Fossils

Here are some rare fossils, some of which I couldn't find information on on the internet. Others have numerous online resources:

Ao-Long Dinosaur Egg
I just found out "Ao-Long" means dinosaur in Chinese. However, I also found out that this isn't an "Ao-Long" egg. It's a nodule. :(

Archaeocyatha
One of the first reef-building creatures, believed to be an extinct class of sponges.

Camptostroma
A unique early Cambrian jellyfish-like Echinoderm.

Carpoids
An extinct bilateral-symmetry echinoderm. Some have speculated that it is the ancestor to vertibrates and echinoderms.

Chancelloria
Thought until recently to be a sponge, now a separate phylum.

Ctenocystis
I've seen it classified as a carpoid. I've also seen it in a separate class.

Cyclocystoid
A rare ring-shaped echinoderm that is still not fully understood in science.

Escumasia
An odd Y-shaped animal from Mazon Creek.

Etacystis
Another interesting creature from Mazon creek with an odd "H" shape.

Fusulinid
An interesting spherical protist with an intricate internal skeleton.

Helicoplacus
A rare helical echinoderm from the early Cambrian.

Nummulite
An interesting coin shaped protist.

Patagonian Dinosaur Egg
A titanosaur egg with fossilized skin and bones inside!

Salp
A pelagic tunicate from the Mississippian. You don't find many like this.

Trachyteuthis
A squid (cuttlefish?) from the Solnhofen formation in Germany. I need more info on this one.

Tully Monster
An odd long invertibrate animal from Mazon Creek. The illinois state fossil.

Feel free to email me if you have or want more info on these fossils.

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