Megalonyx Sloth Bone

This Megalonyx jeffersonii claw is on display at the Science on the Edge: Radical Innovation in New Harmony display at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis. This specimen once belonged to Indiana State Geologist David Dale Owen. It was found around 1850 by Walter Alves near Henderson, Kentucky on the Ohio River shore line. If I understand correctly part of the specimen was destroyed in a fire later at a museum. The specimen shown in the picture belongs to the Indiana State Museum and is known as the Henderson Sloth. Learn more about its history on Professor Clark Kimberling's web page at the University of Evansville.

Learn more about this exhibit at my earlier post from April 2012.

Abatocrinus grandis Crinoid

Abatocrinus grandis crinoid lived on the seafloor in the Mississippian Period. This fossil is on display on the first floor of the Indiana State Museum as of May 2012. This fossil is from Crawfordsville, Indiana. That is a some beautiful 3-D prep work!

Learn more about the Indiana State Museum at their web site.

Cyathocrinites multbrachiatus Crinoid Calyx

Cyathocrinites multbrachiatus crinoid lived on the seafloor in the Mississippian Period. This fossil is on display on the first floor of the Indiana State Museum as of May 2012. More than likely this fossil is from Crawfordsville, Indiana. That is a some beautiful 3-D prep work!

Learn more about the Indiana State Museum at their web site.