Monday, December 22, 2014
Cretaceous Clam Fossil
While touring the Natural History section of the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park (1300 N. College Ave, Tempe Arizona 85281) I saw this clam fossil specimen (AHS-NH#21712)
This fossil was probably found in the Pierre Shale Formation of Glendive, Dawson County, Montana, USA. It dates to the Cretaceous Period.
Image was taken in October 2014.
Sources:
Neat image of Cretaceous Inoceramus clam fossil with pearls
http://www.paleocurrents.com/baculite_mesa/img/2003-05-17mesa_fossils/HTML/img_2480.htm
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Harpes perradiatus Trilobite Fossil
Image of a Harpes perradiatus trilobite fossil. This creature existed in the Middle Devonain Period.
While visiting the Gallery of Natural History at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park (1300 N. College Ave, Tempe Arizona 85281) I saw this fossil specimen (AHS-NH#20671).
It was found in what is now Alnif, Morocco, North Africa.
Images of museum specimen taken October 2014.
Source to refer to:
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/TrilobitesMorocco/Harpes-perradiatus/Harpes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpetida
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Fossil Shark Teeth of South Dakota
My cousin recently received some matrix from the Carlile Shale Formation of Grant County, South Dakota, USA. He has been carefully breaking it down to extract the hidden fossil shark teeth. The fossils date to the Cretaceous Period (Turonian). We have been trying to identify what they are. So far names I am considering are Leptostyrax, Cretalamna (Otodus), and Cretodus.
Thanks to Kenny for images.
Info Sources:
http://www.thefossilforum.com/
http://oceansofkansas.com/KS-
Labels:
carlile shale formation,
Cretaceous,
shark,
shark tooth,
south dakota,
Turonian
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