Duncanella Horn Coral Fossil

This horn coral fossil appears to be a Duncanella sp. It was found in the Waldron Shale of Indiana. The fossil dates to the Silurian Period (425-419 million years ago).

My experience while collecting in the Waldron Shale that there are maybe 2-3 varieties of horn corals found there. The one in this posting is more elongated and not so stubby like the other variety found. I used this web page to identify the fossil.

Mammuthus primigenius Tooth

A Mammuthus primigenius tooth found on display at the geology department at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) of New Albany, Indiana. It is from the Rollen Brandt Collection. The creature existed in the Pleistocene Epoch.

The tooth is on display as of August 2013.

Paleozoic Cephalopod Fossil

This fossil is quite a rare find. A coiled cephalopod found it Clark County, Indiana which means it is probably either Silurian, Devonian or Mississippian in age. The label is not too specific. I would guess it is maybe 20 cm across in size.

It is on display at the Indiana University Southeast geology department as of August 2013. It was donated to them by John T. Shelton.