Friday, October 23, 2015
Terebratula maugeril Brachiopod
Terebratula maugeril brachiopod fossil found in Barrio del Naranjo, Cordoba, Spain. It is from the Upper Miocene Period (Messinian).
Thanks to Clive for the fossil.
Labels:
brachiopod,
Messinian,
miocene,
spain
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Petrified Wood Fossil Suiseki 水石
Suiseki is the Japanese technique of rock appreciation. This specimen is a piece of a fossil wood on a Daizan (wood base). Learn more on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suiseki
Here are some more Suiseki examples.
Thanks to Kenny for letting me image these.
Here are some more Suiseki examples.
Thanks to Kenny for letting me image these.
Labels:
daizan,
petrified wood,
suiseki
Monday, October 12, 2015
Fossil Texture of a Strophostylus cyclostomus Snail
While looking at a chunk of Waldron Shale that had a crinoid calyx, the shale split revealing a small fossil fragment. This image was taken while it was under a microscope with a field of view of about 4 mm.
The Strophostylus cyclostomus was described by James Hall in the 1881 Indiana Geological Survey (pages 316-317; Plate 31 Figure 13). "An enlargement of the surface-striae of a full-grown specimen, showing the transverse striae of growth, and the finer revolving lines."
The image was taken with Moto G 2nd generation phone.
The Strophostylus cyclostomus was described by James Hall in the 1881 Indiana Geological Survey (pages 316-317; Plate 31 Figure 13). "An enlargement of the surface-striae of a full-grown specimen, showing the transverse striae of growth, and the finer revolving lines."
The image was taken with Moto G 2nd generation phone.
Labels:
microscope,
silurian,
snail,
waldron shale
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