Fossils and Paleontology

The Green River Formation is one of the most famous rock units in the world for its fossils.

Petrified Wood is a fossil that forms when dissolved material precipitates and replaces wood.

Fossil Kits Learn how to identify fossils and where they fit into the geologic time scale.

Fossil Gems Many gems such as coral, amber, ammolite, and petrified wood are fossils.

Ammolite is a fossil and a gemstone. It is shell material from fossil ammonites.

Fossils and Beer - Do you know which fossiliferous rock is used to make beer?

Coal Through a Microscope Coal is more than a black rock. It is THE most interesting rock.

Understanding Past Climate and Ecosystems West Coast Fossil Park, South Africa.

Jet is a black organic gem material that forms from well-preserved woody material.

Peanut Wood is a type of fossil wood found in Australia. Do you know how it forms?

Turritella Agate is a brown agate containing snail fossils from the Green River Formation.

Petrified Palm is a gem material found in Oligocene age rocks of the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Geology Tools - Hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.

Tucson Mineral Show Photos A visit to the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show.