Beneath the Calamites Tree

A Gallery of Fossils

Above is an image of a restored forest of Calamites "trees". Not trees at all, they were really giant extinct Carboniferous sphenophytes (horsetails) whose tissue became a primary component of coal. This image was created using LightWave 3D.

Introduction:

I designed this site as a means of educating the public concerning fossils and fossil collecting. You will find on display here photographs of fossils that I have collected over parts of the southeast (and midwest). The following links will take you to the rest of the pages on this site:

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