Below is a brachiopod that I think is an
Eospirifer eudora. It was found in the
Irondequoit limestone Rochester Shale near Lockport, NY. Mike at
Louisville Fossils helped confirm the ID for me as it's also found in the Waldron Shale near him.
Pedicle valve
Anterior
Brachial valve
Posterior
Profile
The
Irondequoit limestone Rochester Shale is a part of the Clinton group in New York. It's age is Silurian (Wenlockian epoch, Sheinwoodian stage).
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