Saturday, May 25, 2013

Productella varians brachiopod from Poland

The Skaly Beds of Poland have a Productella species called Productella varians. It is very similar to P. spinulicosta that I have found at Arkona, Canada (albeit larger).

Specimen #1

Pedicle valve
 Anterior
 Brachial valve
 Posterior
 Profile
 This view gives you an idea of the concavity of the ventral side of the shell.

Specimen #2
Pedicle valve
 Anterior
 Brachial valve
 Posterior
 Profile


The specimens shown came from in the Skaly Beds near Kielce in the Holy Cross Mountains of Poland. The rocks are dated to the middle Devonian (Eifelian to Givetian stages).

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