Tag: Penn Dixie
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Fossil Friday #230: Trilobites from Penn Dixie
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #230. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! Penn Dixie is on most fossil collectors’…
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Fossil Friday #186: Greenops sp. from Penn Dixie
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #186. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! Today, we have a Greenops trilobite from…
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They were looking for fossils at Penn Dixie. What they found has shocked the paleontology world
The Buffalo News has a story about a rare find at the Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve in Blasdell, NY, which is near Buffalo in western New York. Carpoids were found while splitting the Devonian shale in the park. Carpoids are rarely found in fossil deposits. They are distant relatives of starfish, sea…
