This picture is of a Arietites bucklandi (Sowerby, 1816) ammonite fossil at the Museo
di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. This creature
existed in the Jurassic Period. Species was named for William Buckland (1784-1856). Learn more about the museum at: http://www.dst.uniroma1.it/en/structures/museum
Image taken in June 2014.
A somewhat odd post today about a fossil related item I saw while visiting the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History at Bardstown, Kentucky, USA. They had several cabinets of unique whiskey containers and one was in the shape of a dinosaur. Below is mold used to create bottles.
The museum is free to visit and is located in Spalding Hall (built around 1826; rebuilt 1839). The building also hosts the Bardstown Historical Museum. The building is located at 114 North 5th Street and Xavier Drive in Bardstown Kentucky USA. It is part of the complex with the historic Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral.
The image of this mammal-like skull fossil cast was on display at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City in July 2018. This dicynodont is called Kannemeyeria erithrea. The genus was named for Daniel Rossouw Kannemeyer (1843-1925). It was found by H. F. Donner in 1952 at Cape Providence, South Africa. The fossil dates to the Triassic Period (230 million years ago). Specimen number is AMNH 7512.
