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Cenozoic Era: 65.5 Million Years to Present
Oligocene Epoch: 33.9-23 Million Years Ago

Gallery: Louisiana
Palmoxylon Fiber
Palmoxylon
Cenozoic; Paleogene; Oligocene
Catahoula Formation
Louisiana, USA

15 cm x 16 cm x 12 cm tall
The Shreveport Collection

This is one of only two specimens from the collection that includes trace fossils. Pockets of termite coprolites can be seen in this cross-section with close-ups below. This specimen also exhibits a multitude of colors.

Fossil Palm

The first two images were taken with a Canon PowerShot SD770 IS Digital ELPH 10.0 MEGA PIXELS. The images were taken in sunlight outside.
The third image zooms in at 150x with a Dino-Lite AD7013 MT 5.0 MP. Images were resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Individual coprolites are 1 mm in length.

Fossil Termite Coprolites

Termite Coprolites


The first image was taken with a Canon PowerShot SD770 IS Digital ELPH 10.0 MEGA PIXELS. The second image zooms in at 80x and was taken with a Dino-Lite AD7013 MT 5.0 MP. Images were resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Fossil Coprolites
Termite Coprolites in Fossil Palm

The next two images were taken at with a Dino-Lite AD7013 MT 5.0 MP. Images were resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6. The first image is at 80x and the second at 150x.

Oligocene Termite Coprolites
Fossil Termite Frass




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