Fish Fossil - Syngnathus sp. (Pipefish) Amber Only known from a relatively

Only known from a relatively small number of formations worldwide

from the Cambrian age

highly variable Chalcedony spheres or roses are almost geode-like in appearance and one can clearly see the process of geode or agate formation in progress in each specimen

Pea Crabs of the genus Pinnixa lived in what is now modern-day California approximately 12-16 million years ago

The word copper originates from the latin for the island of Cyprus

Fish Fossil - Syngnathus sp. (Pipefish) Amber Only known from a relativelyPipefish are a widespread group of tropical marine and freshwater fish most closely related to the more well known seahorses. Their unique elongated and heavily armored bodies along with their tube like snouts make pipefish, both extinct and modern, almost unmistakable for any other species. These well preserved and larger sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California, from the middle Miocene around 12 16 million years ago. Each