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Salicaceae - Willow leaf

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Salix sp. - Willow leaf

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Slab of Limestone containing multiple marine fossils including Trilobites Snails Brachiopods and Crinoids

(DSM# 10767)

Snail (turritellid) diagram

This drawing will help you learn the different parts of a snail. Snails are often perserved in their entirety. High spired snails may be broken in half. Steinkerns (internal molds) are quite common.

Stratigraphic column showing the Cenozoic formations of North Mississippi (from Roadside Geology of Mississippi, used with permission of the authors)

Stratigraphic column showing the Mesozoic formations of North Mississippi (from Roadside Geology of Mississippi, used with permission of the authors)

Stratigraphic column showing the Paleoozoic formations of North Mississippi (from Roadside Geology of Mississippi, used with permission of the authors)

Trace fossil - Arthrophycus harlani worm burrows

(DSM #EC74) These worm burrows show the tunnelling behavior of one species of marine worms.

Trace fossil - Coprolite

(unnumbered) Coprolites are trace fossils that can tell us a lot about the diet and physiology of a creature.

Trace fossil - Feeding Trace

DSM 10716 Feeding traces shark on mosasaur.jpg

(DSM #10716) This Mosasar shoulder blade shows signs of being scavenged by shark after death. This indicates that the creature was on the sea floor for a while after it died.

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