Sunday, March 3, 2019
Lichenalia cocentrica Bryozoan Fossil
These image appear to be the Lichenalia cocentrica bryozoan fossil. They existed in the Silurian Period. The fossils were found in the Waldron Shale of Clark County, Indiana USA. Thanks to Kenny for the images.
Labels:
bryozoan,
indiana,
silurian,
waldron shale
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Insect with Compound Eye Fossil
This image shows an insect fossil with compound eyes. The fossil was found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch (56-33.9 million years ago) of the Paleogene Period (66-23 million years ago). Thanks to Kenny for this microscope image. Field of view (FOV) on image is approximately 2 mm.
The second image is a similar fossil but FOV is 1mm.
Labels:
colorado,
compound eye,
eocene,
eye,
florissant,
insect,
microscope,
paleogene
Monday, February 25, 2019
Unidentified Flower Fossil
This image shows a unidentified flower fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Kenny for the microscope image. Field of view on image is 1 mm.
Labels:
colorado,
eocene,
florissant,
flower,
paleogene
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