Trace fossils

Ediacara Fauna: Nemiana simplex, UA

It is debatable whether these are cnidarians, algae or stromatolites. The chemical signature of the clearly recognizable bumps indicates that this is the work of cyanobacteria. They are assigned to the Ediacara fauna of Eastern Europe.Age: Proterozoic, Tschernji-Kamen-Formation;Locality: Bernashivka, Vinnytsia Oblast, UkraineSize: approx. 6 x 8-10 cmThe pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Filled worm burrows (Toledo) in wood, Eocene; IT

Worm holes in wood. The wood has weathered over time, leaving the limonitized worm burrows.Age: Middle Eocene;Locality: Monte Truffa near Valdagno, Vincenza, ItalySize: approx. 17 x 11 x 7 cmColors on the pictures may differ from the colors of the originals due to technical reasons.

Trace fossil: Lennea schmidti, Devonian, GER

Lennea schmidti was originally considered a plant. In the paleontological journal of 1934, however, it was then stated clearly that it was a "plant-like animal trace from the Devonian".Rare!Age: Lower Middle Devonian, Cultrijugatus layers;Locality: Holzmülheim, near Bad Münstereifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySize: approx. 8,5 x 8,5 x 1,5 cmColors on photos may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

Trace fossil: Phycodes circinatum, Ordovician, GER

On display are fossilized feeding holes of unknown animals, which burrowed in arcs through the seabed searching for food.Further information in German on the formation of the trace fossil can be found here: SpurenfossilAge: Lower Ordovician, O. Tremadoc, Phycodes Shale;Locality: Saalfeld, Thuringian Forest, GermanySize: 9,5 x 5,5 x 2,3 cmColors on our photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Weevil (Leptopius duponti), Holocene, USA

Calcified cocoon of weevil Leptopius duponti / Weevil.Age: Holocene;Location: Dunes of Eyre Peninsula, South AustraliaSize: ca. 5,5 x 3,5 x 3,2 cmThe colours on the pictures may slightly differ from the original specimen.