Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary (fossilized) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert (Jasper variation)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Horse Tooth
Equus ferus caballus (fossilized molar/premolar)
Fossilized Shell in Limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock with Bivalvia or Brachiopoda remains
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Polished ammonite fossil
Ammonite, an extinct cephalopod; commonly polished specimens are from Jurassic or Cretaceous forms
Dinosaur Fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex skull replica/specimen)
Tyrannosaurus rex (fossilized in permineralized sedimentary matrix)
Amber
Succinite (with approximate formula C10H16O)
Fossil Seashell
Invertebrate fossil (Bivalvia)
Fossilized Gastropod in Limestone
Gastropoda (Class) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Large bivalve shell fossil (possibly a clam)
Fossilized bivalve; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Amber (Copal)
Succiniferous Resin
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Flower Jasper
Agatized Fossil Coral / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Bioapatite (Calcium Hydroxyapatite) replacement
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Murchisonia/Gastropod Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Sandstone
Arenite
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil
Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone
Fossilized Fish (Lepidotes)
Lepidotes sp. (Order: Lepisosteiformes)
Fossilized Tabulate Coral
Favosites (Honeycomb Coral)
Devil's Toenail
Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)
Polished amber-colored stone, possibly chert or jasper
Uncertain from image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if chert/jasper
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Brachiopod Fossil in Limestone
Phylum Brachiopoda embedded in sedimentary rock
Chert Nodules (with Gryphaea or Shell inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Calcitic inclusions
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Class Gastropoda (Fossil)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sedimentary Strata of the Badlands (Mudstone, Siltstone, and Sandstone)
White River Group (Brule and Chadron Formations)
Fossilized bivalve shell
Fossil Mollusca; likely a cemented or infaunal bivalve, possibly oyster or clam
Fossilized Shell Fragment
Bivalvia or Gastropoda (Class) fragment
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Otodus obliquus (Mackerel Shark)
Belemnite (Fossilized Rostrum)
Belemnitida (order), specifically Neohibolites or similar genera depending on age
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin), C10H16O
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide Fossilized Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossil Chondrichthyes (various genera such as Carcharias or Odontaspis)
Fossilized Oyster Shell
Gryphaea or Crassostrea fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)