This fossil might be a Halysites louisvillensis? found in the Louisville Limestone of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Corals grew on the seafloor in the Middle Silurian Period. Fossil needs to be sectioned to get an accurate identification.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Chain Coral
This fossil might be a Halysites louisvillensis? found in the Louisville Limestone of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Corals grew on the seafloor in the Middle Silurian Period. Fossil needs to be sectioned to get an accurate identification.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Calymene Trilobite in Dolomite
Fossil mold of a Calymene celebra? trilobite found in the Laurel Member of the Salamonie Dolomite of Nelson County, Kentucky. This animal scurried along the seafloor in the Silurian Period. Learn more at the Kentucky Paleontological Society web site. Thanks to Kenny for this specimen.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Inoceramus Mega-Blister Pearl Fossil
Inoceramus sp. mega-blister pearl fossil found in the Niobrara formation of Gove County, Kansas. The extinct oyster that produced this beauty lived in the upper Cretaceous Period (about 89 million years ago). Thanks to Mark Palatas for letting me photograph it.
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