UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA GY 112L: Earth History Lab Mesozoic Part 2 Instructor: Dr. Douglas W. Haywick
Today s Agenda The Mesozoic Part 2 1) Mollusks (Cephalopods) 2) Echinoderms 3) Alabama Stratigraphy (surface rocks)
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Amphineura Bivalvia Gastropoda Cephalopoda Order: Nautiloidea Ammonoidea Belemnoidea
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautiloidea Ammonoidea Belemnoidea http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/images/olc/nautilusj.baecker_berlin_zoo_aquarium_pd600.jpg
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautiloidea Ammonoidea Belemnoidea Range: Nautiloidea (Cambrian-Recent) Ammonoidea (D-K/T) Belemnoidea (M-T)
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Range: Nautiloidea (Cambrian-Recent) Ammonoidea (D-K/T) Belemnoidea (M-T) Mode of Life: Marine, pelagic, predators
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Range: Nautiloidea (Cambrian-Recent) Ammonoidea (D-K/T) Belemnoidea (M-T) Mode of Life: Marine, predators Mineral composition: aragonite www.rubybluejewelry.com
Mollusca (Mollusks) Mollusk Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Range: Nautiloidea (Cambrian-Recent) Ammonoidea (D-K/T) Belemnoidea (M-T) Mode of Life: Marine, predators Mineral composition: aragonite http://www.geofossiles.com/image_4667.jpg Fossil Pres.: pristine. molds, casts, chalky
The Mollusk Animal Nautiloids/Ammonites http://www.tonmo.com/images/content/ammonite-fig7.jpg
The Mollusk Animal Belemnites http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/images/taxa/inverts/belemnite_anatomy.gif
Cephalopod Symmetry
Cephalopod Symmetry http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/levin/0471697435/chap_tut/images/nw0258ann.jpg
Cephalopod Symmetry
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Cystoidea Blastoidea Echinodea Asteroidea
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Cystoidea Blastoidea Echinodea Asteroidea Range: NeoProterozoic-Recent http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/crinoid6.gif
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Cystoidea Blastoidea Echinodea Asteroidea Range: NeoProterozoic-Recent Mode of Life: Marine, benthic, scavengers, filter feeders, predators http://www.oceanben.com/expeditions/hi0701/crinoid.jpg
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Cystoidea Blastoidea Echinodea Asteroidea Range: NeoProterozoic-Recent Mode of Life: Marine, scavengers, filter feeders, predators Mineral composition: calcite
Echinoderms Echinoderm Facts: Taxonomy: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Cystoidea Blastoidea Echinodea Asteroidea Range: NeoProterozoic-Recent Mode of Life: Marine, scavengers, filter feeders, predators Mineral composition: calcite Fossil Pres.: pristine +/-Chalky
The Echinoderm Animals Crinoids http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/palaeofiles/fossilgroups/crinoidea/crinoidreal.jpg
The Echinoderm Animals Blastoids http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/image/pa-10.jpg
The Echinoderm Animals Sea Stars http://www.sms.si.edu/irlfieldguide/seastarbiol.htm http://grhughes.hughesmordt.com/artwork/thumbs/crownthorns.jpg
The Echinoderm Animals Sand dollars/sea Biscuits http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~kacey/ugrad/3-pht--echb.gif
Alabama Stratigraphy and Rock Suites Collections of Mesozoic surface rocks from our fair state
Alabama Stratigraphy and Rocks Mesozoic surface rocks (Cretaceous)
Mesozoic Sedimentation Cretaceous Southern rifting in the Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico stops opening
Mesozoic Sedimentation Cretaceous Southern rifting in the Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico stops opening AL Coastal Plain sedimentation
Mesozoic Sedimentation North South Only key formations are labeled (those discussed in GY 112)
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GY 112L: Earth History Lab 11: Mesozoic Part 2 Instructor: Dr. Doug Haywick dhaywick@southalabama.edu This is a free open access lecture, but not for commercial purposes. For personal use only.