April 11, 2009 - Mississippian Fossils, Morgan Co, AL, Part 2
Part 1 - Trip Report
Part 2 - Trip Photos (this page)
This Mississippian limestone quarry yielded a variety of fossils, including crinoids, blastoids, a very ancient shark tooth by the name Petalodus, archimedes, bryozoans, brachiopods, Rugosa and other corals, and even part of a trilobite.
(Photos courtesy Ron Beerman, Becky Guthrie, and Vicki Lais)
Relatively large portion of a trilobite pygidium (rear end), an unusual find at this site.
Lea has brought a cake for the whole group, and dinosaur eggs in honor of Easter, which is the next day.
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