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Sample Fossils from the Collection

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Agrenocythere pliocenica
Ostracode

Nodosaria antillea
Foram

Mucospirifer arkonensis
Brachiopod
Photograph by Chip Clark


Urasterella asperula
Starfish
Photograph by Chip Clark


Diacalymene clavicula
Trilobite
Photograph by Chip Clark


Necymylacris heros
Insect
Photograph by Chip Clark


Platanus wyomingensis
Plant Leaf
Photograph by Chip Clark


Dunkleosteus terrelli
Armoured Fish
Photograph by Chip Clark


Ichthyosaurus intermedius
Marine Reptile
Photograph by Chip Clark

Xiphactinus sp.
Fish
Photograph by Chip Clark


Primobucco mcgrewi
Bird


Hyracotherium vasacciensis
Mammal
Photograph by Chip Clark
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