Fossils : from site to museum

Duration: 0:12:03

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Coronet Instructional Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 3May71 · MP22159 (Jan-Jun 1972) Copyright holder: Coronet Instructional Films, division of Esquire, Inc

Description: Illustrates how fossil invertebrates are collected from the tailings of a strip mine and how they are prepared for geological collections. Describes how fossil remains were formed in the sediment just above coal beds and outlines the more common invertebrates found. Shows how the iron concretions which contain the fossil remains are identified, cleaned, sorted, photographed, and stored.

Complete Record: , Illustrates how fossil invertebrates are collected from the tailings of a strip mine and how they are prepared for geological collections. Describes how fossil remains were formed in the sediment just above coal beds and outlines the more common invertebrates found. Shows how the iron concretions which contain the fossil remains are identified, cleaned, sorted, photographed, and stored.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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