Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Trilobite Pygidium (Tail Segment)
Phylum Arthropoda, Class Trilobita (likely order Phacopida)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)
Otodus obliquus (Mineral composition: Bio-apatite/Calcium Phosphate replaced by various minerals)
Fossilized Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea (Class); commonly Clypeasteroida for sand dollar types
Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus / Striatolamia macrota (mineralized as Hydroxylapatite/Francolite)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon or Carcharias fossil (Vertebrate Fossil)
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossil Crab
Decapoda (likely Avitelmessus or Raninidae family)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal)
Calcite-bearing bioclastic packstone (CaCO3)
Orthoceratid Fossil in Limestone
Orthoceras (extinct genus of Nautiloid Cephalopod)
Knightia Fossil in Limestone
Knightia eocaena in micritic limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) featuring Rugosa (extinct order of solitary and colony corals)
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (fossil specimen)
Devil's Toenail
Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)
Fossilized Crab Carapace (Concretion)
Decapoda (fossil), typically preserved in calcite or siderite concretion
Fossiliferous Brachiopod in Shale
Brachiopoda (Phylum) preserved in Carbonaceous Shale
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (replaced by Calcite/CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyritized Ammonite
Ammonitida (replaced by Iron Disulfide, FeS2)
Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)
Bivalve Fossil (Clam/Mollusk)
Class: Bivalvia (Order: Veneroida), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale or Slaty Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Coarse Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sand Dollar Fossil
Echinoidea (Clypeasteroida)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (Siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Gastropod Internal Mold (Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda fossil mold (Phylum Mollusca)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Dermal Denticle or worn tooth fragment)
Elasmobranchii (fossil remains)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Bivalve fossil (CaCO3) in Carbonate Sedimentary Rock
Spinosaurus fossil (permineralized bone)
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Calcium phosphate mineralized with silica/sediment)
Ammonite Fossil (Polished Half / Cleoniceras)
Ammonoidea (Subclass), often Cleoniceras genus; fossilized with Calcite (CaCO3) and Aragonite
Gastropod Fossil (Snail Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda fossil, composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or similar)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)