Fossils can be broadly divided into body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossil – The remains of part (or all) of an actual organism. In the kits, the trilobite (2), brachiopod (3), dinosaur bone (4), ...

An ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, while collecting fossil teeth deep inside a formation with the cave system.

Ventral view of Mucrospirifer, a fossil brachiopod, showing the characteristically wing-like shell. This Devonian specimen from Ohio is 3.5cm wide. Brachiopod hard parts have excellent preservation ...

Organisms make their skeletons from a variety of materials. Remember, "skeletons" include bone, the protein shell of crabs or insects, the sturdy shells of clams, or the massive rock secreted by coral ...

At the end of this lab, you should be able to: I. Soft part morphology - use fig. 12.1 to identify the lophophore and the muscles which open the shell. II. Hard part morphology - Be able to find the ...