Bryozoans Gallery

Bryozoans are some of the most abundant fossils in the world. They are common in the Pennsylvanian and Permian rocks of the eastern part of Kansas.
Bryozoan fossils

Bryozoan Fossils

Bryozoan fossils from the Topeka Limestone in Kansas. These fossils were deposted during the Pennsylvanian Subperiod, about 300 million years ago, and illustrate the branching and netlike forms of some bryozoan colonies.

Septopora specimen

Septopora

The Pennsylvanian Septopora exemplifies the branching form of some bryozoan colonies. This specimen is from the Kansas City Formation, Jackson County, Missouri.