Saturday, August 4, 2012

Fossil Coral and Fossil Sea Worm


Here are some shells I found in Florida in the 1980s.  The worm-like fossil was found on the East Coast and the miniature coral fossil was found on the Gulf Coast.  


Fossilized Pieces of Coral


Here you see some pieces of coral fossils.  They could have been found anywhere in the world.  I found them in a collection.



Here are a few fossils that have been "sliced" to show more details of the inside of the fossils.  The round ones are Ammonites and the long one is a Trilobite.


Fossil Ammonite known as Perisphinctes sp.


This is another fossil Ammonite known as Perisphinctes sp.  It is from the Middle Jurassic period and is 160 million years old.  It was found in Morondava, Madasgascar.


Fossil Reptile Poop


This is a fossil reptile "poop" also known as Coprolite.  It comes from the Cretaceous period and is anywhere from 65 to 75 million years old.  It was found in Southern Madagascar.



Fossil Ammonite from Jurassic Period


This is my own fossil Ammonite from the Middle Jurassic Period.  It is approximately 160 million years old.   



Fossil Fish


This is my own fossil fish that was found in the Green River Shale in Lincoln County, Wyoming.  It comes from the 
Middle Eocene epoch.


Fossil Barnacle from Florida


This is fossil barnacle from the Miocene period that was found in the Tamiami Foundation in Charlotte County, Florida.



Fossil Ferns



Here are two views (front and back) of a fossil fern called Alethopteris serlii.  
It was found in the Pottsville Formation 
in St. Clair, Pennsylvania.



Coral Fossil



Here are two views of a fossilized coral.  I don't know the age of this fossil.  I found it on a Gulf Coast beach in Florida many years ago.  I was amazed to find it sitting on the beach.