Coccolith fossil 40 million years old | University of Illinois Archives

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Title:

Coccolith fossil 40 million years old

Date:

March 1965

Description:

Caption on back: Prof. Harold W. Scott (standing) and Prof. William W. Hay of University of Illinois department of geology examine enlarged photo of the fossil of a coccolith, a creature which lived 40 million years ago and was so tiny 1,000 would fit on a pinhead. Such fossils are important in identifying rock formations which may lead to fields of oil or gas or deposits of salt or gymsum.

Found in RS 39/2/20, Box COL 6-5 - COL 6-40, Folder COL 6-11 LAS Geology, 1910-90

Phys. Desc:

tiff

ID:

0000212

Repository:

University of Illinois Archives

Found in:

39/2/20 Photographic Subject File, 1868-

Creators:

University of Illinois Public Information Office

Subjects:

Fossils
Geology
Geology Department
Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of
Oil Fields

Contributor:

Public Information Office.

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