My father found this fossil in Nashville, Tennessee. It appears to be Plasmopora sp. coral fossil. The time period would be Silurian. This website http://tennesseefossils.com/Geology05.php lists formations in that area as Decatur and Brownsport.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Nashville Tennessee Coral Fossil
My father found this fossil in Nashville, Tennessee. It appears to be Plasmopora sp. coral fossil. The time period would be Silurian. This website http://tennesseefossils.com/Geology05.php lists formations in that area as Decatur and Brownsport.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Fossil of a Leptictidium auderiense Shrew-like Creature
This picture is of a Leptictidium auderiense (Tobien, 1962) shrew-like 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.
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.
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