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- Collection: Dunn-Seiler Museum
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Crinoid diagram
This drawing will help you learn the different parts of a crinoid. Crinoids often disarticulate (fall apart) when they die so you are most likely to find individual stem pieces or pieces of calyx.
Clam showing diagram
This drawing will help you learn the different parts of a clam. The beak and teeth are usually the thickest part of th clam so that is the area that is most often preserved. Steinkerns (internal molds) are quite common.
Unidentified plant leaf
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Salix sp. - Willow leaf
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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Salicaceae - Willow leaf
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Quercus sp. Oak leaf
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Plant leaf with insect damage
(unnumbered) Plant fossils can be extremely useful in studies to determine past climates. They can also be used to better understand the relationships between plants and insects.
Petrified Wood
(DSM# 10769) Mississippi is home to the largest deposits of petrified wood east of the Mississippi.