13 Fantastic Fossils

by Deb on May 13, 2010

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Zoe @ Playing by the book May 13, 2010 at 3:29 pm

Hi Deb,
We’ve got the fossil bug here too. We’re fortunate in that my parents live in the town one cliff over from where Mary Anning made most of her great discoveries, and so visits to the grandparents always involve looking for fossils! Here’s a post we did last year about it:
http://www.playingbythebook.net/2009/09/09/my-palaeontology-princess/ (and if you like kids music, definitely check out the link to the song about mary anning!)
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Deb May 13, 2010 at 3:53 pm: I was thinking about her when I wrote this! Although there are some amazing fossils in WA, they all tend to be very remote and very well hidden, the idea of just finding them where anyone can go is fantastic.

Catherine May 13, 2010 at 3:53 pm

Great list! I’m going to put in a vote for Foraminifera as a fantastic type of fossil. They are microscopic sea creatures. There are a wide variety of forms and the evolve rapidly. They are very important in dating sedimentary rocks. But what is great for kids is that they can go to a beach, get some sand, look at it under the microscope and chances are they will find some foraminifera.

Deb May 13, 2010 at 3:56 pm: I agree. And I think microscopic shell fish are pretty cool, I think it’s fascinating that something so small can build those tiny shells.

sandy May 13, 2010 at 5:07 pm

cool list for sure sandy
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CountryDew May 13, 2010 at 8:32 pm

Wow. Very educational. I used to love to study these things when I was younger but haven’t done so in a very long time. Excellent list!
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colleen May 13, 2010 at 8:39 pm

I find that stuff fascinating and have watched all the PBS specials on our evolution. Life is so much stranger than fiction.

Harriet May 13, 2010 at 11:11 pm

I’ve seen Sue. She is amazing!

Have a great Thursday!
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Annette May 14, 2010 at 10:50 am

I have a fossil of a clam style shell that I picked up on a small mountaintop in Morocco. I remember standing there and at a vast distance seeing the sea and realising the thousand or so feet difference – I’m still in awe!
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Self Sagacity May 14, 2010 at 5:04 pm

Must admit I have much to learn from your list. I am especially interested because my toddler really likes dinosaurs right now. 🙂
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Jill May 14, 2010 at 6:26 pm