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)
Whole crinoid embedded in limestone rock.
Close up of an unusual shark tooth.
Excellent specimen showing a very long crinoid stem, numerous tiny pieces of crinoid stem, a blastoid, bryozoan, and archimedes stem.
Large "rock" that is completely coral.
Appears to be a tooth embedded in the matrix.
Large horned coral
Relatively large portion of a trilobite pygidium (rear end), an unusual find at this site.
Slab containing several blastoids and crinoid stems.
Leisa
Bob searching for the elusive whole crinoid.
Petalodus from the Permian
Petalodus shark tooth
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