And so concludes this short and relaxing formation #paleostream! The Soom Shale is a late Ordovician lagerstätte with few fossils but often times exceptional preservation. This is one of the few places we have conodont fossils from with more than just the "teeth"
This member of the Cederberg Formation formed right after the Ordivician glaciation ended. Yet, it was still cold enough to have huge icebergs come through from melting glaciers, leaving dropstone behind (one is in the background).
The fauna is was preserved in an anoxic environment, which was probably not were all of these animals lived. Which is why I show the creatures here in vicinity to where their fossils would form. The size chart was provided this time by Discord member B_Wither
