Thursday, August 13, 2009

Unidentified Devonian Brachiopod

Look at the curves on this brachiopod. :) This unidentified brachiopod was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone which represents the Devonian Period rock. Found in Louisville, Kentucky USA.









UPDATED: This brachiopod appears to be a Brevispirifer gregarius (Clapp, 1857).

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Unidentified Silurian Brachiopod

The following are pictures of an unidentified brachiopod from the Silurian Period. It was found in Louisville Kentucky in the Louisville Limestone layer.

I do not see a match for it in the Fossils of Ohio book.
Look at all the sinusoidal lines spaced on top of each other is this next picture.


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Eurypterid Megalograptus

Here are some pictures of eurypterid (sea scorpion) fragments stored at the Cincinnati Museum Geier Collections Center. I believe most of these are Megalograptus.