UCMP MYSTERY FOSSIL #4 is . . .
Paleohalidrys superba


UCMP Mystery Fossil Number 4
It looks like a plant…but is it a plant? Maybe a fossil hydroid or bryozoan colony? Wait, haven’t you seen something like this in the water somewhere? Washed up on the beach perhaps? This is a tough one—you’ll probably need to seek help. Seek help…sea kelp. Hey, that’s it! Good work.

Read more about kelp in the fossil record by clicking here.

 

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