Elaeacrinus verneuili Blastoid Fossil

Pictures are of an Elaeacrinus verneuili (Römer [aka Roemer], 1851) blastoid fossil. It was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone Clark County, Indiana USA. The fossil dates to the Devonian Period. This fossil was part of the Dr. James Conkin (1924-2017) collection.

Pyrite Snail with Worm Tubes Fossils

This snail fossil is quite a find but so much more with encrusted worm tubes, bryozoans and pyrite cubic shapes. The snail appears to be a Platystoma niagarense with four visible Cornulites propius worm tubes and maybe a encrusting trepostome bryozoan. The end of the largest worm tube is a golden colored pyrite. The snail shell appears to be composed pyrite as well. It was found in the Waldron Shale of Shelby County Indiana USA. The fossils date to the Middle Silurian Period.

Syrian Propeamussium eocenicum Fossil

This image is of a Propeamussium eocenicum (Sacco) pelecypod fossil. It was found near Damascus Syria. The fossil dates to the Eocene Epoch. It was displayed at Muséum National D'Historie Naturelle Jardin Des Plantes Paléontologie et Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France.  Image taken August 2016.