Looking at siliceous microfossil slides made of Eocene deep-sea core materials, you may find a curious circular or polygonal object. It resembles a coin, but usually has some radial features on the circular surface, or surfaces. It lacks the innumerable perforations that you usually see on a diatom valve, and is composed of solid silica. …
Kategoria: Silicofossils
What can you actually see on a diatom slide?
Know them all? All identities revealed at the bottom of the page! The fun thing about diatom slides is that you usually get to see more than just one group of microfossils. That is, there is more to a diatom slide than only diatoms! In fact, it would be more appropriate to call these siliceous …
Fossil Diatoms 