Fossilized Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)
Category
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Fossilized Mosasaur Tooth
Mosasauridae (likely Prognathodon or Mosasaurus)
Oyster Shell (Biogenic Calcium Carbonate)
Crassostrea virginica (or related species) - Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossilized Gastropod Shell
Class Gastropoda (Fossil)
Fossilized Bivalve Shell
Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance)
Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (class)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii tooth (commonly Otodus or Scapanorhynchus sp.)
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites (Extinct Tabulate Coral)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Otodus obliquus (Mackerel Shark)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharhinus sp. (likely Bull or Requiem shark family)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Stony Coral) fossil
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone, iron-stained quartz, or a fragmentary fossil
Fossil Belemnite Guard
Belemnitida (Order), often Hibolites or Neohibolites spp.
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic Amber), Formula: C10H16O
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); chemical formula approximately C10H16O
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Lamniformes (order) fossil
Fossiliferous Limestone with Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3 with organic remains)
Fossilized Dinosaur Bone
Perineralized Bone (Fluorapatite/Quartz replacement)
Amber
Succinite (a fossilized organic resin containing succinic acid)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon carcharias (fossilized) / Hydroxyapatite permineralized with silica or iron
Fossiliferous Limestone Pebble
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Elasmobranchii fossil (likely Odontaspididae family)
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugose Coral
Rugosa (order), typically preserved in CaCO3 (Calcite)
Sandstone (Cross-bedded Drill Core)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand pebble)
Glauconitic Quartz Sandstone (K(Fe,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Chert (containing fossil leaf impression)
Microcrystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Fossilized Ripple Marks or Stromatolite
Sedimentary ripple mark imprint / Biosedimentary structure
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites goldfussi / Tabulata
Fossilized Horn Coral
Order Rugosa (Rugose Coral)
Fossilized Brachiopod Shell
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Spiriferida or Strophomenida)
Fossilized Gastropod in Limestone
Gastropoda (Class) in Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossilized Coral (Favosites)
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate coral)
Fossilized Honeycomb Coral
Favosites (extinct genus of tabulate corals)
Fossilized Rugose Coral
Rugosa (Order Rugosa, typically fossilized in Limestone)
Fossilized Pycnodonte Oyster
Pycnodonte (Gryphaeostrea) species; Composition is Calcium Carbonate (Calcite/Aragonite)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Fossilized elasmobranch tooth (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)
Belemnite (Fossilized Rostrum)
Belemnitida (Order), composed of Calcite (CaCO3)