Fossilization example - Replacement - Pyritization

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Alternative Title

Turritellid snail shell in Pyrite

Description

(DSM #M410) This Turritellid snail has been completely replaced with the mineral pyrite. Some pyrite nodules have also begun to form and grow.

Date Created

66 million years

Spatial Coverage

Prairie Bluff

Temporal Coverage

Cretaceous

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Files

M410 Pyritization Turritella.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Fossilization example - Replacement - Pyritization,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 21, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1653.

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  1. M410 Pyritization Turritella.jpg