DD Fossils

Bull Canyon matrix and slide collection

• A bag of coarse matrix containing fish scales, teeth and bone fragments from the Triassic of New Mexico, plus a micropalaeontology slide containing 10 teeth of reptiles, amphibians and dinosaurs from the same deposit.

• A large vial of matrix containing shark and fish remains from the Westbury Formation of the UK. Good preservation. 
• The matrix had to be dissolved in acid to produce these samples.

Jurassic matrix collection 

• This collection consists of 9 samples of matrix from the Jurassic of Europe and the USA. 
• Jurassic microfossils are typically very small, but they are abundant in these samples. 
• Foraminifera and ostracods dominate, but there are also holothurians (below) and charophytes. 
• A ideal collection to get good coverage of this geological period. 
• These samples are available separately for £5 each if you do not need all of them. 
• Click here to see the samples inlcuded in the colleciton.

• Five good samples from the Jurassic of England. 
• Foraminifera and ostracods are present in most samples, along with holothurian sclerites and other marine invertebrates. 
• Interesting fossils of a typical very small size. 
• Includes samples from the Jordan Cliff and Bowleaze Clay members of the Oxford Clay, plus the Forest Marble, Lower Lias, and Blue Lias.

Hell Creek Micro Vertebrate vial

• A vial full of vertebrate fossils picked from a large quantity of Hell Creek Formation matrix. The material is from the very end of the Cretaceous and can include fish, reptiles and amphibian material. Rare. 

• Two exceptionally rich microsamples from the Saratoga Chalk of Arkansas and the Pecan Gap Marl of Texas. 
• We have grouped these two samples together because both consist almost entirely of foraminifera and other fossils with very little matrix. If you only want rich samples these are ideal.

• A small vial containing a number of specimens of this important index fossilfrom the Glen Rose Formation of Texas. Rarely offered.

• This acid etched material is a Lower Cretaceous freshwater deposit and as such is rare in the fossil record. 
• Specimens are mounted in a micropalaeontology slide and include ostracods and snails. Interesting and rare material from the Lulworth Formation of Dorset.

• A collection of 6 microfossil samples from the extensive Cretaceous deposits of Texas. 
• Includes a diverse number of species and forms, especially foraminifera and ostracods. 
• Samples are from the following deposits: Corsicana Marl, Del Rio Formation, Grayson Marl, Kemp Formation, Taylor Marl and the Walnut Clay. Excellent material.

• This collection of 3 different microfossil rich samples includes the Gault and Weald Clays of England and the Upper Maastricthian Beds of Bavaria (Germany). 
• Each is housed in a micropalaeontolgy slide but is not glued down. 
• Foraminifera and ostracods are abundant. 
• The Weald Clay sample often contains Charophytes.

• Another collection of 4 microfossil rich samples from the Cretaceous. 
• The samples are all from North America and inlclude the Mancos Shale, Marlbrook Marl, Arkidelphia Marl and Smokey Hill Chalk. 
• Foraminifera are the most abundant fossils.

• This collection is a random selection of 10 fossil rich Cretaceous age microsamples. 
• We will pick at random 10 different samples based on the availability of what we have at the time. Can sometimes include samples not listed above. Pot luck, but keenly priced.

• 15 samples of fossil rich matrix covering the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. 
• We will pick at random 15 different samples based on the availability of what we have at the time. Can sometimes include samples not listed above. Pot luck, but keenly priced and all are fossil rich making them ideal for study.