Coral fossil (likely fossilized colonial coral)
Calcareous fossil coral; commonly *Scleractinia* or *Tabulate/ rugose coral* (identification requires close pore-pattern examination)
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Coral fossil (likely fossilized colonial coral)
Calcareous fossil coral; commonly *Scleractinia* or *Tabulate/ rugose coral* (identification requires close pore-pattern examination)
Fossil oyster shell
Fossilized bivalve, likely Ostrea or a related oyster genus; calcite (CaCO₃) shell
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone
Weathered limestone fragment
Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃; possibly micritic limestone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Rugose or Tabulate Coral Fossil (CaCO3 replacement)
Fossil Coral
Rugose Coral or Tabulate Coral (Phylum Cnidaria)
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing brachiopod or bivalve impressions
Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale
Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale
Weathered fossiliferous limestone
Calcitic limestone, predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly containing shell or coral fossil fragments
Fossil-bearing limestone slab
Bioclastic limestone, likely containing brachiopod or bivalve impressions
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcitic limestone, primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), with visible shell or coral fossils
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossil-bearing limestone, possibly a crinoid or shell fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing an indeterminate marine fossil
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Siltstone with plant fossil impression
Sedimentary rock with Archaeopteris or Calamites flora impression
Bivalve Fossil (Clam)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Exogyra or Gryphaea species)
Fossilized Gastropod / Coral
Phylum Mollusca / Cnidaria (Silicified or Calcified)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Vertebrate fossilized tooth (various genera such as Carcharodon, Otodus, or Negaprion)
Fossilized Bone
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone
Fossil-bearing Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentum cum fossili
Fossil fish slab
Fossilized fish remains, likely a laminated shale-hosted vertebrate fossil; exact taxon is indeterminate from the image
Fossil gastropod shell
Calcareous mollusk shell, chiefly aragonite or calcite (likely a large marine gastropod)
Small weathered fossil or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly fossilized shell, bone, or a pale carbonate mineral
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Brachiopod Fossil
Rhynchonellida (Order)
Likely fossiliferous limestone fragment
Calcareous fossil assemblage, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly crinoid, bivalve, or bryozoan material in limestone
Polished fossiliferous stone egg, likely fossiliferous limestone or marble
Unidentified carbonate rock; likely calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossil-bearing
Polished fossil bone fragment
Fossilized bone, likely mammalian or reptilian; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Tumbled fossil shark tooth pendant
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Otodus or Carcharhinus; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image
Fossil Bivalve / Ostreid Shell (Hag Stone / Perforated Pebble)
Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia
Fossiliferous limestone, likely coral or shell-rich fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly bioclastic limestone containing fossilized marine organisms
Fossil coral limestone
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly tabulate or rugose coral in calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
Fossil oyster shell fragment
Fossilized oyster (Ostreidae), composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Otodus sp. (Eocene shark fossil)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion
Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material
Fossilized bone, likely a large vertebrate limb or rib fragment
Petrified bone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Fossil Turtle Shell
Testudines carapace fossil
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Limestone with fossil inclusion
Fossilized Shark Tooth (fragment)
Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil