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A small place to house photographs of my fossil collection, along with information about each individual piece. Some pieces are self-collected, others have been purchased or received as gifts.

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Tropisternus sp. (specimen 04)

Water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus sp.) from the Pleistocene epoch

Animalia, Arthropoda, beetles, California, Cenozoic, Coleoptera, Dicondylia, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Fossils, Hexapoda, Hydrophilidae, Hydrophilinae, Hydrophilini, Hydrophiloidea, Insecta, insects, McKittrick Tar Pits, Neoptera, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Polyphaga, Pterygota, Quaternary, Rancho La Brea Formation, tar pits, Tropisternus, Tropisternus sp, USA

Trichoptera sp. (specimen 03)

Caddisfly (Trichoptera sp.) in amber from the Quaternary period

amber, Amphiesmenoptera, Animalia, Arthropoda, caddisfly, Cenozoic, Dicondylia, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Europe, Fossils, Hexapoda, Insecta, insects, Neoptera, Panorpida, Phanerozoic, Poland, Pterygota, Quaternary, Trichoptera, Trichoptera sp, Unknown Formation

Diptera sp. (specimen 02)

Flies (Diptera sp.) in amber

amber, Animalia, Antliophora, Arthropoda, Dicondylia, Diptera, Diptera sp, Endopterygota, Eukarya, flies, Fossils, Hexapoda, Insecta, insects, Neoptera, Panorpida, Pterygota, Unknown Formation, Unknown Location, Unknown Time Period

Culicidae sp. (specimen 01)

Mosquito (Culicidae sp.) in amber from the Quaternary period

Africa, amber, Animalia, Antliophora, Arthropoda, Cenozoic, Culicidae, Culicidae sp, Culicoidea, Culicomorpha, Dicondylia, Diptera, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Hexapoda, Insecta, insects, Madagascar, mosquito, Nematocera, Neoptera, Panorpida, Phanerozoic, Pterygota, Quaternary, Unknown Formation

Araneida sp. (specimen 01)

Spider (Araneida sp.) in amber from the late Cretaceous period

amber, Animalia, Arachnida, arachnids, Araneae, Araneida, Araneida sp, Arthropoda, Baltic Sea Region, Chelicerata, Cretaceous, Dekatriata, Euchelicerata, Eukarya, Europe, Fossils, Mesozoic, Phanerozoic, Planaterga, Prosomapoda, spiders, Unknown Formation

Cyanobacteria sp. (specimen 02)

Stromatolite slab (Cyanobacteria sp.) from the late Neoproterozoic era

Asia, Bacteria, Chencha Formation, Cyanobacteria, Cyanobacteria sp, Europe, Fossils, Neoproterozoic, Precambrian, Proterozoic, Russia, Siberia, stromatolite, Terrabacteria, Torgo River Basin, Upper Zhuya Group, Yakutia

Cyanobacteria sp. (specimen 01)

Stromatolite orb (Cyanobacteria sp.)

Bacteria, Cyanobacteria, Cyanobacteria sp, Fossils, stromatolite, Terrabacteria, Unknown Formation, Unknown Location, Unknown Time Period

Neuropteris sp. (specimen 01)

Seed fern imprints in shale (Neuropteris sp.) from the Pennsylvanian sub-period

Allegheny Formation, Carboniferous, Embryophyta, Eukarya, Euphyllophytina, ferns, Fossils, Lignophyta, Medullosalles, Neurodontopteridaceae, Neuropteris, Neuropteris sp, North America, Palaeozoic, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvanian, Phanerozoic, Plantae, plants, Pteridospermatophyta, seed ferns, Spermatophyta, Streptobionta, Tracheophyta, USA

Polypodiidae sp. (specimens 01-02)

Fern imprints (Polypodiidae sp.) in shale from the Triassic period

Embryophyta, Eukarya, Euphyllophytina, ferns, Fossils, Mesozoic, North America, North Carolina, Phanerozoic, Plantae, plants, Polypodiidae, Polypodiidae sp, Polypodiopsida, Streptobionta, Tracheophyta, Triassic, Unknown Formation, USA

Eurypterus remipes (specimen 01)

Eurypterus head plate, swimming paddle, and four thorax plates (E. remipes) in shale from the late Silurian period

Animalia, Arthropoda, Bertie Group, Chelicerata, Dekatriata, E remipes, Euchelicerata, Eukarya, Eurypterida, Eurypteridae, eurypterids, Eurypteroidea, Eurypterus, Fiddler's Green Dolomite, Fossils, New York, North America, Palaeozoic, Phanerozoic, Planaterga, Prosomapoda, sea scorpions, Silurian, USA

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