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- 112.03.1067 a-c
- Description
- Three fossilized ammonites (Scaphites). From the Cretaceous period, Wapiabi formation.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Three fossilized ammonites (Scaphites). From the Cretaceous period, Wapiabi formation.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1067 a-c
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Ammonite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1070
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1070
- Description
- Fossilized ammonite (Maclurites) on silty limestone. Calcite crystals growing on the shell, cavity has not been completely filled in. From the Ordovician period.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized ammonite (Maclurites) on silty limestone. Calcite crystals growing on the shell, cavity has not been completely filled in. From the Ordovician period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1070
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Ammonite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1002
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1002
- Description
- One half of an ammonite.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- One half of an ammonite.
- Credit
- Gift of Marshall Diverty, Medford, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1002
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Ammonite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1016
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1016
- Description
- An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm
- Description
- An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
- Subject
- prehistory
- paleontology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1016
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Baculites Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1068
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1068
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Baculites Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 17.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1068
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Baculites Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1069
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1069
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Baculites Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1069
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
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Brachiopod; Bryzoa; Coral Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1061
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1061
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing four species of brachiopods, two species of bryzoa and some fragments of colonial coral. From the Devonian period. From a quiet shallow water environment.
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- Title
- Brachiopod; Bryzoa; Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 10.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing four species of brachiopods, two species of bryzoa and some fragments of colonial coral. From the Devonian period. From a quiet shallow water environment.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1061
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Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1059
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1059
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing two species of brachiopods (Macrospirifer & Atrypa) and crinoid fragments. Matrix is muddy limestone. From the Devonian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 15.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing two species of brachiopods (Macrospirifer & Atrypa) and crinoid fragments. Matrix is muddy limestone. From the Devonian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1059
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Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1060
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1060
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing two species of brachiopods (Spirifera & Leiorhynchus) and crinoid fragments. Some of the original shells are preserved. From the Devonian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Fossiliferous limestone containing two species of brachiopods (Spirifera & Leiorhynchus) and crinoid fragments. Some of the original shells are preserved. From the Devonian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1060
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Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1063
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1063
- Description
- Fossiliferous silty limestone containing brachiopods and fragmented crinoids. From a shallow water, fairly high energy environment. Appears to have two different species of thick shelled brachiopods. Cross section of whole brachiopod visible on one edge, displaying top and bottom shells, cavity com…
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- Title
- Brachiopod; Crinoid Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Fossiliferous silty limestone containing brachiopods and fragmented crinoids. From a shallow water, fairly high energy environment. Appears to have two different species of thick shelled brachiopods. Cross section of whole brachiopod visible on one edge, displaying top and bottom shells, cavity completely filled with calcite. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Probably from the Banff formation.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1063
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Brachiopod Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1058
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1058
- Description
- Medium grained silty limestone with several brachiopod casts and one imprint. From the Devonian/Mississippian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 15.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Medium grained silty limestone with several brachiopod casts and one imprint. From the Devonian/Mississippian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1058
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Brachiopod Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1062
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1062
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Monotis) in dark grey limestone matrix. From a deeper water environment than specimen 112.03.1061. From the Devonian/Mississippian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 14.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Monotis) in dark grey limestone matrix. From a deeper water environment than specimen 112.03.1061. From the Devonian/Mississippian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1062
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Brachiopod Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1064
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1064
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Spirifera) with limestone containing crinoid fragments. From the Mississippian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Spirifera) with limestone containing crinoid fragments. From the Mississippian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1064
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Brachiopod Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1065
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1065
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Gigantoproductus) with piece of limestone. From the Mississippian period.
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- Title
- Brachiopod Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 4.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized brachiopod (Gigantoproductus) with piece of limestone. From the Mississippian period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1065
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Brachiopod Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1286
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1286
- Description
- A wonderful fossilized brachiopod in black shale.
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- Title
- Brachiopod Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A wonderful fossilized brachiopod in black shale.
- Subject
- paleontology
- geology
- hobbies
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1286
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Colonial Coral Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1030
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occur…
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- Title
- Colonial Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occurring is some areas, calcite crystals growing in the vugs (cavities). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
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Coral & Crinoid Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1054
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1054
- Description
- Large rugose coral and hundreds of crinoid fragments in limestone matrix. Represents high energy, shallow water environment. Minor recrystallization. From the Mississippian period, possibly from Rundle group.
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- Title
- Coral & Crinoid Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Large rugose coral and hundreds of crinoid fragments in limestone matrix. Represents high energy, shallow water environment. Minor recrystallization. From the Mississippian period, possibly from Rundle group.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1054
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1041
- Description
- Solitary rugose (horn) coral. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Coral was attached to sea floor at pointy end, lived in shallow warm seas and would have caught food with tentacles that come out of top end. Host rock is limestone. Several brachiopod shells and bryzoa. Many fragments of brachio…
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- Title
- Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 16.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Solitary rugose (horn) coral. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Coral was attached to sea floor at pointy end, lived in shallow warm seas and would have caught food with tentacles that come out of top end. Host rock is limestone. Several brachiopod shells and bryzoa. Many fragments of brachiopods and crinoids indicative of turbulent conditions or high energy environment. Sparkles are faces of calcite crystals. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1041
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1042
- Description
- Fossilized coral colony (Lithostrotion). Limestone matrix also contains many crinoid fragments. From Mississippian period. Warm shallow sea environment. Recrystallized rugose coral on edge. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
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- Title
- Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 16.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized coral colony (Lithostrotion). Limestone matrix also contains many crinoid fragments. From Mississippian period. Warm shallow sea environment. Recrystallized rugose coral on edge. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1042
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