Monday, August 29, 2022

Ephippus rhombus Fish Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This fish fossil is called Ephippus rhombus (Blainville). This specimen was found at Monte Bolca, Veneto, Italy. It dates to the Eocene Epoch, Paleogene Period. Catalog number is MCZ5379 or VPF-5379.


https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPF-5379 

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Medusaster rhenanus Starfish Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This starfish fossil is called Medusaster rhenanus (Stürtz, 1890). This specimen was found in the Hunsrueck formation at Bunderbach, Germany. It dates to the Devonian Period.


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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Antedon primatus Crinoid Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This crinoid fossil is called Antedon primatus (Goldfuss, 1966). This specimen was found in Solnhofen, Germany. It dates to the Jurassic Period.


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https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IP:110937