Friday, January 16, 2009

Lake Cumberland Crinoid

Here is a branching Lake Cumberland crinoid that I guess is a holdfast.

It is a nice plate showing the branches and has a good blue color. Fossil is from the Mississippian Period.


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Longitudinal View of Ordovician Cephalopod

Here you can see some chambers of the siphuncle of an Ordovician cephalopod. Some water has been put on this section that was cut with a diamond saw to show more detail.


Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ordovician Bryozoan

Here is a Ordovician bryozoan found in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Click on image to make larger to allows seeing the small little cells the moss creatures lived in. The tiny detail is amazing.