Dunn-Seiler Museum

Dublin Core

Title

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Alternative Title

Dunn-Seiler Museum photos and docunments

Contributor

Amy Moe-Hoffman
Amanda Mayo
Renee Clary

Date

October 15, 2021 indefinite

Description

Documents and photos for use in the Dunn-Seiler Exhibit

Date Created

October 15, 2021

Collection Items

Leaf compression fossils in iron matrix
Two flat, reddish stones that show deciduous leaves showing margins and veins.

Map of North America during the Cretaceous showing the Western Interior Seaway and the Mississippi Embayment.
This map shows which parts of North America were inundated with water during the Cretaceous Period.

Approximate Shorelines of the Southeast showing Mississippi Embayment.
Approximate placement of shorelines from the Cretaceous through the Pleistocene, showing the Mississippi Embayment.

Insect Fossils Video still image
Thumbnail for insect fossil video

Fossilization: The How and Why of Fossil Formation
Thumbnail of Fossilization Video

Pseudofossil - Septarian concretion
(DSM #SD13) Septarian concretions form in cavities where the outer rock is cracked and angular. Minerals fill the cracks and preserve their shape.

Pseudofossil - Concretion
(DSM #SD11 and #SD12) Concretions come in all sizes and are very often mistaken for fossils because of their intricate and strange shapes. They form when a grain of sediment or organism acts as a nucleus for minerals to precipitate and grow. Some…

Pseudofossil - Geode
(DSM #SD8) Geodes are crystals that form to fill a void. The outer portion of the stone is usually non-descript and plain but the crystals show themselves when the rock is hit with a hammer.

Pseudofossil - Dendrites
(DSM #SD7) Dendrites are iron or manganese oxide mineral growths that occur in a rock after deposition.

Fossilization - Steinkerns
(DSM #M76 and #M172) These interal casts show the shape of the inside of a cavity such as a shell or brain. When you have an imprint of the outside of an organism it is calleda mold.
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