Agatized Algae (AA2)

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A rare, complete nodule. This specimen is a round, deflated sphere with nice bubbly agate skin all over it. One side is concave, the other convex, indicating the orientation of the original colony in the sediments. Can you guess which way it was oriented? Answer – the convex side was up. As the sediments accumulated and the agal ball deteriorated, the top collapsed. The bottom, meanwhile, was supported by the sediments below allowing it to retain its original shape.

 

Notes specific to this specimen: A rare, complete nodule. This specimen is a round, deflated sphere with nice bubbly agate skin all over it. One side is concave, the other convex, indicating the orientation of the original colony in the sediments. Can you guess which way it was oriented? Answer – the convex side was up. As the sediments accumulated and the agal ball deteriorated, the top collapsed. The bottom, meanwhile, was supported by the sediments below allowing it to retain its original shape.

 

SIZE: 5″x 4″x 2″

 

NAME: Various species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
LOCATION: Blue Crate In flat at bottom
DATE: 2010

 

Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

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A rare, complete nodule. This specimen is a round, deflated sphere with nice bubbly agate skin all over it. One side is concave, the other convex, indicating the orientation of the original colony in the sediments. Can you guess which way it was oriented? Answer – the convex side was up. As the sediments accumulated and the agal ball deteriorated, the top collapsed. The bottom, meanwhile, was supported by the sediments below allowing it to retain its original shape.

Notes specific to this specimen: A rare, complete nodule. This specimen is a round, deflated sphere with nice bubbly agate skin all over it. One side is concave, the other convex, indicating the orientation of the original colony in the sediments. Can you guess which way it was oriented? Answer – the convex side was up. As the sediments accumulated and the agal ball deteriorated, the top collapsed. The bottom, meanwhile, was supported by the sediments below allowing it to retain its original shape.

SIZE: 5″x 4″x 2″

NAME: Various species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
LOCATION: Blue Crate In flat at bottom
DATE: 2010

Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 5 × 4 × 2 in
Name / Species

Undescribed species

Age

Jurassic Period- 165 million years

Unit

Curtis Formation

Site

Emery County, Utah

Date

2010

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Agatized Algae (AA2)