k.leeker84: Brachiopod (possibly Cleiothyridina)
k.leeker84: Brachiopod (Phylum Brachiopoda)
k.leeker84: Sea Lily (Subphylum Crinozoa)
k.leeker84: Sea Lily (Subphylum Crinozoa)
k.leeker84: Orthocone fossil
k.leeker84: Fossilized salamander found inside of a cave
k.leeker84: This is an Ehmuu (bowl-like depression worn into rock by grinding acorns with a pestle) by the Kumeyaay tribe thousands of years ago. California, U.S.A.
k.leeker84: Base of an Etley point from the Archaic period
k.leeker84: Snail fossil from the Ordovician period
k.leeker84: Serpent petroglyph from Missouri
k.leeker84: Strobeus (mid-to-late Paleozoic gastropod)
k.leeker84: Strobeus (mid-to-late Paleozoic gastropod)
k.leeker84: This piece of petrified wood glowed under my blacklight flashlight along the bank of the Mississippi River near St.Louis
k.leeker84: I found this rock that was loaded with crinoid fossils near St. Louis. I spent many hours polishing it with sandpaper. It likely dates back to the Carboniferous period, approximately 359 to 299 million years ago! Crinoids are Missouri’s state fossil.
k.leeker84: Stromatolite fossils are layered deposits of cyanobacteria in which layers of sediment were trapped. This stromatolite fossil is from the Ordovician period. This fossil is between 475-478.5 million in years old. I found it in Ozark County MO.
k.leeker84: I found this calcified snail fossil from the Mississippian period at a park in St.Louis. It is approximately 335 million years old.
k.leeker84: This is a Cardioid pelecypod. It is approximately 100 million years old.
k.leeker84: My friend and I found this Ammonites fossil in St. Louis. It’s from the Jurassic period, about 155 million years old.
k.leeker84: I saw this clam fossil in St. Louis. It is approximately 100 million years old.
k.leeker84: These are clam fossils, possibly inoceramids (prismatic texture is present). They are approximately 100 million years old.
k.leeker84: I found this fossilized sponge. It is approximately 155 million years old.