Fusulinids Gallery

Fusulinids were small marine organisms that were common inhabitants of the world's seas during the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods, from about 323 to 252 million years ago. They are common in the Permian and Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas.
Fusulinids

Fusulinids on Limestone Slab

Fusulinids cover this limestone slab, collected from the Beil Limestone, Chautauqua County.

Triticites fossils

Triticites

These Pennsylvanian fusulinids belong to the genus Triticites, which gets its name from the Latin word for wheat. Triticites is a common fossil in Kansas rocks.