Brachiopods
Quite a few Hebertella were found. (Next two
pics)
This was a good site for collecting the less common
Brachiopod, Holtedahlina sulcata. This is what I call the
"potato chip Brachiopod" due to the curvy shape.
At least a couple of species of Vinlandostrophia were found.
(It's hard to get the species right from the pictures, so I'll not try.)
The only colonial coral we saw was the ubiquitous Protaraea
richmondensis.
Protaraea richmondensis encrusted almost every
type of fossil on the site, as these pictures show. Here's a Hebertella
encrusted with coral.
And here's Vinlandostrophia
encrusted with Protaraea
richmondensis.
Rafinesquina encrusted with Protaraea richmondensis.
And even a snail encrusted with Protaraea richmondensis.
This snail is really nice, though, for it's VERY large size.
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Page 1: What Happened and Fossil
Collecting
Page 2: Fossils Found Part 1
Page 3: Fossils Found Part 2
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