ABOUT
Like I said, I have now the time and the tools to see small fossils. But, they were to small to be seen with the naked eye. So, I got a portable measuring microscope to see them clearly.(See picture on the left) This project was on hold since I was a small child. Now, 50 years later, I'm back to it. The microfossils digital pictures are from stones called hard mudstones.
Want to see any microfossils on stones/mudstones that you may find around your area?
All you have to do,is to pick up few of them and view them under the microscope.
Picture of a smal hard mudstone
To start, you will need:
1. A hand held USB (150x)digital camera build in microscope. Need a computer for hook up,take picture and save.
http://search.google.com/usbmicroscope
2. Then, upgrade to a portable measuring microscope with a 10x reticle,2x, 5x and 10x objective lens. To view at 20x,50x and 100x levels. I also got 20x and 25x (eye piece),so I can view up to 250x.
http://search.google.com/portablemeasuringmicroscope
3. Will also need a digital camera. I am using an 8.2 mega pixels Samsung L100 camera on the pictures I took.
http://search.google.com/digitalcamerasamsungL100
4. Camera mount? Well, email me at ocfossils@yahoo.com
and I will sent you details how I did it all.
5. Just Google Search items and it will take where you can find them.
If, I can do it. Then, you can also take pictures of microfossils.
Reference books:
1. Fossil Plants by Paul Kenrick & Paul Davis 2004
2. Fossils- Smithssonian Hand Book- by Cyril Walker and David Ward 2002
3. Field Guide to North American Fossils-National Audubon Society- 2008
4. Invertebrate Fossils by Moore & Lalicker & Fisher 1952
5. Fossil Invertebrates by Paul D. Taylor and David N. Lewis 2005
6. Index Fossils of North America by Shimer and Shrock 1947
All pictures are Copyright 2010 ocfossils.
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