Sunday, November 28, 2010
Dalmanites Imprint
Imprint of a Dalmanites trilobite in a piece of Waldron Shale from Clark County, Indiana. This trilobite crawled the Earth during the Middle Silurian Period (about 428,000,000 to 418,000,000 years ago).
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indiana,
silurian,
Trilobite,
waldron shale
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Two Meristella maria Brachiopods
Imprint remains of fossilized brachiopods called Meristella maria [the genus Meristina can also be used]. These animals lived in the Middle Silurian Period. Fossils found in the Waldron Shale of Clark County, Indiana.
Pictures of second specimen.
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brachiopod,
indiana,
silurian,
waldron shale
Friday, November 26, 2010
Pyrite Coated Brachiopod + Crinoid
Picture of a Silurian Period brachiopod and crinoid stem coated in pyrite. I am guessing this would be a concretion? Fossils found in the Laurel Dolomite of Nelson County, Kentucky.
Next picture shows the gray dolomite on the other side of the pyrite concretion.
Next picture shows the gray dolomite on the other side of the pyrite concretion.
Labels:
brachiopod,
crinoid,
Kentucky,
laurel dolomite,
pyrite,
silurian
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