When I retired I cleaned out my classroom and found a collection of 25 glass vials from Ward Scientific containing sand samples with microfossils. I didn't even remember buying them! I immediately thought they would make a perfect addition to the sand website. The only problem was there were no labels for the samples, only identification numbers. I posted to several lists asking if anyone had the collection with the names. Several people from Wards responded, and within 24 hours I had a pdf of the list! Thank you Wards! Click here for a great description of collecting microfossils.
This page has a link from Harvard University's Encyclopedia of Life Project on the Fossil Finds Page!
This page was recognized by December 2010's NSTA Reports.
IMAGE THUMBNAIL |
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LOCATION |
GEOLOGIC PERIOD/EPOCH |
MICROFOSSILS |
Quaternary |
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Quaternary |
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Quaternary |
Mollusk Shells |
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Unknown |
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Tripoli Beach Sand |
Quaternary |
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Tertiary |
Mollusk Shells |
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Tertiary |
Mollusk Shells |
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Tertiary |
Mollusk Shells |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
Mollusk Shell Fragments(?) |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
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Tertiary |
Mollusk Shell Fragments(?) |
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Tertiary |
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?4 |
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?3 |
1The Giza Limestone sand sample did not come from the Ward's collection. It was found at Giza by an individual and sent to me.
2The Lopez de Bertodano sand sample did not come from the Ward's collection. It was on loan from the United States Polar Rock Repository at Ohio State University.
3The Bellbrook sample did not come from the Ward's collection. The sample was contributed by a geology student from University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. Since the sample was collected from a creek and not an actual outcrop, it is impossible to name the formation. Since the fossils are so fragmented, it is impossible for me to accurately identify or date them.
4The Metcalfe County sample did not come from the Ward's collection.
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