Fossils

I have collected and studied fossils for more than 20 years. I primarily focused on the Lower Carboniferous, mostly on the echinoderms, of this age. The purpose of this website section is to serve as a gallery of fossils, but more importantly, to serve as a resource for identifying Meramecian and Chesterian crinoids. 

Publications as Co-Author:

• Obruchevodid Petalodonts of the Late Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Bangor Limestone of Northwest Alabama, USA (under review at Historical Biology)

• New Ctenacanth Sharks (Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Ctenacanthiformes) from the Middle to Late Mississippian of Kentucky and Alabama (forthcoming at Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology)

• A New Actinopterygian Fish from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) of Alabama Clarifies the Anatomy and Relationships of the Enigmatic Family Paphosiscidae (preparing for submission)