Magnified views of the crinoids & red mineral. The 1st view shows 3 smaller sizes of crinoids & what looks like a tiny stem with 7 segments, along with other fossils. Most of the lithic artifacts in west-central Louisiana are made from Citronelle gravel. 2/ ...
Texas State Fossil Fossil: Sauropod Dinosaur (Paluxysaurus jonesi) & Petrified Palm Wood (Palmoxylon sp) Age: Cretaceous & Oligocene Year Designated: 2009 (State Dinosaur) & 1969 (State Stone) The Early Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur Paluxysaurus jonesi is estimated to have been about 60 feet ...
Hello everyone, first time poster here. While enjoying a day hike through the badlands of central Alberta near the Red Deer river (North of Drumheller) my girlfriend & I came across multiple oval shaped fossils (I hope) that look quite unusual. As you ca
The natural products synthesized by organisms that were living a long time ago gave rise to their molecular fossils. These can consist of either the original unchanged compounds or they may undergo peripheral transformations in which their skeletons rema
Small, conical sandstone mounds occur in some outcrops of the lower Wolfe City Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Ellis and Navarro Counties, North-Central Texas. Biogenic mounds are common in modern shallow-marine environments (e.g., mounds) but are rare in the geologic record. These biogenic ...
Nathan Smith1, Daniel Daugherty2, J. Warren Schlechte2and David Buckmeier1, (1)Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, (2)Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center – 04:00 PM Research and Revelations in Avant-Gar(de) Eco-Writing Mark Spitzer, University of Central Arkansas ...
They typically have a central disc and five arms, though some species have more than this. Upper surface may be smooth, granular or spiny, and is covered with overlapping plates. Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the centre of the oral or lower surface...
Douglas, R. G. (1973): Benthonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy in the Central North Pacific, Leg. 17, Deep Sea Drilling Project. Initial Rep. Deep Sea Drilling Project17, 607–672, Washington Google Scholar Dullo, W.-Chr. (1980): Paläontologie, Fazies und Geochemie der Dachstein-Kalke...
Upper Cretaceous - Central Texas Member Title:Member of the Month 07/09; FOTM: 8/09; IPFOTM: 2/10 PostedNovember 16, 2022 Some species of Glyptotheriumexhibit similar characteristics. (figure from link) 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Do while you ca...
Location Upper Cretaceous - Central Texas Member Title: Member of the Month 07/09; FOTM: 8/09; IPFOTM: 2/10 Posted August 26, 2021 On 8/27/2021 at 1:25 AM, Fossilsforever said: Could anyone help me to determine the sea urchin? Compare your echinoid to the Diplodetus s...