The craftsmanship of the table is not that great – but it does the job. The finish is nice and shiny at least.

You realize, of course, that I will now be begging you to identify the fossils with each new post, right?

You rock!

You have some nice fossils there. You should try and get some books on Ozarks fossils, I’m sure there are a number around

I can hazard a guess at some of the fossils you have.

#2 looks like a productid brachiopod. Order Strophomenida, Suborder Productidina. They can be distinguished by being large, very rounded, with a thick, heavy shell, and along the top, a very straight hinge line, with almost nothing appearing above the hinge line. An example is here at image 408.

#3 is an internal mold of a spirifid brachiopod, Spiriferida, Suborder Spirifieridina. The shell has been filled with sediment and that has hardened. Then the original shell has dissolved away, leaving the sediment inside, which is what you see. The shape is caused because the shell tapers down to a point away from the centre, and curls somewhat. An example is here

#4 I think the brachiopod here is a rhynchonellid. Order rhynchonellidida. An example is here

#5 is another spirifid, this time weathered (see the spirifid link above)

#7 not sure, maybe another spirifid.

Hope this helps.