4" Archimedes Screw Bryozoan Fossil - Alabama

Here is a nice example of Archimedes sp., a bryozoan from the Bangor Formation of Alabama. This unusual cork-screw shaped bryozoan commonly referred to as an "Archimedes Screw" is unique to the Mississippian age rocks of North America. There are a variety of other marine fossil fragments peppered throughout the limestone. This plate comes with an acrylic display stand.

Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies, forming skeletal structures similar to corals. Each skeletal structure has a form unique to each particular species. The individual byrozoans forming these colonies are fileter feeders called zooids, straining nutrients from the surrounding water.
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SPECIES
Archimedes sp.
LOCATION
Franklin County, Alabama
FORMATION
Bangor Limestone Formation
SIZE
Bryozoan 4" long on 4.9 x 2.9" rock
CATEGORY
ITEM
#178246
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