Linoproductus echinatus Brachiopod

This brachiopod was found in Hazard, Kentucky in the Magoffin Member of the Four Corners Formation of the Breathitt Group.  It appears to be a Linoproductus echinatus from the Pennsylvanian Period.

Learn more at the Kentucky Paleontological Society web site.

Thanks to Herb for letting me take these pictures.

Hazard Kentucky Plant Fossils

Plant fossils recently found in Hazard (Perry County) Kentucky in the Breathitt Group.  These fossils appear to be a mix of plants one is a Calamites from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Period. 

Unknown Plant Fossil

Plant fossil recently found in Hazard (Perry County) Kentucky in the Breathitt Group.  The fossil is from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Period.  It has some small nodes visible between the segments.