Monday, July 1, 2019
Asterosteus stenocephalus Fish Head Shield Fossil (cast)
This Middle Devonian Period fossil cast is of an Asterosteus stenocephalus fish. The fossil was found in Delaware, Ohio, USA. Its name means "star bone".
As of 2018, this head shield cast was on display at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA.
Labels:
American Museum of Natural History,
cast,
devonian,
fish,
ohio
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Pterichthyodes oblongus Fish Fossil
This fossil is of a early Devonian Period fish Pterichthyodes oblongus. Discovered in 1844 and its name means "winged-fish form".
The fossil on display (2018) at American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA. Fossil was found in Lethen, Nairnshire, Scotland.
Model of what fish might of looked like. Created by Louis Ferraglio (in 1953?).
Labels:
American Museum of Natural History,
devonian,
fish,
scotland
Friday, May 31, 2019
Coiled Cephalopod Fossil
Finding coiled cephalopod fossils in the area around Louisville is quite rare. This cephalopod fossil found in Clark County, Indiana, USA. I have posted an image of it before in 2013 but looking at images on my cell phone from 2018, I decided to post some fresher images from different angles.
It was on display at the Indiana University Southeast geology department as of December 2018. It was donated to them by John T. Shelton.
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