Images - Sunset reflected in the bay at Bird Island
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Fossils Picture Gallery A sea snail ( Trophon sp.) from Cockburn Island. (Scale bar=1 mm) A type of mollusc ( Teredina jeffersoni ) from Snow Hill Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A brittle star ( Ophiura paragraysonensis ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 mm) A sea urchin ( Cyathocidaris sp.) from Vega Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A lobster ( Hoploparia gazdzickii ) from King George Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) An impression of an ammonite ( Virgatosphinctes aff.saharense ) from the Orville Coast. (Scale bar=1 cm) A type of bivalve ( Buchia blanfordiana ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) Leaves and stems belonging to a fern (cf. Cladophlebis oblonga ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) Fossil wood from Livingston Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A leaf from a small shrubby plant ( Gnafalea jeffersonii ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) Several bivalves ( Arctotis australis ) from James Ross Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A Ginkgo leaf (cf. Ginkgo huttoni ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A mat of plant material from Snow Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) A fern fossil ( Lophosoria cupulatus ) from Snow Island. (Scale bar=1 mm) A marine bivalve ( Laternula ?sp.) from Cockburn Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) The bullet shape remains of a type of extinct squid ( Belemnopsis alexandri ) from Alexander Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) Parts of a lobster ( Glyphea australensis ) from James Ross Island. (Scale bar=1 cm) < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 >© NERC-BAS 2007