Thursday, October 7, 2010

Unidentified Ordovician Brachiopod (UOB)


Unidentified brachiopod found in the Lexington Limestone of Franklin County, Kentucky.  Fossil is from the Ordovician Period.  Maybe this is a flattened Glyptorthis?  See a visual list of Ordovician Period brachiopods at the Dry Dredgers web site.



Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Zygospira Brachiopod

 Zygospira (Hall, 1862) brachiopod fossil found in the Lexington Limestone of Franklin County, Kentucky.  A pea sized fossil that has a distinctive shape and ridge pattern.  This brachiopod existed in the Ordovician Period.

See more specimens on the Dry Dredgers web site.




Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Ordovician Hebertella



Hebertella sp. brachiopod found in Bullitt County, Kentucky.  Ordovician Period fossil existing in the Grant Lake Formation.