Sunday, June 12, 2011

Digonella digona brachiopod from Luc sur Mer, France

Along the coast of Normandy, France there is a town called Luc sur Mer (literally Luc on the Sea). Nearby are some cliffs that are Bathonien (Jurassic) in age and contain some interesting Brachiopod fauna. Below is Digonella digona which belong to the order Terebratulida one of three extant Brachiopod orders.

Here are three typical specimens to show you average size.



Pedicle

Front

Brachial

Rear

Profile

Thanks to my friend Gery from France for sending these fossils to me.
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2 comments:

  1. geryJune 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Nice picture Dave !,there is just a useless A in the name:Digonella digona

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  2. DaveJune 13, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Gery, Thanks for the correction! I should have caught that myself.

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