Historical Geology On-line Lab

Fossil Lab #1 - How to do it - the first two fossils 

Fossils to Identify
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Let's look at the first fossil...
The fossil appears to be: a solitary coral - Phylum Cnidaria - lab book page 167	The side view most resembles...	Genus Heliophyllum lived during the Devonian corals live in a marine environment
Let's try another fossil...
The fossil appears to be: a brachiopod - Phylum Brachiopoda - lab book page 172	The front and top most resemble...	Genus Platystrophia Ordovician-Silurian marine environment

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