Thursday, September 3, 2015
Eroded Devonian Blastoid Fossil
This is a picture of an eroded blastoid. These types of fossils are somewhat rare. It appears to be an Elaeacrinus verneuili (Römer [aka Roemer], 1851). The fossil was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone of Clark County, Indiana, USA. It dates to the Eifelian, Middle Devonian Period.
Thanks to Kenny for the picture.
Labels:
blastoid,
devonian,
eifelian,
Jeffersonville Limestone
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Devonian Sponge Fossil
This is a picture of an unidentified sponge fossil. The fossil was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone of Clark County, Indiana, USA. It dates to the Eifelian, Middle Devonian Period.
Thanks to Kenny for the picture.
Labels:
devonian,
eifelian,
Jeffersonville Limestone,
sponge
Monday, August 31, 2015
Permian Period Limnoscelis
Here are some pictures of a reptile like amphibian that lived during the Permian Period. It is from the mobile phone game Jurassic World.
The creature is a Limnoscelis. It is thought to be a carnivore and grew to a length of about 1.5 meters.
The game is available for free for the Android phone in the Play Store.
Sources:
http://www.ludia.com/en/games/jurassic-worldtm-the-game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnoscelis
Labels:
amphibian,
game,
permian,
smartphone
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