Saturday, December 31, 2016

Silurian Dawsonoceras annulatum Cephalopod Fossil



This image shows a Dawsonoceras annulatum (J. Sowerby) cephalopod fossil. It was found in the Silurian Period Wenlock series of  Coalbrookdale Shropshire England.

Image taken August 2016. The fossil was on display at the British Natural History Museum.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Austrian Tree Fossil


This picture is of coniferous tree twig that has turned to coal.  It was found in Austria. The fossil dates to the Oligocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Fossilized Tree Stem Lenticels


This picture is of a fossil tree stem preserved in silica. This mineral preserved the air pores or lenticels.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Palm Stem Fossil from Sardinia


This picture is of a palm stem silica fossil. It was found in Sardinia. The fossil dates to the Tertiary Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Unidentified Trace Fossils from Arabia


This picture is a trace fossil made by possible crustaceans. It was found in Arabia.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Monday, December 26, 2016

Terebella Worm Tube Trace Fossil


This picture is a trace fossil of the Terebella worm tube . Over time the tube filled with remnants fish teeth and scales along with chalk. It was found in Sussex, England. The fossil dates to the Cretaceous Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry Fossil Christmas 2016


It has become a tradition for me to each year to Photoshop a fossil Christmas tree image together. This year I went in a little different and used a fossil I 3D printed. The tree consists of a Megalodon tooth printed on a RepRapGuru printer and using the Repetier Host software with the Cura slicer. The print image can be found on Thingiverse and was posted by Emdahus.  I had to print with supports and then cut them out of the image, without them the print would move off the glass surface between layer 3-40.

Most prints have been with PLA filament from Hatchbox and 3D Solutech.


The fossil ornaments were ones I used on the 2014 Christmas image. http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2014/12/merry-christmas-2014.html

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Ogygiocaris Trilobite Fossil


This picture is an Ogygiocaris trilobite fossil . It was found in Builth, Wales. The fossil dates to the Ordovician Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Friday, December 23, 2016

English Fern Fossil in Nodule


This picture is an unidentified fern fossil impressions . They were found in a clay-ironstone nodule in Tipton Staffordshire England. The fossil dates to the Carboniferous Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Fish Fossils from Greenland


This picture is an unidentified fish fossils . They were found in Greenland. The fossil dates to the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Ammonite in Iron Sulfide


This fossil is an unidentified ammonite fossil preserved in iron sulfide .

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Spider in Amber from Germany


This fossil is an unidentified spider trapped in a coniferous tree's amber . It was found in Germany. The fossil dates to the Oligocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Monday, December 19, 2016

Lobster Fossil from England


This fossil is an unidentified lobster. It was found on the Isle of Sheppey Kent England. The fossil dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.

It was on display at the British Natural History Museum in London on August 2016.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Pseudoscalites armatus Gastropod Fossil


This picture is of a Pseudoscalites armatus Stopp gastropod fossil. It was found in Esino Lombardy Italy . Fossil dates back to the Triassic Period.

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Pemphix sueuri Lobster Fossil


This picture is of a Pemphix sueuri lobster fossil. It was found in Wurtemberg Germany. Fossil dates back to the Triassic Period.

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Tarbellastraea raulini Coral Fossil



This picture is of a Tarbellastraea raulini coral fossil. It was found in Merignac, Aquitanien France. Fossil dates back to the Miocene epoch, Neogene Period (Tortonien Stage).

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.

Monday, December 5, 2016

Solenastraea tizeroutinensis Coral Fossil



This picture is of a Solenastraea tizeroutinensis coral fossil. It was found in Tizerooutine, Morocco. Fossil dates back to the Miocene epoch, Neogene Period (Tortonien Stage).

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.