Friday, June 30, 2017
Camptonectes Bivalve Fossil
This picture is of a Camptonectes cf. Calvus bivalve fossil. It was found in the Blue Lias of Pinhay Bay, Lyme Regis England. The fossils date back to the Lower Jurassic Period.
Specimen displayed at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016.
Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
See it on this site as well: http://jurassiccoast.org/fossilfinder/1192-camptonectes/
Labels:
bivalve,
england,
jurassic,
Lyme Regis Museum
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Echinoceras Ammonite Fossil
This picture is of an Echinoceras aenum ammonite fossil. It is from the Watch Ammonite Stone Lyme Regis England. The fossils date back to the Jurassic Period.
Specimen displayed at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016.
Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
Labels:
ammonite,
england,
jurassic,
Lyme Regis Museum
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
The Trouble With Trilobites Video
PBS Digital Studios has helped produce a new web series about Earth science called Eons. Their first episode is about trilobites (not tribbles and science fiction). The video on YouTube last about 7 minutes.
If the embedded link does work below, here is a direct YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aji2VnQFUCs
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