Coelacanth Fossil Fish

These images show a "lobe-fin" fish fossil that is an unnamed species of coelacanth. It was found in 1996 by the Cincinnati Museum Center in Favret Formation of Pershing County, Nevada, USA. It dates to the Middle Triassic Period (220 million years ago). This fossil was on display at the Cincinnati Museum Center as of August 2013.

This last image is a model of a living coelacanth. It is called the "living fossil" Latimeria chalumnae.

Geology of Shoes Video

Geology of Shoes from Petr Krejčí on Vimeo.

Here is a video by Petr Krejči of The Czech Republic that shows a shoe craftsperson creating a pair of shoes based on sedimentary layers of rock. The colors and banding might also take patterns from geological survey maps.

You need to watch the video to see how the shoes tie to geology. Also it is an educational lesson on how shoes are assembled.

Gomphothere Tusk Fossil

Picture of a display at the Red Rock Canyon State park in California, USA as of October 2013. It shows a mammal like elephant tusk called gomphothere. The fossils are from the Claredonian era (late Miocene epoch - Neogene Period) and were found in the Dove Spring Formation.

Learn more about fossils from this area: http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/redrock/redrockfossils.html

Thanks to Kenny for the picture.

Image of more remains.