Showing posts with label fossil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fossil. Show all posts
Dec 8, 2011
Nov 24, 2011
Fossil corals: Elphidium-Foraminifera
A few types of fossil Elphidium , a fossilised foraminifera :
1, 4 Elphidium sculpturatum (Cushm.)
2, 3, 6, 7 Elphidium minutum (Reuss)
5 Elphidium lessonii (d'Orb)
8, 9 Elphidium advenum (Cushm.)
10, 11 Elphidium mironovi (Volosch.)
12-14 Elphidium angulatum (Egger)
15 Elphidium josephinum (d'Orb)
16-19 Elphidium microelegans(Serova)
20-22 Elphidium listeri (d'Orb)
1, 4 Elphidium sculpturatum (Cushm.)
2, 3, 6, 7 Elphidium minutum (Reuss)
5 Elphidium lessonii (d'Orb)
8, 9 Elphidium advenum (Cushm.)
10, 11 Elphidium mironovi (Volosch.)
12-14 Elphidium angulatum (Egger)
15 Elphidium josephinum (d'Orb)
16-19 Elphidium microelegans(Serova)
20-22 Elphidium listeri (d'Orb)
Oct 20, 2011
Fossil Corals : More fossils from Maastricht
Trilobites:
A solitary swimmer from Ordovician : PRICYCLOPIGE BINODOSA
CORONOCEPHALUS JASTROWI, Silurian, China
NEVADIA WEEKSI, Cambrian, Nevada
BUMASTUS IOXUS, Ordovician :
CERATARGES ARIES, DEVONIAN :
A solitary swimmer from Ordovician : PRICYCLOPIGE BINODOSA
CORONOCEPHALUS JASTROWI, Silurian, China
NEVADIA WEEKSI, Cambrian, Nevada
BUMASTUS IOXUS, Ordovician :
CERATARGES ARIES, DEVONIAN :
Sep 24, 2011
Fossil Corals: Coral Reef
A Coral reef is a ridge or mound of limestone, the upper surface of which lies, or lay at the time of its formation, near the level of the sea, and is predominantly composed of calcium carbonate secreted by organisms, of which the most important are corals. (Vaughan,T.W., Physical conditions under which Paleozoic coral reefs were formed )
A beautiful fossilized coral reef to admire and hope that nobody will destroy it !
A beautiful fossilized coral reef to admire and hope that nobody will destroy it !
Sep 9, 2011
Fossil corals: Fossil hunting day
What a DAY!!!
Fossils, corals, corals,corals, some Ostreidae, gasteropod Conus (yes, just one), CORAL , this:
just rinsed with water !
and so on, so on ... I'm to tired (but happy).
Tomorrow, some of the fossil corals will be displayed.
and so on, so on ... I'm to tired (but happy).
Tomorrow, some of the fossil corals will be displayed.
May 30, 2011
Fossil corals: New pieces(3)...
New pieces of Fossil corals, in my collection:
SOLENASTREA ( subclass Hexacorallia, order Scleractinia)
Late Miocene-Early Pliocene age.
Found in Spain, Almeria province.
This fossil can be seen on ebay.com, also.
The next Coral Fossil is a Phylum Cnidaria, Scleractinian Coral :
Late Miocene-Early Pliocene age. Spain, Almeria.
SOLENASTREA ( subclass Hexacorallia, order Scleractinia)
Late Miocene-Early Pliocene age.
Found in Spain, Almeria province.
This fossil can be seen on ebay.com, also.
The next Coral Fossil is a Phylum Cnidaria, Scleractinian Coral :
Late Miocene-Early Pliocene age. Spain, Almeria.
May 7, 2011
Fossil corals: Untreated corals
When one finds fossilised corals, sometimes they look soiled and crusted but other times they are so marvelous just as they are alive!
Fossils usually must be cleaned and this is a little delicate.
The next two fossil-corals, that I have already put for sale in Ebay, are not treated at all, simply washed using only water and a brush.
Enjoy the pictures :
Fossils usually must be cleaned and this is a little delicate.
The next two fossil-corals, that I have already put for sale in Ebay, are not treated at all, simply washed using only water and a brush.
Enjoy the pictures :
May 5, 2011
Apr 30, 2011
Apr 27, 2011
Apr 16, 2011
Fossil corals: The beauty under the mud
When I have found the next piece, there was no indication how beautiful can be at the end, after cleaning it.
It s not a fossil coral is a petrified wood or a piece of fossilized water lily, I´m not so sure.
Anyway I exposed here for the first time and if you are interested to buy it, let me know.
You will find it on ebay after a while.
Enjoy the pictures.
It s not a fossil coral is a petrified wood or a piece of fossilized water lily, I´m not so sure.
Anyway I exposed here for the first time and if you are interested to buy it, let me know.
You will find it on ebay after a while.
Enjoy the pictures.
Apr 15, 2011
Fossilcorals: Corals are in danger when...
Coral reefs are considered to be the "rainforests of the oceans" because they are home to a wide variety of fish and other wildlife, supporting about a quarter of all marine organisms. They also provide food for about 500 million people around the world.
But, like many other species on the Earth, the corals are in danger now!
Coral reefs start to disintegrate when the acidity of the oceans rises beyond a certain threshold, and this point is likely to be reached before 2100, said Jacob Silverman of the Carnegie Institution of Science in Washington.
The threats to corals and other marine species include coastal pollution and human development; increased sedimentation in run-off water; thermal stress and heightened severity of hurricanes from climate change and shifts in species dynamics due to over-fishing.
Unlike modern coral which I STRONGLY discourage purchasing for obvious reasons, collecting fossil coral not only broadens ones collection and studies but it also helps to appreciate the beauty beneath the ancient seas and how important and fragile such amazing creatures were and still are.
From the collection exposed on my blog(Fossilcorals) most specimen are also for sale. And sometimes are auctioned at Ebay as well.
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