Eophrynus prestvicii Arachnid Fossil Cast

Here is a picture of an Eophrynus prestvicii arachnid fossil cast at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in the Carboniferous Period. Fossil was found in Great Britain.

The animal was in the order Trigonotarbida of an extinct species of arachnid. It was named by Henry Woodward in 1871 while the genus was named by William Buckland in 1837.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eophrynus_prestvicii

Ofiuroidi attuali Sea Star Fossils

Here are pictures of Ofiuroidi attuali sea star fossils at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy.

Images taken June 2014.

Learn more:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/ophiuroidea.html

Trigonia Pelecypod Fossil

Here is a picture of a Trigonia sp. (Bruguière 1789) pelecypod fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in the Cretaceous and Jurassic Periods. They had another on display showing the view from the outside.

See some pictures of fossils like I have posted on this blog in the past: http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2009/11/pterotrigonia-thoracica-pelecypod.html

Image taken in June 2014.