The Burlington Limestone is dated to the Osagen stage (N American series) or the Tournaisian to Visean stages (ICS series) of the Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous).
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Cryptoblastus melo from Missouri
Blastoids are a favorite fossil group of mine, possibly because I find so few and they are so strange. Here is a Cryptoblastus melo from the Burlington Limestone near Sedalia, Missouri. It's still embedded in the matrix but sticks up a little to make for a nice presentation.
The Burlington Limestone is dated to the Osagen stage (N American series) or the Tournaisian to Visean stages (ICS series) of the Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous).
The Burlington Limestone is dated to the Osagen stage (N American series) or the Tournaisian to Visean stages (ICS series) of the Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous).
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