Messel Oil Shale

Tabulipora maculosa Tabulipora maculosa- Photographs of several nice specimens of branches of this bryozoan including a cross section. Rhombopora diaphragmata Rhombopora diaphragmata- Several photographs of this small twig bryozoan with rectangular chambers arranged in regular rows along the branch. Bryozoa: Moss Animals Bryozoa: Moss Animals- Photographs and information on these microscopic sea animals that lived in colonies and are plentiful in the fossil-bearing rocks of Kentucky. Fossil Groups: Bryozoa Fossil Groups: Bryozoa- Information on the Bryozoa, their characters and anatomy, major subgroups in the phylum, the fossil record, modern forms and literature and web links. Fossil Bryozoans Fossil Bryozoans- Overview and photographs of common Kansas fossil bryozoans including a Septopora colony and other branching, net-like and sheet-like forms. Bryozoa: Fossil Record Bryozoa: Fossil Record- Provides information on fossil bryozoans from their first appearance in the early Ordovician, the stenolaemate bryozoans of the early Paleozoic and the rar…