, Indiana. If you go to the Devonian section of Speeds Quarry in Clark County you will find rolled up pieces and maybe intact specimens of this trilobite. I also found some when living in a subdivision in eastern Jeffersonville located in Clark County in Indiana.
Labels:
Trilobite
Monday, August 18, 2008
Pink-White Geode
Here are cut pieces of a geode found near the area of Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. It was away from the lake off the side of the road so I am just guessing at the time period of Mississippian. Since that area has rock from that time period I am making an educated guess.
I used the tile diamond saw to cut the rock into a number of slices.

I used the tile diamond saw to cut the rock into a number of slices.

Labels:
geode,
mississippian
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