Petalodus from the Permian
shark tooth
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)
Petalodus
shark tooth, Petalodus
Petalodus shark tooth
shark tooth, Petalodus
Lea has brought a cake for the whole group, and dinosaur eggs in honor of Easter, which is the next day.
quarry
blastoid
Some fossils are very hard to spot. There is a blastoid lying in this gravel wash.
brachiopod
shark tooth, Petalodus
Petalodus shark tooth
Limestone slab
crinoid
Slab of limestone totally filled with crinoid stems.
Calcite crystal
Everyone enjoying the cake brought by Lea.
coral
Large horned coral on a huge boulder.
stem parts
crinoid, blastoid
Part of a crinoid head, a couple of blastoids, and some crinoid stems.
James Lamb spent close to two hours carefully chipping out a Petalodus shark tooth found by Becky.
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Leisa has found a nice shark tooth and sawfish tooth.
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Couple of badly worn shark teeth, fish tooth (enchodus?), echinoid spine and small part of crab leg.
