Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Cyrtina brachiopod from Iowa

These are the last of the fossils that I have from the Devonian of Iowa. They are a couple of Cyrtina specimens with some strange growth patterns.I think they both come from the Lime Creek formation (Devonian, Givetian).

Specimen #1
Brachial valve
Anterior
Pedicle valve (note the odd curving of the shell)
Posterior
profile

Specimen #2
Anterior
Pedicle valve (note the "twisted" look in the tip of the shell)
Posterior
Profile

I think both of these specimens came from Nathan so thank you!

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