"Avantor"

When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.

Gray-to-brown basaltic, with over 50% vesicles.

Parasitic Fluke

Cross section of a Pennsylvanian fusulinid in chert that shows random orientations of structural features, including the proloculus and chamber walls.

Coarse-grained, with microcline, biotite and horblende phenocrysts.

Formalin Preserved

Can broken glass crack the case?

Bone Development

Smear, hematoxylin & eosin stain

Students use color-coded pop beads to visualize the structure of amino acid chains with this kit.

Pale pink felsite, with small sanidine phenocrysts.

Weave a Food Web for Understanding

Examine the epidermis of the head

Compare and contrast animal and plant cells

We’ve assembled this special Fossil Study Pack to make your classroom activities on ancient life both rewarding and more cost effective. This Study Pack contains 10 of each selected fossil, along with key information about its characteristics and its important place in Earth’s history.

Fungal Processes