FOSSILS SPECIMEN: CONODONTS

Fossils are defined as any evidenceĀ of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).

Kingdom: Animal – Phylum: Chordata – Subphylum: Vertebrata – Class: Conodonta

(conodonts)

Cambrian to Upper Triassic

Conodont (Magnified) in Shale Matrix

Paleozoic

North America

Conodont in Shale Matrix

Paleozoic

North America

Conodont (Magnified) in Shale Matrix

Paleozoic

North America

Conodont (Magnified) in Shale Matrix

Paleozoic

North America

Conodont Images

Conodont (Magnified) in Shale Matrix

Paleozoic

North America

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