Site 2: Fossils Found
The slabs at this site were interesting. Bryozoans abounded and there were rocks comprised entirely of bryozoans (below).
Trace fossils were easily found. This collector spotted a really long trail of
what was probably a worm, meandering it's way across the muddy ocean
bottom.
This Rafinesquina brachiopod was found encrusted with lots of Petrocrania scabiosa, an inarticulate brachiopod.
Yes, there were crinoids and trilobites found on this site, as shown below.
The above trilobite is Flexicalymene granulosa.
One person collected vertebrate material and some snail shells, but their age is
likely (very) recent. All of the fossils commonly found in these Upper
Ordovician layers are invertebrates and are replaced entirely by minerals, aged
more than 440 Million years.
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