Sunday, August 28, 2022

Medusaster rhenanus Starfish Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This starfish fossil is called Medusaster rhenanus (Stürtz, 1890). This specimen was found in the Hunsrueck formation at Bunderbach, Germany. It dates to the Devonian Period.


https://hmnh.harvard.edu/

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Antedon primatus Crinoid Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This crinoid fossil is called Antedon primatus (Goldfuss, 1966). This specimen was found in Solnhofen, Germany. It dates to the Jurassic Period.


https://hmnh.harvard.edu/

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IP:110937

Friday, August 26, 2022

Priscacara Fish Fossil


This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This fish fossil is called Priscacara (Cope, 1877). This specimen was found in Wyoming (probably Green River Formation). It dates to the Eocene Epoch.


https://hmnh.harvard.edu/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscacara