[Last updated 15 Jan 2024]

Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Palo Pinto County, Texas
22 Dec 2005

Here are some fossils from my first trip to the Mineral Wells Fossil Park.  The Fossil Park is in a portion (member) of the Mineral Wells formations called the Salesville shale. 

See also these fieldtrips: Oct. 13, 2007, Aug. 12, 2007, and Jan. 27, 2007.


unknown trilobite (head and tail)
 
Archaeocidaris sp. echinoid plate
crinoid cup (calyx)
crinoid stalk
 
 
crinoid stalk
 
crinoid columnal
 
unknown crinoid
 
Glabrocinculum sp. gastropod
 
Astartella concentra clam
 
   
Nuculopsis sp. clam
Phricodothyris perplexa brachiopod
uncertain brachiopod
  
Marginifera sp. brachiopod
Chonetina sp. brachiopods
Ctenacanthus sp. shark spine segment