Appears to be a tooth embedded in the matrix.
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)
tooth
bryozoan
horned coral
Large horned coral
Horn coral
trilobite
Relatively large portion of a trilobite pygidium (rear end), an unusual find at this site.
crinoid, blastoid
Slab containing several blastoids and crinoid stems.
trilobite
Leisa
Bob searching for the elusive whole crinoid.
Petalodus
Petalodus from the Permian
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
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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.
