Fossil Shell
Phylum Mollusca (Gastropod fossil)
Category
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Fossil Shell
Phylum Mollusca (Gastropod fossil)
Fossilized Stingray Mouth Plate
Myliobatidae gen. et sp. indet. (e.g., Myliobatis, Aetobatus)
Chert Cobble with Crinoid Fossil
Silica (SiO2) with Crinoid ossicle
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Fossil Shell (Brachiopod or Mollusk)
Phylum Brachiopoda or Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mucrospirifer or similar genus)
Spinosaurus Tooth
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (fossilized in Hydroxyapatite)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharadon sp. (likely Carcharodon carcharias or similar Lamniformes)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Fossilized Hexacoral)
Fossilized Coral
Rugosa / Tabulata coral fossils replaced by silica (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Cockle Shell Fossil
Cardiidae family (Bivalvia)
Cockle Shell Fossil
Cardium (Bivalvia)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Coal (Bituminous Coal)
Caustobiolith / Sedimentary Rock
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid columnal (Echinodermata)
Fossilized Ripple Marks or Stromatolite
Sedimentary ripple mark imprint / Biosedimentary structure
Fossilized Coral (Rugose or Tabulate) or Stromatolite
Phylum Cnidaria / Stromatolithus
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid columnal (Echinodermata)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Rugose Coral Fossil
Rugosa (Order) / Horn Coral
Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen
Patellogastropoda (Class)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharocles sp. or similar Lamniformes
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoidea (class) in Fossiliferous Limestone
Rugose Coral Fossil (Horn Coral)
Order Rugosa (common genera include Zaphrentis or Heliophyllum)
Gastropod Fossil (Snail Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda fossil, composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Kalkstein (Marl/Sandstone)
Fossiliferous calcarenite/siltstone
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold/Steinkern)
Class Bivalvia (Fossilized Mold)
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; likely altered pegmatite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Weathered chert or silicified limestone nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly replacing limestone; exact identification requires testing
Dendritic Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Crinoid Fossil Fragment
Crinoidea (echinoderm fossil embedded in limestone/matrix)
Silicified Gastropod Fossil (Agatized Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class) preserved in Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)