Australian Brachiopods & Clams

Here are some pictures sent to me by Bill in Australia. Here are some unidentified brachiopods and clams in mudstone or shale. They have a nice brownish-red color.

These fossils were found in southeastern Australia. They might be Ordovician Period.

It is always good to see fossils from different regions of the world.

Knightea Fish Fossil

Here is an image of a fossilized fish from the Green River Basin located in the state of Wyoming. It one on display at the Indiana University Southeast (New Albany, Indiana) Geosciences Department. It is called Knightea (the entry for it on Wikipedia refers to as Knightia) and existed in the Eocene Epoch. This fossil is also the official state fossil of Wyoming.

Propora papillata Coral

Here is a Middle Silurian Period coral found in the Louisville Limestone. It is probably a Propora papillata or Lyellia papillata indentified by Rominger in 1876.

I used E.C. Stumm's Silurian and Devonian Corals of the Falls of the Ohio page 58 description and plate 56 figures 10-13.

This fossil was found in Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County).