Salisbury Castle Explorations

From the field and the fossil lab

Fossils

Each specimen shows what’s known about it, and I say so plainly when an identification hasn’t been confirmed.

  1. Two pitted, honeycomb-textured fossil armor fragments resting on reddish desert ground.
    Salisbury Castle ExplorationsNo. FO-01

    Ancient Armor

    Subject
    Fossilized armor fragments, what appear to be osteoderms
    Formation
    Chinle Formation
    Period
    Late Triassic, more than 200 million years ago
    Locality
    Southern Utah
    Series
    Fossils
    Photo
    Jenni Salisbury

    Sometimes, the most fascinating discoveries are the ones you might walk right past.

    Jenni

    The identification of the pictured fossil material has not been confirmed to a particular species.

    The full plate for Ancient Armor

  2. A fossil specimen with vivid turquoise detail set into dark brown rock.
    Salisbury Castle ExplorationsNo. FO-02

    Traces of an Ancient World

    Subject
    Fossil specimen
    Series
    Fossils
    Photo
    Jenni Salisbury

    Millions of years of history, preserved in stone.

    Jenni

    The full plate for Traces of an Ancient World

Behind the specimens

In the field and in the lab