Back to the Past - Gallery 2
by Enrico Bonino
“Lake Valley Formation”
The Lower Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous) Lake Valley Formation of southern New Mexico (USA) is home to the most diverse post-Devonian trilobite fauna in the world. This considerable late radiation of trilobites is accented by a wide array of bizarre morphologies, such as the uber-pustulose forms Piltonia (lower center part of the diorama). The reef-shelf harbored a rich fauna: fishes, Stethacanthus (a strange shark), crinoids, bryozoan colonies, and brachiopods to name but few of the many organisms that occupied this ecosystem.
The Lower Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous) Lake Valley Formation of southern New Mexico (USA) is home to the most diverse post-Devonian trilobite fauna in the world. This considerable late radiation of trilobites is accented by a wide array of bizarre morphologies, such as the uber-pustulose forms Piltonia (lower center part of the diorama). The reef-shelf harbored a rich fauna: fishes, Stethacanthus (a strange shark), crinoids, bryozoan colonies, and brachiopods to name but few of the many organisms that occupied this ecosystem.
Media: Adobe Photoshop
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