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)

Slab containing several blastoids and crinoid stems.
crinoid, blastoid

Slab containing several blastoids and crinoid stems.

Bob searching for the elusive whole crinoid.

Bob searching for the elusive whole crinoid.

Leisa holding fossil
trilobite

Leisa

Petalodus shark tooth
shark tooth, Petalodus

Petalodus shark tooth

Petalodus

Petalodus from the Permian

Lea with cake for everyone

Lea has brought a cake for the whole group, and dinosaur eggs in honor of Easter, which is the next day.

shark tooth, Petalodus
blastoid hidden in gravel
blastoid

Some fossils are very hard to spot. There is a blastoid lying in this gravel wash.

quarry
Petalodus shark tooth
shark tooth, Petalodus

Petalodus shark tooth

brachiopod
Slab of limestone totally filled with crinoid stems.
crinoid

Slab of limestone totally filled with crinoid stems.

Limestone slab
coral on boulder
coral

Large horned coral on a huge boulder.

Calcite crystal
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