
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Eroded Crinoid Stem
An eroded crinoid stem from Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. The image contains a variety of different views. This crinoid was from the Mississippian Period.


Labels:
crinoid,
Lake Cumberland,
mississippian
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Devonian Trilobite and Cephalopod
Here is a cephalopod segment piece and trilobite head from the Devonian Period found in Clark County, Indiana.

Labels:
cephalopod,
devonian,
Trilobite
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Cross section of Ordovician Cephalopod
Here is a small cephalopod mold about 2 cm across. A siphuncle can be seen in the center of this mold filled with calcite or quartz. This cephalopod was found in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky. It is from the Ordovician Period.


Labels:
cephalopod,
louisville kentucky,
ordovician
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