Fossil Plants & Marine Invertebrates of Minturn Formation, McCoy, CO
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Karen & Steven Reinhold in Minturn Formation's plant fossils

Karen & Steven Reinhold in Minturn Formation's plant fossils

Misc. plant scraps in the terrestrial material of the Minturn Fm.

Misc. plant scraps in the terrestrial material of the Minturn Fm.

Minturn Fm:  Upper gray material is terrestrial; lower reddish material is marine.

Minturn Fm: Upper gray material is terrestrial; lower reddish material is marine.

Early conifers, possibly Culmitzschia laxifolia

Early conifers, possibly Culmitzschia laxifolia

Crinoid stems & ?\nSpec: SW00700\nMcCoy, CO\nCemetary Site\nGPS MCCYC1\n9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?
Spec: SW00700
McCoy, CO
Cemetary Site
GPS MCCYC1
9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?\nSpec: SW00700\nMcCoy, CO\nCemetary Site\nGPS MCCYC1\n9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?
Spec: SW00700
McCoy, CO
Cemetary Site
GPS MCCYC1
9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?\nSpec: SW00700\nMcCoy, CO\nCemetary Site\nGPS MCCYC1\n9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?
Spec: SW00700
McCoy, CO
Cemetary Site
GPS MCCYC1
9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?\nSpec: SW00700\nMcCoy, CO\nCemetary Site\nGPS MCCYC1\n9/3/05

Crinoid stems & ?
Spec: SW00700
McCoy, CO
Cemetary Site
GPS MCCYC1
9/3/05

Common brachiopods\n(Anthracospirifer?)

Common brachiopods
(Anthracospirifer?)

Brachiopod\nComposita subtilita?

Brachiopod
Composita subtilita?

Reverse of brachiopod\nComposita subtilita?

Reverse of brachiopod
Composita subtilita?

Crinoid stems\n(and unknown spine?, lower right)

Crinoid stems
(and unknown spine?, lower right)

Crinoid stem pieces

Crinoid stem pieces

Brachiopod

Brachiopod

Horn coral

Horn coral

Crinoid stems & ?

Crinoid stems & ?

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia speciosa or Walchia piniformis

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia speciosa or Walchia piniformis

Center & right - Early conifer, possibly Walchia piniformis or Culmitzschia laxifolia.\nLeft - Conifer seed cone.

Center & right - Early conifer, possibly Walchia piniformis or Culmitzschia laxifolia.
Left - Conifer seed cone.

Early conifer, possibly Ernestiodendron filiciforme

Early conifer, possibly Ernestiodendron filiciforme

Unknown plant

Unknown plant

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Culmitzschia goeppertiana

Early conifer, possibly Walchia piniformis

Early conifer, possibly Walchia piniformis

Unknown, possibly early conifer Ernestiodendron filiciforme

Unknown, possibly early conifer Ernestiodendron filiciforme

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata or Gracilopteris bergeronii\nSee: http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ezaadvar.html

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata or Gracilopteris bergeronii
See: http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ezaadvar.html

Top center & right: unknown, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata\nLower right: two conifers\nOther misc. plant scraps

Top center & right: unknown, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata
Lower right: two conifers
Other misc. plant scraps

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum subauriculata

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum lodevensis

Unknown plant, possibly Rhachiphyllum lodevensis

Unknown, possibly cross-section of conifer cone or seed-bearing structure of Peltaspermum?

Unknown, possibly cross-section of conifer cone or seed-bearing structure of Peltaspermum?

CONIFERS\nFrom Haubold (1983) with drawings by Florin (1938 - 1945).\nhttp://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ehaubold.html\nSee also: http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/econif.html

CONIFERS
From Haubold (1983) with drawings by Florin (1938 - 1945).
http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ehaubold.html
See also: http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/econif.html

SEED FERNS\nImage from http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ezaadvar.html

SEED FERNS
Image from http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/englod/ezaadvar.html