Signs of life

There are signs of life everywhere on Westray. In this case it’s signs of life from 380 million years ago from species which no longer exist.

Fossil worm casts - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The huge lake bed which made up Orkney and much of the surrounding area, Lake Orcadie was warm and seasonally wet, with streams, floods, mudbanks and more. Left in the rocks are traces of worm casts from unknown invertebrates. Those paler curves are from small burrows.

That timespan is humbling, isn’t it?

More Fossils

Ammonite - Lyme Regis - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the) Fossil on the beach at Lyme Regis There's what I suspect is a huge fossil Ammonite on the beach at Lyme Regis. It's the size of a… read more
Ichthyosaur - Venice - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the) Rettile ittiosauro There's an Ichthyosaur fossil displayed at the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia. They evolved around 250 million years ago and… read more
Molluscs - Venice - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the) Gusci di molluschi I was immediately drawn to this arrangement of fossil shells in the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia. Glorious, isn't… read more
Fossil ferns and horsetails - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the) Fossil ferns and horsetails I'm astonished every time I see detail in fossils. Their age, the heat and the pressure they have been subjected… read more
Snaky Noust - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the) Fish scales at Snaky Noust 'Scattered fish scales of Osteolepis are common at Snaky Noust.' From the wonderful Westray Heritage Centre. read more

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