Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Archaeonycteris trigonodon German Bat Fossil
This picture is of an Archaeonycteris trigonodon (Revilliod, 1917) bat fossil. It was found in the Messel Pit of Germany. Creature existed in the Paleogene Period, Eocene Epoch (Lutetian).
Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.
Labels:
bat,
eocene,
germany,
Muséum National D'Historie Paris,
paleogene
Monday, January 9, 2017
Saint-Malo Beach France
Today, I will not post fossils but images of shells that might one day be fossils. These pictures were taken in August 2016 at Saint-Malo France. A lot of limpet shells can be found, they appear to be Patella vulgata. Also small striped snail shells that might some type of Gibbula umbilicalis?
Seaweed in the sand.
Labels:
france,
limpet,
saint-malo,
seashells,
seaweed
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Oxynoticeras lymensis Ammonite Fossil
This picture is of an Oxynoticeras lymensis Wright ammonite fossil. It was found in the lower Lias of Lyme Regis England. Creature existed in the Jurassic Period.
Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.
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