Tucson Mountain Expedition September - December 2005

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Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Articulata
Order: Spiriferidea
Suborder: Athyrididina
Genus: Composita
with Horn Coral

Age: Mid to late Permian
Formation: Concha
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Zoantharia
Order: Rugosa
Horn Coral
Location: Tucson Mountains.
Age: Permian
Formation: Concha
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Articulata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Location: Tucson Mountains
Age: Mid to late Permian
Formation: Concha
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Articulata
Braciopod (unidentified)
Location: Tucson Mountains
Age: Mid to late Permian
Formation: Concha
Stem
High Resolution
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Plant Material (Stem?)
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia (Pelecypoda)
Coquina
Mixed Broken Shells
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Petrified Wood
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia (Pelecypoda)
Bivalve mollusk (cross section) and what appears to be associated trace fossils
Pelecypod is about 1".
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Petrified Wood
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalve mollusk
Fossil is about 3/4 inch long.
Location: Near Tucson Az.
Age: Early Cretaceous
Formation: Amole Arkose
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