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Coldwater Quarry
Lafarge Quarry ~ Coldwater, Ontario
Fossils from the Middle Ordovician Era
Waubaushene, Ontario
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| Side of quarry after blast. Notice "blocky" nature of blasted rocks. |
Fossil imbedded in dolomitic limestone, a sedimentary rock. Most fossils from this quarry are coated in green. The green color is the mineral Glauconite. |
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| Worm tube ?? | Pelecypod | |
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| Gastropods | Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Endoceras proteiforme | |
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| Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Endoceras proteiforme | Cross- section of a Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Endoceras proteiforme | |
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Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Dawsonoceras Trilobite ~ Isotelus (above the penny) |
Trilobites ~ Isotelus | |
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| Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Dawsonoceras |
Cephalopod Nautiloid ~ Endoceras proteiforme
Note that when turned over, there is a gastropod imbedded in the fossil.